MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Will Smith pitched seven shutout innings, Eric Hosmer homered and the Kansas City Royals beat the Minnesota Twins 9-1 on Tuesday night. Lorenzo Cain had two RBIs and was a home run away from the cycle as Kansas City beat Minnesota for just the sixth time in 16 games. Salvador Perez extended his hitting streak to a career-best 15 games and threw out two runners trying to steal in support of Smith (5-7), who struck out a career-high seven and gave up seven hits in his first win in four starts. Ryan Doumit had the Twins’ RBI…
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) The Chiefs have waived linebacker Cameron Sheffield to make roster space for linebacker Tamba Hali, who was suspended for Week 1 for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. The Chiefs announced the roster move Tuesday night. Hali did not count against the Chiefs’ 53-man roster while he was suspended for the season-opener against Atlanta. He’s eligible to return for this week’s game at Buffalo. Sheffield played in 17 games and made one start during two seasons in Kansas City, but he’d often been shuffled back on the depth chart. The former fifth-round draft pick only made…
A roll-over accident caused by a distracted driver caused a slight delay on Fort Riley Blvd and a trip to the hospital. As KMAN news previously announced on Saturday, at approximately 4:30 p.m., a roll-over accident occured on Fort Riley Blvd and Scenic Drive, near Stagg Hill. Riley County police say Hannah Byun (18) of Junction City, was driving her 2006 Pontiac G6 Eastbound on Fort Riley Blvd. She was attempting to change the song on her iphone when she swerved to miss a traffic cone. She overcompensated, and clipped a 2000 GMC Yukon driven by Michael Packer (48), also of Junction…
September 11th of each year has come to be a time of rememberance for many Americans. We come together on this date every year to remember those we consider heroes. Those men and women who put their lives on the line for us on a daily basis, and who deserve our recognition and praise. Wheather it be a firefigher containing a blaze, a policeman keeping the peace, an emergency medical technician saving a life or a soldier fighting for our freedom, they all deserve the title of hero. It was with this in mind that the School of Hope…
As the massive underground construction project in front of the White House West Wing ends, the mystery deepens as to what was actually built there — and what’s coming next.
One American was killed in an attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Protesters also stormed the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.
On Tuesday night Manhattan City Commisioners unanimously accepted a 1.8 million dollar FAA grant to improve a new aviation apron at the Manhattan Regional Airport, and voted to begin contracting the construction of the new addition to the airport. Next commisioners tackled the Manhattan metropolitan planning organization or MPO. A presentation outlining the two plans and their budgets were given by Assistant Manhattan City Manager Lauren Palmer. Discussion revolved around two maps outlining initial working boundaries for the MPO. Map Option 2 includes portions of Pottawatomie and Riley counties along with the city of Ogden. Map option 4a is a far larger…
The schedule for the opening two rounds of the preseason NIT has been released by the NIT selection committee. K-State is the #3 seed in the 16-team field, and will open with Lamar on Monday, November 12th at 7:00pm at Bramlage Coliseum. The Cardinals are coached by former Texas Tech head man Pat Knight. The other 1st round game will be North Texas and division II Alabama-Huntsville at 9:30 in Manhattan. The winners will then meet on Tuesday, November 13th in the 2nd round at 9:00pm at Bramlage, and will be televised nationally by ESPN2. That game will have a…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Police in Wichita say an 8-month-old girl whose mother claimed she had fallen off a bed was really under the influence of methamphetamine. KSNW-TV reports the baby was upgraded to stable condition Tuesday at St. Francis Regional Medical Center. The 34-year-old mother has been arrested on suspicion of child endangerment and possession of drugs and paraphernalia. Police say the mother called paramedics Monday saying her daughter was unresponsive after falling out of bed. The baby was taken in critical condition to the hospital, where doctors found meth in her system. The baby has been placed in protective…
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) A federal prosecutor says the arrests of two suburban Kansas City hotel owners for knowingly employing illegal immigrants sends a signal that cutting corners to gain a competitive advantage won’t be tolerated. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom on Tuesday announced charges against Munir Ahmad Chaudary (51) and his wife, Rhonda Bridge (40). Their two companies and a man who worked for them also were named in the indictment. Grissom says the Overland Park, Kan., couple owned Clarion Hotels in Overland Park and near Kansas City International Airport in Missouri. He says the government is seeking to have the hotels…