Space squeeze as grain elevators strain under harvest surge
Kansas and Colorado figures warn elevators are jam packed with wheat and space is tight as a big corn crop nears. Officials say trucks and rail cars are scarce, with some grain already on the ground awaiting storage while cooperatives monitor space and transport needs for fall harvest.
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Tom Tunnell
Kansas Grain and Feed Association
Tunnell
Association
Southwest Kansas
Kansas Department
Ritter
Colorado
Dusti Fritz
Kansas Wheat
Kansas Wheat Commission
Kansas Association of Wheat
Kansas
Fritz
Lawrence Baxa
Sublette Co-op Inc
Baxa
Storm cleanup stretches as Garden City crews clear debris
Garden City crews continue picking up branches and debris after the Aug. 20 thunderstorm. Tanner Lucas says two street crews of nine work south to north along Kansas Avenue near Garden City High School with six dump trucks and two loaders, noting limited resources and no outside assistance. Estimated cleanup cost reaches $77,000 as the effort extends through the week.
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Garden City
Tanner Lucas
Kansas Avenue
Garden City High School
Lucas
Hutchinson threats called copycat bomb scares
Federal agents say four bomb threats to stores in Hutchinson were copycat crimes not linked to a multi state ring. Five people were detained after a threat to a Wal Mart traced to an east Hutchinson home. two jailed on warrants, three questioned. Evacuations occurred with no bombs found. Dillons reopened after two hours and Wal Mart after about an hour. Authorities note no ransom demand and caution residents. Additional cases in Newport Rhode Island and other cities are under FBI review for overseas origin and possible links.
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FBI
Jeff Lanza
Dillons
Wal-Mart
North
Hutchinson
Lanza
Dick Heitschmidt
Heitschmidt
Newport
Ril
Rich Kolko
Phoenix
Detroit
Salt Lake City
Philadelphia
Kolko
Local officials refuse to overreact to bomb threats
Garden City police Capt. Mike Utz said authorities are attentive to serial crime but will not overreact locally as investigators pursue the case. Reports say a caller linked to a Dillons in Hutchinson warned staff and demanded money, prompting national attention and concern.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Dillons
Hutchinson
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