Fire destroys 2003 Kenworth semitrailer in Finney County
Fire at 20500 North Mennonite Road Thursday night destroyed a 2003 Kenworth semitrailer owned by Ozzy's Trucking of Garden City. Driver Luis Varela, 42, said a flat tire caused loss of control, leading to a crash into an east ditch and ensuing flames. No injuries reported. damage estimated at 53,000 for the tractor and trailer, with Garden City Fire Department investigating.
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Mennonite Road
Finney County
Kevin Bascue
Bascue
Garden City
Luis Varela
Varela
Ozzy
Zoo seeks names for three pygmy slow loris babies
Garden City’s Lee Richardson Zoo invites the public to suggest names for Ben and Pima’s three pygmy slow loris daughters born March and December. Submit via email or mail by March 15. winners enter a drawing for prizes including a one night stay at Americann. The loris twins and their sibling are on display in the Nocturnal Building at Wild Asia.
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Ben
Pima
Lee Richardson Zoo
Garden City
Zoo
Garden-City
Safari
Kansas House panel votes to end immigrant tuition program
The Federal and State Affairs Committee urged passage of a bill to terminate the in state tuition policy for some illegal immigrants at Kansas public colleges. If passed by the House, opponents say it conflicts with federal law and hinders foreign students. 413 students enrolled last fall under the policy.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
Senate
State Board of Regents
Kansas House Votes On Health Care Freedom Amendment
Kansas House expected to approve a Health Care Freedom Amendment to block the federal health insurance mandate. The measure would add a constitutional provision declaring no law shall force individuals or employers to buy health insurance, aiming for a November 2012 ballot but facing Senate hurdles and ongoing federal lawsuits.
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Topeka
Kansas
House
House Health and Human Services Committee
Brenda Landwehr
Wichita
Senate
Emler
Senate panel approves budget with education and relief funds
Kansas Senate Ways and Means Committee endorsed a budget bill to spend about 31 million more on education including 25.3 million for special education and 2 million for disaster relief, while Brownback pushes to save funds for a 2012 reserve. The full Senate will debate next week before a final vote, and bipartisan talks with the House aim to resolve differences. Brownback promotes agency reorganizations and private arts funding, drawing protests from arts supporters who warn of job losses. Brownback argues arts funding can grow via private contributions while adding overall resources.
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Kansas
Senate
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Ways and Means
Jay Emler
House
Emler
Kansas Arts Commission
Kansas Humanities Council
Kansas Historical Society
Supporters of the Arts
Statehouse
Kenny Johnston
Kansas Democratic Party
Kansas lawmaker backs paternity DNA bill in House
State Rep. Melody McCray-Miller of Wichita promotes a new bill requiring genetic tests for all Kansas births to establish paternity. The test would involve mother and child and the alleged father at birth or within 10 days if outside a hospital, with court intervention if anyone refuses. Fiscal impact not yet known. Kansas had 15,572 out of wedlock births in 2009, Reno County reporting 373, with most mothers under 25.
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House of Representatives
Melody McCray-Miller
Wichita
McCray-Miller
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Reno County
KDHE
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