Inside Music therapy for woman students honored
A group of female students was recognized for their participation in an Inside Music therapy program. They were honored during a campus ceremony that highlighted progress in therapeutic music activities and student involvement.
Dow Jones at 10257.80 as trading nears morning close
Early trading shows the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 10257.80 at 11 am, up 107.32 from this morning's opening. POTN RYCa Local forecast.
Local Forecast: Rain and Snow Chances Tonight
Tonight is cloudy with rain likely in the northwest mixing with snow near midnight. A chance of sprinkles central and east. Lows range from the upper 20s in the northwest to the upper 30s in the southeast. Thursday brings partly to mostly cloudy skies with a small morning shower risk in the southwest and highs between 40 and 49.
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Tough budget plan unveiled by Kansas Senate leaders
Senate President Dave Kerr and Ways and Means Chairman Steve Morris proposed a austere two year plan to balance the budget with no new taxes. It would cut school per pupil funding by 39 dollars and trim state agency budgets while preserving local option school funding and delaying higher education reforms. Budget director Duane Goossen criticized the plan as unattractive and preferred a tax-increasing alternative the governor was to propose.
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FDA urges food industry to be on alert
FDA issues voluntary guidelines to strengthen protection of the food supply after 9 11. Recommendations include criminal background checks for farm and food company workers, safeguarding water supplies, monitoring salad bars, watching for employees who stay past shifts, and restricting access to computer control systems and labs. Guidelines for importers cover secure transport and storage. Officials note the guidance is flexible and not mandatory, with debate over broader regulatory authority ongoing.
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IBP cuts back workforce amid expected demand drop
IBP Inc. trims hours at the Finney County plant and scales back staff as market conditions suggest lower demand. Spokesman Gary Mickelson calls the move temporary and routine for this year. Kansas State economist Jim Minter warns supplies will tighten mid to late winter, with 1 million plus cattle fewer feedless in 2001. He notes packers must balance buying and selling to maintain profits.
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Senior al-Qaida leaders and gear seized in Afghanistan
US military officials say two senior al-Qaida fighters and their computers and cell phones were captured in eastern Afghanistan near the Zawar Kili training complex. The operation, part of the effort around Tora Bora, aims to gain clues about the network and future moves into Pakistan.
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Insurer merger under scrutiny in Kansas hearing
Kansas Insurance Department officials pressed Anthem to explain how the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas merger would affect premiums and Kansans finance. The three day session before Judge Kathleen Sebelius includes a policyholder vote to convert BCBS Kansas to a for profit stockholder firm, with Anthem offering 190 million dollars and assets totaling 155 million on the table.
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