Kansas City will host the MLB all-star game next week, and the hometown faithful will get to see at least one Royal amongst the game’s best. Fan favorite Billy Butler was named to the American League roster as a designated hitter. Butler is making his first all-star appearance, and is hitting .297 with 16 homers and 48 RBI this season. Royals’ closer Jonathan Broxton is among five players in the AL Final Vote. Broxton has 20 saves in 23 opportunities, and has a 2.05 ERA. He will duke it out four other pitchers for the last spot on the American League squad,…
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NEW YORK (AP) Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp has asked Carlos Beltran, Carlos Gonzalez and Giancarlo Stanton to join him on the NL side for the All-Star home run derby. Kemp made the invitations Sunday. The rosters for the All-Star game July 10 in Kansas City were announced earlier in the day. Kemp is on the disabled list because of a strained left hamstring. He is unlikely to play in the game, but is the NL captain for the derby and wants to take part. AL captain Robinson Cano will announce his derby squad Monday.
The June sales tax report has been released. Bernie Hayen, Director of Finance for the City of Manhattan, announced Friday afternoon while the numbers are “mixed” with some large retailers up about 5 percent, some down 5 percent, the overall amount collected continues to demonstrate strength and stability across the local retail economy. $841,600 was collected in the June numbers, which actually reflect two months prior. $840,129 was collected a year ago. These numbers generally reflect the April retail sales. To see the entire report click on the link below. June Sales Tax Reports
Syrian opposition groups on Sunday rejected a U.N.-brokered peace plan for a political transition in Syria, calling it ambiguous and a waste of time and vowing not to negotiate with President Bashar Assad or members of his “murderous” regime.
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) One man has drowned and a 6-year-old boy nearly drowned in separate swimming pools in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. The city’s fire department said the man died Friday night in a pool at an Econolodge. Later in the evening, the boy was found at the bottom of an apartment pool and rushed to a hospital in critical condition. The fire department used the twin accidents to remind people to be extra cautious during the summer swimming season. Emergency officials urged people to swim with a buddy and reminded parents to keep a watchful…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Hawker Beechcraft has announced another round of layoffs, this one affecting about 125 workers. The Wichita Eagle reported that a letter to staff Friday said the layoffs come amid a “challenging and rapidly changing environment.” Company officials wrote that they’ll continue to evaluate the company’s operations and “initiate reductions in force and implement furloughs” when deemed appropriate. The Wichita-based aircraft manufacturer filed for bankruptcy protection in May. Hawker Beechcraft Corp. has struggled with the sluggish business jet market more than other plane makers because it was purchased in a highly-leveraged deal at the peak of the general aviation…
An Amber Alert issued for a three-year old Arkansas City boy was cancelled Sunday when he was found safe and the man who allegedly took him is in custody. Authorities issued the alert on Saturday evening after Anthony Hernandez was reported missing from his Arkansas City neighborhood. Although no details have been released the toddler was found safe on Sunday evening and the man he was with 33-year old Francisco Lopez is in custody though it’s not clear if he has actually been arrested or if any charges have been filed against him.
Dozens of protesters shouted and danced at the gate of a nuclear power plant as it restarted Sunday, the first to go back online since Japan shut down all of its reactors for safety checks following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
A storm that knocked down trees across several states stranded 232 Amtrak passengers for more than 20 hours at a West Virginia station before they were picked up by buses on Saturday night.
On Sunday, July 1 at about 11:55 am, Nicolas Dyer, a 17 year old Manhattan resident, was traveling northbound on Tri County Road when for some unknown reason, the vehicle went off the roadway and rolled, landing on it’s wheels. Dyer was taken to Mercy Regional Health Center for possible injuries and released. The Kansas Highway Patrol worked the accident.