Zero depletion debate stirs Kansas aquifer policy talks
AP reports Kansas lawmakers split over Governor Graves’ zero depletion plan to shield aquifers by 2020. Rural critics warn of economic harm, while supporters seek bolder action and specifics from the Kansas Geological Survey as leaders weigh deadlines and enforcement, focusing on the Ogallala aquifer and western Kansas.
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Kansas
Graves
Kansas Geological Survey
Don Brown
Ogallala
Richard Alldritt
Harper
Alldritt
Trooper Shot Twice in Neck at Pratt College Lot
Kansas Highway Patrol trooper shot in the neck while in his patrol car at Pratt County Community College campus parking lot. He was flown to a Wichita hospital in critical condition. situation unfolding Monday night as authorities investigate.
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PRATT
Kansas Highway Patrol
Wichita
Gary Warner
Pratt County Community College
Phil Bostian
Car Fire Kills Driver as Family Is Injured in Crash
A wrecked car on Kansas 15 near Udall caught fire after veering off the road Sunday afternoon. Rogelio Barrera, 33, of Arkansas City, died. His wife Leslee Barrera, 35, and son Talbott Gilliland, 7, were hospitalized in serious condition, with two other children Stacia Barrera, 14, and Garrett Gilliland, 10, in critical condition. Emergency crews rescued the woman and children before the fire.
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UDAL
Rogelio Barrera
Arkansas City
Wichita-area
Leslee Barrera
Talbott Gilliland
Stacia Barrera
Garrett Gilliland
Kansas
Udall
Harvey County
Jeff Elston
Bellevue Neb official killed in car crash
Bellevue city administrator and his wife died when their car struck a concrete embankment on Interstate 29 near Mound City Missouri. S.P. Benson age 68 and Joan Benson age 65 were pronounced dead at the scene. Their 7-year-old granddaughter was hospitalized in Kansas City.
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Mound City
Bellevue
Neb
Missouri
Missouri State Highway Patrol
S.P. Benson
Joan Benson
Kansas City
Route E
Cold War Workers in SE Kansas May Seek Compensation
Former workers from a southeast Kansas chemical plant who contracted radiation related diseases on government nuclear weapons contracts could be eligible for compensation. The government urges thousands of Cold War era workers nationwide to come forward for medical help and a $150,000 lump sum payment to cover medical bills.
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Wichita
Southeast Kansas
Unfinished Hutchinson Hampton Inn Destroyed by Fire
Firefighters fought a blaze that destroyed an unfinished three story Hampton Inn in Hutchinson early Monday. Investigators said eight to nine propane bottles were used in the fire and one exploded. No occupants were confirmed. crews could not enter until Tuesday as flames and smoke hampered access. The damage was estimated at 1.5 million for the structure and 500 thousand for contents, likely covered by insurance.
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Hutchinson (Ap
Lal
Hampton Inn
Hutchinson
Mike McLemore
McLemore
Kim Forbes
Reno
Pretty Prairie
Funding fight looms over Kansas school levy renewal
In Topeka lawmakers and education groups debate the expiration of the statewide public school property tax levy set to end June 30 2001 and possible replacement funding. The levy once funded about 382 million for 2002 with talks of raising sales or income taxes. Some call to preserve or replace the levy to boost funding for special education and all day kindergarten.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Graves
Sen
Dave Corbin
Towanda
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Ed Pugh
R-Wamego
Legislature stalls as King holiday pauses 2001 session
The legislature did not meet Monday, marking the eighth of 90 calendar days in the 2001 session, a pause due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day. A 20 mill school levy faces possible expiration without action this year while lawmakers debate a zero depletion policy for state aquifers by 2020.
Lyndon church closes after 130 years of service
130-year-old First United Presbyterian Church in Lyndon, founded 1870, with under 30 members and aging leadership, shuts its doors amid shrinking rural congregations. Former member Virgie Sims and longtime leader Arlo Bell cite dwindling attendance and failed outreach as factors. town of 1000 hosts seven churches. Kansas Ecumenical Ministries notes rural declines are common.
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Lyndon
First United Presbyterian Church
Virgie Sims
Arlo Bell
Bell
First Presbyterian Church
United Presbyterian Church
First United Presbyterian
Joe Hendrixson
Kansas Ecumenical Ministries
Topeka
Lyndon Church
Hendrixson
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