NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Stars are lining up for Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game next week in Kansas City. Country singer Luke Bryan will sing the national anthem and country artist Kellie Pickler will perform “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch. Before the game, “American Idol” winner Phillip Phillips is planning a special on-field performance of his song “Home.” A tribute will play during the song that highlights tornado recovery efforts in nearby Joplin, Mo., and Tuscaloosa, Ala. Habitat for Humanity is building nine new homes for low-income families in those areas. All three performances as well…
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MONTREAL (AP) Kai Kamara and Graham Zusi scored on penalty kicks in the second half Wednesday night, lifting Sporting Kansas City to a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Impact. Fans booed through much of the second half after referee Sorin Stoica called Montreal’s Patrice Bernier for an accidental hand ball in the area for one penalty and then awarded another after what looked like incidental contact by captain Davy Arnaud. After Kamara and Zusi converted from the spot to erase a 1-0 deficit, substitute Jacob Peterson put the match away for Kansas City (10-5-2) with a goal from the right…
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A Fort Riley soldier died earlier this week in Afghanistan. The announcement came from Senator Jerry Moran’s office, with word of the death of U.S. Army Private First Class Cody. Moosman, wr, of Preston, Idaho. Private Moosman died on Tuesday in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. According to initial reports, Private First Class Moosman died of injuries sustained from small arms fire while on guard duty. He was assigned to B Company, 1st Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley. Moosman’s family issued a statement Wednesday saying he told them starting in the third…
Two structure fires brought Manhattan firefighters out early Thursday morning. One was reported in the 3700 block of Katherine Circle which was under control after about an hour. However, KMAN’s Tom Reust was on the scene early in the afternoon and reported the fire re-started. Fire crews were back on the scene, with flames rekindling in the roof area. Early damage estimates are $250,000 and there were no injuries. Manhattan Deputy Fire Chief Ryan Almes indicates investigators are looking into the Katherine Circle fire cause . The house suffered damage to the front exterior and the entire roof structure of the…
Enrollment is fast approaching for Riley County USD 378 and Blue Valley Randolph USD 384. For USD 378, enrollment will be Monday, July 23 from 8 am until 4 pm and Tuesday, July 24 from noon until 8 pm. Both days will be held at the high school. These are both district wide enrollments. For USD 384, enrollment will be Tuesday, July 31 from 3 pm until 8 pm at the Randolph Middle School and Wednesday, August 1st from 3 pm until 8 pm at the Olsburg Elementary School. Both school districts have also ratified their teacher negotiation contract agreements.…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) An 18-year-old Kansas man who is the state’s top-rated junior chess player is awaiting word on whether he will be awarded the game’s highest honor for competitive players. The Wichita-area native fulfilled requirements in March to become grandmaster-elect. Approval by the World Chest Federation in August would make him one of only a few U.S. chess players under 21 who have earned the title in the past decade. The Wichita Eagle reports Conrad Holt is ranked No. 8 nationwide among junior chess players and will travel to Athens, Greece later this month to compete in his first…
Press Release from Governor Sam Brownback Topeka – Kansas Governor Sam Brownback issued the following Independence Day message: “The birth of the United States was a watershed moment in human history. Our founding fathers created this nation based on liberty, light and hope. As Americans, it remains our duty to be a beacon of hope for liberty-loving peoples across the globe,” said Governor Brownback. “236 years after the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we sometimes take for granted the enormous challenges that lay ahead of our founding fathers those summer days in 1776. Every generation since has…