Ex-Syracuse teacher's appearance postponed in court
Dale Prater, 45, a former Syracuse elementary reading teacher and at risk coordinator, faced charges of sexual battery of a male minor and providing alcohol to three male minors from an incident Dec. 8. His first Hamilton County Court appearance was continued to Thursday at 2 p.m. MST after a request by his attorney. Prater was placed on administrative leave Dec. 13 and resigned Dec. 22 after a school district investigation. He also ran the district's foreign exchange program.
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Syracuse
Hamilton County
Dale Prater
Donna Blake
Prater
Richard Marquez
Garden City
Syracuse Usd 494
Jerry Burch
Pruter
On Common Ground TV Series Aims to Build Citizenship
Channel 8 Garden City will air On Common Ground to aid viewers in passing citizenship exams and understanding state and local government. Finney County Community Learning Center sponsors the 30 minute episodes, broadcasting Mondays and Fridays across multiple times, with contact at 620 276 7600 for questions.
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Channel 8
Garden City
Finney County Community Learning Center
Public Access TV
Adel Parr
FCCLC
Area high school art show opens at Baker Arts Center
Area art students from Johnson Garden City Holcomb Hugoton Scott City Satanta Sublette Syracuse and Ulysses will display work in a professional gallery at Baker Arts Center Liberal. An opening reception Sunday invites visitors to meet students and instructors. Show runs through April 7 with eight Distinguished Merit Award winners receiving $50 savings bonds sponsored by OXY USA Liberal.
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Baker Arts Center
Liberal
Johnson
Garden City
Holcomb
Hugoton
Scott City
Satanta
Sublette
Syracuse
Ulysses
OXY USA, Inc
Clay County Sheriff Resigns After State Investigation
Clay County Sheriff Gary Caldwell resigns amid a state probe into alleged evidence tampering in a one vehicle crash involving his grandson Shane V. McNeil. Attorney General Carla Stovall's office filed a misdemeanor official misconduct charge, Caldwell entered a diversion agreement, and he may not work in law enforcement for one year. He was 60 and had served 21 years.
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Clay Center
Clay County
Gary Caldwell
Carla Stovall
Caldwell
Shane V. McNeil
Oliver Receives Four Life Sentences in Wichita Slayings
Cornelius Oliver, 19, was given four consecutive life terms after being found guilty of killing four teenagers in a Wichita house on December 6, 2000. He smiled as relatives described the victims’ pain, taunted detectives with a crude remark as he left the courtroom.
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Wichita
Cornelius Oliver
Joseph Bribiescu
Oliver
Unemployment rate jumps in Kansas in January
Kansas unemployment rose to 4.9 percent in January as layoffs hit aircraft and telecommunications alongside retail, government and construction. Nonfarm jobs fell 27,600 to about 1.34 million, with roughly 70,000 jobseekers. Metro areas Saw higher rates, Wichita at 5.1 and Kansas City region 5.8.
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Topeka
Department of Human Resources
Richard Beyer
Bill Layes
Layes
Wichita
Kansas City
Sprint
Lawrence
Johnson, Leavenworth
Miami
Linn
Shawnee County
Douglas County
Doniphan
Wyandotte
Linn County
Senate approves anti profiteering bill after gas spike
Kansas Senate backed a bill to allow lawsuits and fines for price gouging after disasters, seeking to curb profiteering in fuel and other essentials. The 26-14 vote sends the measure to the House as price spikes following Sept 11 prompted concerns about market self correction and political points.
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Topeka
Senate
House
Washington
New York
Kansas
Derek Schmidt
Schmidt
Ed Pugh
R-Wamego
Nancey Harrington
R Goddard
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Wratil
R-Leawood
Senate backs Choose Life plate in Kansas debate
A Kansas Senate panel endorsed a bill for a Choose Life license plate, amended to fund an Autism Society program. The measure, with $40 plate fees and potential extra charges by Kansans for Life, moves to Senate debate amid lawsuits in other states over similar plates.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Choose Life
Transportation Committee
Autism Society
Kansans For Life
House
Federal and State Affairs Committee
Florida
Louisiana
South Carolina
Alabama
Planned Parenthood
Carla Mahany
Legislature tackles common law marriage bills in Kansas
In Topeka the House gave first-round approval to a bill banning common law marriages among minors and the Senate moved to abolish such arrangements altogether. Testimony highlighted a 16 year old who alleged rape by a man later jailed for 25 years, fueling debate on the rule that common law unions can be recognized without formal ceremony. Some lawmakers argued adult common law marriages protect property and Social Security rights, while others pressed for a complete end to recognition after June 30.
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Topeka
Senate
Sara Shelton
Buffalo
Kaw
Jerry Paul Crooks Jr
Crooks
Butler County
Kansas
Prairies
Senate Judiciary Committee
John Wratil
R-Leawood
Jan Pauls
D-Hutchinson
Grass fire in Kansas scorches near Minneola 4,000 acres
Clark County authorities investigate a Sunday grass fire near Minneola that burned about 4,000 acres along a 10 mile swath. Fourteen fire crews from Kansas and Oklahoma fought the blaze for eight hours, with winds up to 30 mph hampering efforts. no homes were damaged.
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Minneola
Clark County
Kansas
Buffalo
Okla
Oklahoma
Brad Harris
Harris
U.S. 283
Meade
Fowler
Dodge City
Bucklin
Ashland
Englewood
Protection
Coldwater
Oklahoma Panhandle
Laverne
Rosston
Gate
Forgan
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