Suspect Arrested in Houston State Bank Robbery
Jody Ray Swaney, 32, was arrested in Wichita by KBI and FBI agents as a suspect in the Houston State Bank robbery last month. No money was recovered. Investigators pursue leads in a Buhler Mid Kansas Credit Union robbery and related cases.
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Turon
Hanston State Bank
Jody Ray Swaney
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Wichita
KBI
Bruce Mellor
Swaney
Mellor
Houston
Mid-Kansas Credit Union
Buhler
Reno County
Keith Schroeder
Houston State Bank
Signs won't be placed near Mullinville roadside art
KDOT will not install Emergency Stopping Only signs for M T Liggett’s metal sculptures along U S 400 west of Mullinville after consulting Kiowa County officials who declined enforcement. Liggett’s works have drawn motorists since 1989, with many stopping on the shoulder to view the art.
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Mullinville
HNS
Kansas Department of Transportation
M.T. Liggett
U.S. 400
Kiowa County
E. Dean Carlson
Kansas
Jury awards woman more than 1.1 million dollars
Kansas City jury awards Robin Lawrence 20 000 in wages 125 000 for emotional distress and 1 million in punitive damages against Consolidated Freightways Corp For six days of testimony the eight member jury delivered the verdict in U S District Court Lawrence a single mother said she stood up to unfair treatment and that she was glad she made a stand The company plans post trial motions to reverse the verdict
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Kansas City
Robin Lawrence
Consolidated Freightways Corp
Lawrence
U.S. District Court
Consolidated Freightways
Menlo Park
Calif
NASA to map Hutchinson gas leaks with space tech
NASA scientists arrive in Hutchinson Kansas with a twin otter aircraft and infrared spectrometer to detect methane seepage from a nearby Yaggy storage field. The 10 day flights will help calibrate a future spaceborne tropospheric emission spectrometer while aiding local officials with a path map of gas migration under Reno County.
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Hutchinson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Dave Rider
Nasas
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Cal Tech
Pasadena
Calif
Reno County
Rider
Kansas Geological Survey
Kansas Gas Service
Lee Allison
Lawrence
Oilmen re enter business fuels Kansas recovery
Independent oilmen like Jim Mietchen return to drilling as energy prices rise from historic lows. Mietchen restarted after more than a decade, drilling a first well near Goff north of Topeka, aiming for 50 wells on 1600 acres. Kansas rigs rose from nine in March 1999 to 48 last month, signaling a gradual rebound.
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Goff
Jim Mietchen
Mietchen
Lawrence
Kansas
Topeka
Alan Byrnes
Kansas Geological Survey
Legislature clock stops on day 85 as session nears end
The 2001 Legislature halted Friday after 85 calendar days with an expected 90 day session. A reconvening is set for April 25 to wrap up for the year. Lawmakers also revived hopes for slot machines at racing tracks and noted bills signed by Gov. Graves moving Arbor Day and addressing mad cow disease.
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Bill Graves
Paving bill could curb local government rock sales
Governor Bill Graves may sign a measure restricting counties and cities from selling paving materials to private firms unless no other local supplier exists. The bill, backed by House and Senate, limits government competition with business and exempts disasters. Rep. Bob Grant pushed the bill amid rock company concerns.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Bill Graves
Graves
Don Brown
Bourbon County
Neosho County
Bob Grant
D-Cherokee
School funding debate shaped by costly school board charges
Topeka and Wichita board members faced scrutiny after Wichita Eagle reports that nearly seven thousand dollars funded cell calls, some personal, while Haysville spent over seventeen thousand on a San Diego conference. Legislators say such incidents strain efforts to boost education funding amid calls for accountability and cost cutting.
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Topeka
Wichita
Wichita Eagle
Jean Schodorf
Haysville
San Diego
Christine Downey
D Newton
Downey
Lynn Jenkins
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Jimmy Romano
Olathe
Tires Plus
W. Jones Ave
Stear
Midwest
Isis
E. Harding
Ste 31
Senate Education Committee
Jay Emler
Emler
Glenn Suppes
Smoky Valley
Suppes
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Janis Lee
Lee
Trinity Lutheran Church
Jesus
Palm
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Pastor
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