Smoke detectors missing in rental home tied to fatal Garden City fire
Garden City Fire Chief confirms the single family rental lacked smoke detectors, violating Kansas law. Landlord Steve Burgess, who owns 300 rentals, says he recently installed detectors and notes Nichole Savoy’s prior complaints about heating. Final autopsy results expected in a month or more, likely to align with preliminary findings.
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Bascue
Garden City
Allen Shelton
Kansas
Savoy
Garden Spot
Steve Burgess
Burgess
Nichole Savoy
Nancy Avenue
Nichole
Holcomb appoints Knight fire chief amid water sale debate
Holcomb council approved Knight as new fire chief while discussing a 1 per 1000 gallons raw water sale to a company for oil drilling. Tracy Davis opposed selling fresh water. motion tabled as Robin Pena studies the firm. Weed control bids from Envirotrol to chemical-apply parks, donated chemicals from Garden City Co Op, and a Born Learning Trail plan were approved. An obstruction light for a 120-foot standpipe and sewer expansion ideas were also discussed. next meeting is January 25.
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Holcomb
Tracy Davis
Robin Pena
Mickey Crues
Envirotrol, Inc
Crues
Garden City Co-Op
Finney County Community Health Coalition
Harold Long Park
Garden City
Holcomb Park
Peter Earles
Holcomb City
UConn heart researcher falsified data in hundreds of cases
University of Connecticut officials say Dipak Das fabricated and manipulated data in 145 instances over seven years in studies on resveratrol and heart health. Eleven journals are being notified, and an independent federal probe is underway while funding for his lab is frozen and dismissal proceedings have begun.
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Hartford, Conn
University of Connecticut
Uconn
Dipak
US Office of Research Integrity
Das
Uconn Health Center
Philip Austin
Health Center
U.S
Brownback tax plan targets deductions and business taxes
Kansas Governor Brownback proposes broad tax changes aimed at aiding households and reducing state income taxes on business income while preserving overall revenue. He would keep the 2010 sales tax increase, cap spending growth, and seek to fund essential services with a flatter, fairer tax system, amid Democratic counterpoints prioritizing property tax relief and school funding.
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Jordan
Brownback
House
Paul Davis
Lawrence
Kansas
Tion
Senate
Davis
EPA identifies power plants as top greenhouse gas sources
The EPA lists the nation's largest emitters with Southern Company plants in Georgia and Alabama among the top. Texas and Pennsylvania lead in overall power plant and refinery emissions, while industry responds with calls for carbon capture and accountability for public disclosure.
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EPA
Scherer
Juliette
Southern Company
Southern
Bowen
Cartersville
James H. Miller Jr
Quinton
Ala
American Electric Power
Rockport
Ind
Cheshire
Ohio
St. Albans
W. Va
AEP
Pat Hemlopp
Southern Co
Texas
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Pennsylvania
Arizona
Wyoming
North Carolina
Kansas
Kentucky
Florida
Indiana
Congress
Paul Bledsoe
Bipartisan Policy Center
Washington
Paul Zalzal
Environmental Defense Fund
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Wichita
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Brookover
Garden City Community College
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