Two Men Injured in Kearny County Crash
Two men were injured in a one vehicle crash Saturday night in Kearny County. Jordan Pettyjohn 19 Kendall drove a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado north of U.S. 50 when he overcorrected went off the road and the vehicle rolled onto its roof. Pettyjohn and passenger Wayne Wood 18 Lakin were taken to Kearny County Hospital for treatment. Their conditions were not available. They were wearing seat belts.
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Kearny County
Jordan Pettyjohn
Kendall
Kansas Highway Patrol
KHP
Pettyjohn
Wayne Wood
Lakin
Kearny County Hospital
Salina group plans $5 million new building
Salina area St. Francis Community Services plans a $5 million facility to replace its main campus building west of Salina. Groundbreaking is set for fall 2013 as officials say the current structure is insufficient and costly to rehab. The private nonprofit groups aids children and families through outreach programs.
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Salina
Salina Area
Salina Journal
St. Francis Community Services
St. Francis
Off-Duty Frontenac Police Chief in Bar Fight Investigation
Southeast Kansas authorities probe a bar fight in Frontenac that began between two men and drew in off duty Frontenac police chief Randy Flora who allegedly struck one participant. Crawford County Sheriff's deputies interviewed 14 people as part of the inquiry.
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Frontenac
Southeast Kansas
Crawford County Sheriff's Department
Randy Flora
Sheriff's Deputies
Teen crashes after chase in NE Kansas
A 16 year old driver who led police on a northeast Kansas chase crashed into a Leavenworth family’s van injuring the teen and three others. Police halted the pursuit but the van continued erratic driving before striking the other vehicle. The teen was ejected and hospitalized in Kansas City. Two adults and a child in the other van were injured. two other children were uninjured.
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Leavenworth
Kansas
KCTV
Pat Kitchens
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas City
Local musicians open Tumbleweed Festival despite rain
Friday night storms delayed the festival’s first local opening on the north stage. Seven local acts including Russ and Debbie Tidwell, Joe Lowry Band, Willis Pracht, Fresh Picked Parsley, Collective Faith, The Drillers and 3rd Degree played to a small crowd, with organizers eyeing a longer three day event and possible return of the local stage.
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Russ
Debbie Tidwell
Joe Lowry
Willis Pracht
Fresh Picked Parsley
Collective Faith
the Drillers
3Rd Degree
Paul
Laurel Reynolds
Laurel
Bruce Ulrich
The
Drillers
Daryl Hamlett
Tumbleweed Board
Hamlett
Hamlet
Open Meetings Law Probed as Brownback Dinners Draw Scrutiny
Kansas prosecutors found seven private dinners at Cedar Crest violated the Open Meetings Act though only technical breaches could be proven. Governor Brownback hosted 90 lawmakers from 13 committees, provoking debate over accountability and public notice enforcement.
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Topeka
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Shawnee County
Chad Taylor
Cedar Crest
Taylor
Mike Merriam
Topeka Capital Journal
Kansas Press Association
Jeff King
Independence
Phill Kline
State Board of Education
Doug Anstaett
Press Association
Anstaett
Lakin family confronts retinoblastoma facing eye cancer
Nikki Harris recalls the shock of learning her daughter Katelyn, then 19 months old, had retinoblastoma. Caught early, the left eye tumor led the family to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis for treatment. The child later regained energy and normal activity, with support from church and community as they endured surgery and care.
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Nikki Harris
Harris
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
St. Jude
Katelyn
Jackson
Rilee
Jacque Marsh
Mary Wilkerson
Marsh
Nikki
Jason Harris
Jacque
Lakin
Farm Bureau
Cancer Hospital
Tracy Douglas
Department of Surgery
Douglas
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