Kansas school finance debate stalls in limbo
In Topeka the Senate pursues a school finance plan as GOP leaders report no consensus on any proposal. Competing plans push higher sales and income taxes for districts, with Hensley proposing 92 million and Umbarger about 80 million. Gov Sebelius had pitched 304 million over three years but faced rejection. Public rallies and opposition from business groups frame the standoff.
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Hensley
Senate Education Committee
Dwayne Umbarger
Kerr
Umbarger
Senate
House
Kathleen Sebelius
Statehouse
Kansas Families United For Public Education
Americans For Prosperity Foundation
Christy Andruss
Shawnee
Rescuers recalled chaotic scenes after Oklahoma City bombing
Witnesses described the debris strewn federal building as rescue workers hunted for survivors in The Pit area. Sgt. Jerry Flowers testified about a muffled woman begging for help and the grim discovery of victims including a decapitated child and a girl in a white dress as prosecutors linked Terry Nichols to the attack that killed 168 people.
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Okla
Oklahoma City
Jerry Flowers
Flowers
Terry Nichols
Nichols
Keith
Simonds
Alfred P Murrah Federal
Timothy McVeigh
Federal Building
Oklahoma
Woman convicted in hoax released from Indiana jail
Donna Walker of Topeka Kansas was released from Boone County Jail after pleading guilty but mentally ill to a felony identity deception and a misdemeanor false reporting charge. She faces four years probation after serving about nine months and may return to Kansas for supervision and mental health therapy.
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Lebanon
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Kansas
Donna Walker
Topeka
Boone County
Walker
Billy Bork
Rork
Indiana
Shannon Sherrill
Commission probes Wichita Ferris wheel accident
The U S Consumer Product Safety Commission investigates a Joyland Park Ferris wheel after 13 year old Elizabeth Schmitz fell more than 30 feet on April 16. Her injury list includes head and facial injuries and broken bones. The Eli Bridge Co. ferris wheel maker operates about 1400 wheels. Kansas lacks amusement park regulation and no state or local agency is probing the incident. Federal investigators review police reports and witness statements while noting potential ride safety issues could lead to changes if problems are found.
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
Joyland Park
Eli Bridge Co
Elizabeth Schmitz
Mount Hope
Bill Schmitz
Kansas
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Product Safety Commission
DeBruyne
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