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⚾ Witt, Royals rally in the 8th to hand White Sox their 16th straight loss
CHICAGO (AP) — The staggering Chicago White Sox lost their 16th straight game, extending a franchise record, as Michael Massey homered and Michael Wacha pitched seven strong innings to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory Tuesday night. Bobby Witt Jr. ran his hitting streak to 12...
KCC to discuss future Evergy transmission projects at virtual public workshop
TOPEKA – The Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) will hold a virtual meeting Thursday at 8 a.m. to discuss Evergy’s plans for future transmission projects. Members of the public are invited to watch the meeting, which will be livestreamed to the KCC’s YouTube Channel and recorded for later viewing.
Phase one of levee project nearing completion
Phase One of the new levee project in Manhattan is 95% complete. When complete the entire project will provide flood risk reduction for more than 10,000 people and save $.28 million for residential and commercial development. City commissioners were informed Tuesday that the levee build completion is estimated to end Sept. 22. The levee is located south of Tuttle Creek reservoir.
Kansas man going to prison for violent child sex crimes
JOHNSON COUNTY —A Kansas man is going to prison for child sex crimes. On July 25, a Johnson County judge sentenced 37-year-old Cameron J. McPheeters of Olathe to just over 41-years in prison for two counts of rape of a child under the age of 14, according to the Johnson County District Attorney's office.
Police: Kan. man dragged woman with vehicle during dispute
SALINE COUNTY —Police are investigating a domestic incident that injured a woman in Salina. Just after 8p.m. Sunday, officers responded to a domestic disturbance call near Ohio and Magnolia Streets, according to Salina Police Captain James Feldman. When officers arrived, they found a 46-year-old woman from Salina in the parking lot of Scooters on Ohio Street.
🎥Senators slam Secret Service Acting Director for Trump rally security
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Secret Service's acting director told lawmakers Tuesday that he considered it indefensible that the roof used by the gunman in the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump was unsecured and said it was regrettable that local law enforcement had not alerted his agency before the shooting that an armed subject had been spotted on a nearby roof.
Homicide: KCPD found gunshot victim outside vehicle
KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating another homicide in Kansas City. Just before 9a.m. Tuesday, officers were in the area of E 55th and Paseo Boulevard when they heard several sounds of gunshots. Officers began to canvass the area where they believed the gunshots came from when a shooting call was reported nearby, according to KCPD Officer Alayna Gonzalez.
Simone Biles, Team USA power to Olympic gold in women's gymnastics
PARIS (AP) — “The Redemption Tour” ended in a familiar spot for Simone Biles: atop the Olympic podium. Again. The American gymnastics star and her singular brilliance powered a dominant U.S. women's team in the finals inside a raucous Bercy Arena on Tuesday night. With Biles at...
William Calley, who led My Lai massacre that shamed US military in Vietnam, has died
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — William Laws Calley Jr., who as an Army lieutenant led the U.S. soldiers who killed hundreds of Vietnamese civilians in the My Lai massacre, the most notorious war crime in modern American military history, has died. He was 80. Calley died on April 28, according...
Kan. rep. not running for 3rd term won't endorse anyone as successor
Eastern Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner says several factors weighed in his decision not to run for re-election. Though LaTurner, a Republican, says one factor weighed more in the decision than others. “I have four young kids at home. They are 13, 12, nine, and seven. This is a job that...
70-year-old charged with killing woman at Kansas City home
KANSAS CITY— A 70-year-old Kansas City man has been charged with second-degree murder, according to the Jackson County District Attorney's office. Juan Maiden is charged in connection to a homicide that occurred just after 9:30p.m. July 23. Kansas City police responded to a shooting at a home and found...
Toddler rescued after trapped in underground pipe
MCPHERSON COUNTY — A 14-month old was rescued Sunday afternoon, according to a social media post from Moundridge Police Department. Just before 2 p.m., Moundridge Police, Fire and EMS were called to a report of a juvenile needing assistance. The child was trapped underground inside a PVC pipe. The pipe was about 12 inches in diameter and 10-12 feet deep. The child was apparently uninjured and upright in the bottom of the pipe.
Search for puppy continues: Police locate stolen car, make arrests
SHAWNEE COUNTY —Just before 4p.m. Tuesday, police reported they located the black Volkswagon Passat and two individuals are currently in custody, according to police spokesperson Rosie Nichols. Police are still looking for the puppy and ask the public to assist with any information they may have. The investigation is...
Everybody Counts Community Event will be Saturday
Everybody Counts is a grassroots community effort in Manhattan organized in January 2014 in response to a report to the USD 383 Board of Education that a significant number of students were self reporting to be experiencing homelessness in the schools. The event is celebrating its ten year anniversary this summer and hosting its twelfth community celebration on Saturday, August 3 from 9am to 12pm at the Douglass Recreation Center Complex in the 900 block of Yuma Street.
🎥Senators grill Secret Service, FBI on Trump assassination attempt
WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting director of the Secret Service said Tuesday he “cannot defend” why the roof used by the gunman in the assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump was not secured. Ronald Rowe, testifying before two Senate committees, said recently traveled to the Pennsylvania...
KHP: Speeding driver's blood alcohol over 3 times the legal limit
SALINA —Just before 10p.m. Monday, the Kansas Highway Patrol made a DUI arrest on Interstate 135 just south of Salina, according to a social media report from Trooper Ben Gardner. The vehicle was observed speeding and failing to maintain its lane. During the traffic stop, signs of impairment were...
Sentencing day: Kan. woman admitted killing her 14-year-old son
SEDGWICK COUNTY —A Kansas woman who admitted killing her 14-year-old son before a standoff with police at her apartment is scheduled for sentencing on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Sedgwick County District Attorney's office. In June, Kylee Hodges, 43, Wichita, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for the shooting death...
Child who fell from 8th floor KC area apartment window has died
KANSAS CITY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating after a child critically injured in a fall from an apartment window has died, according to Kelly Rupert, spokesperson for the Independence Police Department. Just after 10a.m. Monday, police responded to the Independence Towers Apartments in the 700 block of North Jennings...
🎥Biden decries 'extremism' on the Supreme Court, read his plan for changes
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices’ recent decision on presidential immunity. There’s almost no chance of the proposal passing a...
Driver dies after car rolls down KC embankment into gorge
KANSAS CITY—One person died in an accident just before 7p.m. Sunday in Kansas City. A preliminary investigation revealed that a Mercedes 300D was eastbound on 63rd Street in Kansas City at a high rate of speed, according to KCPD Captain Jake Becchins. In the area of 63rd and Hardesty,...
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