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Royals fire Trey Hillman; Ned Yost is new manager

Published May 13, 2010 at 6:38 p.m.

Trey Hillman became the first manager to get fired this season when the Kansas City Royals let him go Thursday after a final win ... Former Milwaukee manager Ned Yost, who joined the Royals' front office in January, immediately took over the struggling team and will remain as manager the rest of the season ... The Royals announced the move after beating Cleveland 6-4, a win that left Kansas City at 12-23 and last in the AL Central. Hillman was told of the decision Thursday morning and given the

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Microburst Blamed For Turnpike Accident

Published May 13, 2010 at 6:21 p.m.

The Kansas Turnpike has re-opened after an accident just south of K-254 last night ...

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Microburst Not Tornado Caused Damage on Kansas Turnpike

Published May 13, 2010 at 5:32 p.m.

Heavy storms packing lightning, high winds and a microburst hit the area Wednesday evening ...

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American Red Cross Closes Cowley County Office

Published May 13, 2010 at 5:29 p.m.

The economic downturn forces the American Red Cross to close its Cowley County office in Winfield ...

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Governor Signs Tougher Child Porn Law

Published May 13, 2010 at 4:48 p.m.

Victims will be able to file suit ...

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Royals Fire Trey Hillman

Published May 13, 2010 at 4:30 p.m.

The Kansas City Royals have fired manager Trey Hillman and replaced him with Ned Yost ...

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Riverfest's best is yet to come

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Published May 13, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.

The Wichita River Festival can't really be almost over. Can it? ... Didn't it all just begin? Parade? Fireworks? Funnel cakes? ... Tragic but true — only two days of River Festival fun remain. But some of the best events the schedule has to offer are still to come ...

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Medallion hunt clues explained

Published May 13, 2010 at 4:19 p.m.

This year's medallion was "hidden" on the ground the statue of a soldier is kneeling on at the Korean War memorial in Veterans Memorial Park ... Any answer describing a spot within a square yard of that location — such as the soldier, rather than ground he's kneeling on — will be treated as correct. However, it isn't sufficient to have just named the memorial. Eagle staff will work today to verify correct answers (there are several) and contact those contestants ... Here are each day's clues

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