Early Reports from the Manhattan Fire Department indicate a busy night last night for fire crews, and 6 calls were from fireworks. Three of the calls were from grass, and brush fire calls. On Tuesday night at 10:00 pm the Manhattan Fire Department was called to a 713 Dondee apartment complex for a fire on the roof of the building. That fire caused an estimated $35,000 worth of damge. Manhattan Fire Department Deputy Chief of Technical Services, Ryan Almes, says two people were treated for smoke inhalation and released. A pair of dumpster fires early Wednesday morning were also put…
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TORONTO (AP) Adam Lind hit a three-run homer, Brett Cecil won for the first time in three starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3 on Tuesday night. Lind’s sixth homer was the big blow in Toronto’s six-run fourth inning. The win put the Blue Jays over .500 at 41-40 at the midpoint of the season. The Royals lost for the fourth time in five games since matching their season high with a four-game winning streak. Cecil (2-1) allowed three runs and five hits in six-plus innings to win for the first time since June 17…
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) Texas Tech has suspended wide receiver Darrin Scott Moore from the football team after his April arrest on a drunken-driving charge. Athletic department spokesman Blayne Beal confirmed to The Associated Press on Tuesday reports of Moore’s suspension. The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reports police reports show Moore was arrested April 13 after a Lubbock police officer observed him driving erratically. He remains free on $1,000 bond. The newspaper reports repeated calls to Moore’s attorney, Jill Stangl, weren’t returned Tuesday. An email to Stangl from the AP also drew no immediate response. Moore, a senior, caught 47 passes for 571…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Logos are being painted, temporary seating is going up and Kauffman Stadium is starting to be transformed into Major League Baseball’s vision of an All-Star Game venue. Crews were working feverishly Tuesday to prepare the home of the Kansas City Royals for the annual Midsummer Classic, and doing it under sweltering conditions temperatures were once again tickling triple digits. The All-Star Game is scheduled for July 10. The stadium must be ready by this weekend, though, when the Futures Game and a celebrity softball game will be played. The Home Run Derby is Monday…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) The NFL has denied the appeals of four players suspended in connection with the league’s bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints. In his latest ruling handed down on Tuesday, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell tells Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith and Scott Fujita that each of them is still welcome to meet with him to give their side of the story, and that he reserves the right to reduce the suspensions should new information be brought forth. Goodell says he did not take his initial decision lightly. He also points out that although players have…
DENVER (AP) The U.S. Olympic Committee will not bid for the 2022 Winter Games, but instead explore possible bids for either the 2024 Summer or 2026 Winter Olympics. In a meeting Tuesday, the USOC board decided to hold off on bidding for the next available Olympics because going for the 2022 Games would put the federation on a fast timeline. A bid for those games would be due in the fall of 2013. Last week, an exploratory committee in Denver recommended the city move forward on plans for a 2022 bid. Earlier this year, the USOC removed a major…
The Pottawatomie County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported arson that occurred at the city park in Belvue on June 29th around 6:52 p.m. Deputies responded to the report of a loud explosion in the area of the city park. When the Deputies arrived, they found the mens rest-room had been damaged by an apparent explosion. The damage is estimated to be $400. A witnesses described a vehicle of interest leaving the area as a white or cream colored newer passenger car with two male juveniles. Anyone with information regarding this or any other crime are urged to contact the…