KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Alcides Escobar’s RBI single with two outs in the 11th inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 7-6 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night. Escobar’s two-strike hit scored Eric Hosmer, who led off the inning with a single. The Indians rallied from a six-run first-inning deficit, but lost their sixth straight, their longest losing streak since dropping seven in a row from June 19-26, 2010. Aaron Crow (2-1), the sixth Royals pitcher, worked a spotless 11th inning to pick up the victory. Reliever Esmil Rogers (1-1), the fifth of six Indians pitchers, took…
Author: KMAN Staff
Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis discuss the US political climate at the Los Angeles premiere of their latest political comedy, ‘The Campaign.’
Kofi Annan announced his resignation as peace envoy to Syria and issued a blistering critique of world powers, as the country plunges into civil war.
A double-decker Megabus hit an interstate bridge support pillar in Central Illinois on Thursday. One person died and several dozen were hurt in the accident.
The Manhattan Public Library Auditorium was the location of last night’s “What’s Happening with Medicare and Medicaid” public forum. Janet Witt, Grassroots Manager for the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare, was invited to Manhattan by a joint effort from the North Central Flint Hills Area Agency on Aging, The Manhattan Alliance for Peace and Justice and the Manhattan Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Witt spent two hours talking about medicare, medicaid, social security and what is happening at the federal level. Through the presentation, Witt presented information, told stories and created discussions with the audience…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) The discovery of bedbugs has prompted the Wichita public library to close its main branch. A patron reported seeing an insect Wednesday in a chair at the library’s downtown branch. An expert identified it as a bedbug. KWCH-TV reports the building was closed while personnel searched for more bedbugs. Library officials said as of Thursday afternoon, some were also found on chairs in two reading areas. Library director Cynthia Berner Harris says officials don’t believe any library materials have been infested, but transfers from the central branch to other branches have been suspended. It’s not known when…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Officials at the University of Kansas say thousands of books have been damaged by a water leak at the Spencer Museum of Art. The Lawrence Journal-World reports a break in a water line sent water into the building’s lower floors, which house the Murphy Art and Architecture Library. University spokesman Joe Monaco says there was no damage to the museum’s artwork, which is displayed on the upper floors. Officials estimate 15,000 to 20,000 of the museum’s 170,000 volumes were damaged. Students and staff worked Wednesday night and Thursday morning to box the books and load them onto…
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) Douglas County is the first county in Kansas to use a national safety database to find someone who places a 911 call from a cellphone. The county said Wednesday it hopes the system, called Smart911, will reduce the time emergency dispatchers use to find people who use cellphones to report an emergency. Unlike landlines, which show the address of the caller, cellphone calls display only the number and wireless carrier. With Smart911, residents voluntarily submit information, including cellphone numbers, to the national database. Dispatchers can access that database only after a 911 call, and the information isn’t…
PLAINVILLE, Kan. (AP) Voters in a north-central Kansas school district have the chance to recall a longtime school board member when they go to the polls next week. Voters in the Plainville School District will decide Tuesday if Darlene Jones should be recalled from the school board where she’s served for 33 years. The Salina Journal reports that the recall petition alleges Jones “committed misconduct in office” and accuses her of “verbally assaulting and committing battery upon” former Plainville principal Troy Keiswetter. Members of the recall committee say such actions are forbidden in a school setting. Jones denies the allegations…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Westar Energy crews are working to restore power to about 1,300 customers who lost electricity after thunderstorms with severe lightning rolled through Shawnee County and Topeka. Westar says the power outages from Thursday morning’s storms are spread across Topeka, with most in the central and northern sections. Police officers directed traffic at some intersections where the traffic signals are out. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports fire crews responded to several reports of power poles on fire after they were struck by lightning.