Teens Could Face Charges in Garden City Vandalism
Garden City police identified three teens, two 17 year olds and a 14 year old, in a four day vandalism spree from December 5 to 9. Police say 14 residences were hit causing over 1400 dollars in damages and affidavits have been filed seeking theft criminal damage and conspiracy charges. Names withheld as no arrests have been made. Restitution possible after case.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Utz
Finney County
Two Die From Wounds in Kansas City Shooting
Eight people were shot outside the 6902 Club Friday night in Kansas City. Marlon Gunnels, 35, and another man died from their injuries. the second victim’s name was not released. A drive by in a 1980s Cadillac left four in critical condition and others with serious injuries. Police have not yet arrested anyone and offered no new leads. Separately, refugees from Myanmar’s Karen group, the Tu family, found help through Haven, a church charity program aiding newcomers in Kansas City area, started by Catholic Charities and Revolution Church in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Kansas City
Marlon Gunnels
Gunnels
Tony Sanders
Haven
Catholic ‘Charities
United States
Myanmar
Dena
Bleh
Thailand
Kaw
Revolution ‘Church
Westport
Government hiring outpaces private job growth in Kansas
State labor data show government payrolls rose 2.3 percent to more than 266,000, adding 6,000 jobs since November 2005 and masking softness in private sectors. Unemployment held at 4.2 percent in November, with total nonfarm jobs up about 0.3 percent year over year. Governor Sebelius cites improving conditions while opponents warn of a weaker private economy and call for tax cuts.
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Topeka
Kathleen Sebelius
State Department of Labor
Alan Cobb
Kansas
Americans For Prosperity
Labor
Jim Garner
Department of Labor
Sebelius
Cobb
Risk of dying in a fire rises with age
Wichita AP reports older adults face much higher fatal fire risk. Barbara Chambers, 75, died in a Sedgwick County home fire. Nephew Terry Bergen was badly burned and vital causes include forgetfulness with stoves candles space heaters and sleepiness from medications. Countermeasures include smoke detectors with emergency lights and portable extinguishers.
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Wichita
Sedgwick
Barbara Chambers
Brad Crisp
Terry Bergen
Chambers
Crisp
Kansas blind student maps campus to aid navigation
Rachel Magario, a blind KU graduate student from Brazil, works with geography faculty to create tactile campus charts. Using Braille raised lines, the project translates her mental maps into guides for navigating buildings, hills, and curving paths, aided by a $5,000 EU Endowment grant.
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Lawrence
Rachel Magario
University of Kansas
Magario
Brazil
University
Geography Department
Cartographic Services Office
Rachel
George McCleary
McColl
EU Endowment
Appleby given life for capital murder in Ali Kemp case
Former pool maintenance worker Benjamin Appleby, 31, was sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 50 years after being convicted of capital murder and attempted rape in the 2004 killing of 19 year old Ali Kemp in Leawood. He will serve 19 years for attempted rape after the initial 50 years.
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Clathe
Kansas City
Benjamin Appleby
Appleby
Johnson County
Steve Leben
Ali Kemp
Leben
Kathy Kemp
Kansas
Kemp
Roger Kemp
Leawood
Kansas State University
Four teens arrested for school window damage in Wichita area
Four teens were arrested Tuesday night after breaking 17 windows at Charles O Stones Intermediate Center and other sites on East U.S. Highway 50. Police say the arrests end a month long investigation. Loss estimated at 1700 dollars. Names and ages of the suspects include a 13 year old Garden City boy, Luis Lozano 14, David Reyes 14 and Eric Lozano 16. All were detained at juvenile facilities or near related locations.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
East US
Highway 50
Charles O. Stones Intermediate Center
Jennie Barker Road
Utz
E. U.S. Highway 50
Luis Lozano
Hillcrest
Southwest Kansas Regional
David Reyes
S. Farmland
Eric Lozano
Clark Motorsports West
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