Alvarez makes big throw, hits 25th homer, Astros top Royals
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Yordan Alvarez threw out Hunter Dozier at the plate from just short of the warning track in left…
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Emporia State football player dies in cliff-diving accident
EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — University officials say a wide receiver on the Emporia State football team died over the weekend in a cliff-diving accident.…
Continue Reading Kobach looks for comeback in Kansas after losing 2 big races
By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas voters have said no to Kris Kobach twice over the past four years. But he is…
Continue Reading Wheeler, Hoskins, Realmuto lift Phillies over Cardinals 4-0
By KEVIN COONEY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler threw seven innings of four-hit, no-run ball and Rhys Hoskins and J.T. Realmuto…
Continue Reading Wichita police promote officer who killed man
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The Wichita Police Department has promoted an officer who killed an unarmed man in a “swatting” incident. The Wichita…
Continue Reading Reyes, Greene homer in 9th, send Tigers past Royals 4-3
By DAVE HOGG Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Victor Reyes and Riley Greene hit back-to-back homers in the ninth inning to give the Detroit Tigers a…
Continue Reading Two dead, one injured in shooting in Sedgwick County
DERBY, Kan. (AP) — Two people are dead and a third is wounded in a shooting near Wichita in Sedgwick County. The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office…
Continue Reading Kansas wrongful conviction lawsuit reaches $12.5M settlement
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A local government in Kansas has agreed to pay $12.5 million to a man and his mother after he spent 23 years in prison for…
Continue Reading Lawsuits filed days after deadly Missouri Amtrak crash
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The first lawsuits have been filed following an Amtrak train collision and derailment in rural Missouri that killed four…
Continue Reading NTSB: Amtrak train was below speed limit before fatal crash
MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says an Amtrak passenger train was going about 87 mph when it collided with a dump…
Continue Reading Greinke sharp in 500th career start, Royals beat Rangers 2-1
By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zach Greinke allowed just one run on four hits, helping the Kansas City Royals avoid a…
Continue Reading Officials identify 4 people who died in Amtrak derailment
MENDON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities have identified the four people killed when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a dump truck earlier this week…
Continue Reading Williams, Calhoun among coaches headed to college hoops Hall
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Roy Williams and Jim Calhoun will join John Beilein and Lon Kruger in a star-studded cast of coaches who will be inducted…
Continue Reading Big 12 picks Roc Nation’s Brett Yormark as next commissioner
By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Brett Yormark, an executive with Jay-Z’s Roc Nation and former CEO of the Brooklyn Nets, was…
Continue Reading Clinics scramble to divert patients as states ban abortion
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and LINDSEY TANNER Associated Press They call her, desperate, scared and often broke. Some are rape and domestic violence…
Continue Reading CTE diagnosed in ex-MLS player Vermillion, a 1st for league
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Researchers have diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Major League Soccer player for the…
Continue Reading Official: Upgrades urged at Amtrak crash site, but no action
By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The chief elected official in the Missouri county where an Amtrak train…
Continue Reading Ex-Sporting KC player Vermillion had CTE, a 1st in MLS
By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Researchers have diagnosed chronic traumatic encephalopathy in a Major League Soccer player for the…
Continue Reading Safety upgrades urged for site of Amtrak wreck that killed 4
By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Department of Transportation plan released this year cited a…
Continue Reading 4th person has died following Missouri Amtrak derailment
By CHARLIE RIEDEL and SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press MENDON, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol says a fourth person has died from…
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