ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Jeremy Hellickson pitched seven strong innings for his first home win in three months and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1 on Monday night. Hellickson (8-8) allowed one run and six hits in ending a stretch of seven consecutive home winless starts, dating back to a 2-1 victory over Boston on May 16. Tampa Bay was coming off an 8-2 road trip that concluded with a four-game sweep over the Los Angeles Angels. The Rays went ahead 4-1 in the fourth on Jose Labaton’s RBI single and a run-scoring double…
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The Budget for 2013 has been approved by the Pottawatomie County Commission on Monday morning. Commission Chair Gary Yenzer said commissioners were able to lower the mill levy amount in comparison to last years numbers. The commissioners were also updated on the progress for the Justice Center construction project. The facility will begin another stage of building in mid September.
BASEHOR, Kan. (AP) The city of Basehor will pay $200,000 to a former city administrator who was fired last year. The City Council on Monday also formally apologized to Mark Loughry for allegations of wrongdoing made by some council members when he was fired. The allegations were found to be false. The Lawrence Journal-World reports (http://bit.ly/Rd0mj6 ) the settlement comes after Loughry said he planned to sue the city for defamation, breach of contract and due-process violations. None of the council members who voted to fire Loughry in September 2011 are on the council. Voters recalled two of them, along…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt plans to tour the state this week to announce a new anti-gang initiative. The Wichita Eagle reports Schmidt will start his tour at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Kansas City, Kan., followed by stops at 11:30 a.m. in Topeka and 4 p.m. in Wichita. On Thursday he’ll be in southwest Kansas, with stops in Dodge City at 9 a.m., Garden City at 11:30 a.m. and Liberal at 3 p.m. Schmidt will conclude the tour Friday with a 9 a.m. presentation at the Kansas Highway Patrol auditorium in Salina. All of the attorney general’s…
Transportation was one of the topics of Monday’s Pottawatomie County Commission meeting. Dustin Trego, the county’s Management Assistant of Operations, said the number of people riding the bus has increased. With that increase revenues from the program are up. For anyone interested in the program you can call 1- 877-728 -0433, or visit www.pottcounty.org for more information.
Comedian Phyllis Diller, known for her trademark cackle and bizzare looks, dies at 95 in Los Angeles.
In a historic change, Augusta National invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first female members since the club was founded in 1932.
Missouri Rep. Todd Akin apologized Monday for his televised comments that women’s bodies are able to prevent pregnancies in “a legitimate rape” situation, but he refused to heed calls to abandon his bid for the Senate.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) A Kansas man who called police last year to report committing a sexual act on a 3-month-old child has now pleaded guilty to the crime. The Hutchinson News reports that 25-year-old Michael Sherman faces up to life in prison following the plea Monday to aggravated criminal sodomy of a child. He could receive parole after 25 years, under Kansas law. Sherman’s lawyer and Reno County District Attorney Keith Schroeder both say there was no plea agreement in the case. Sherman had been scheduled to go on trial Tuesday. Sherman was arrested at his Hutchinson home last December…
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) Relatives of a man who committed suicide at the Sedgwick County Jail have filed a wrongful death claim against Sheriff Robert Hinshaw. The family of Jonathan Haehn is seeking $250,000 in damages in the wrongful death claim, which is the first step toward filing a lawsuit. Haehn hanged himself with a bedsheet on May 24. The family claims they warned jail staff that Haehn was bipolar and an alcoholic and was a risk for suicide. Hinshaw told The Wichita Eagle that the county has denied the claim because a screening on Haehn didn’t show him being at…