Tragic Pool Accident Claims Toddler in Wichita
In Wichita a backyard pool accident left Caleb Goff dead and his sister Celeste injured. Celeste, 3, remained in serious condition at Wesley Medical Center with doctors hopeful for full recovery. The grandmother Sally Smith, custodian of the children with husband Larry, pulled them from the pool after unhooking the ladder, began CPR, but Caleb did not revive. The ladder detaches and sits about four feet high, making access to the pool depend on it.
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Wichita
Caleb Goff
Celeste
Wesley Medical Center
Nathan Smith
Sally Smith
Larry
Caleb
Commissioner guilty of disorderly conduct in Hays case
HAYS AP City Commissioner Larry Schmidt pleaded guilty to two counts of disorderly conduct as 30 prospective jurors awaited a trial stemming from an incident at a Hays auto dealership last year. District Judge Tom Toepfer ordered a $500 fine $111 in court costs and six months probation with anger management classes.
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Hays
Larry Schmidt
Schmidt
Tom Toepfer
Graves signs trade pact with Paris Chamber
Gov Bill Graves signed a state Paris Chamber of Commerce trade agreement during the Paris Air Show visit. The pact commits cooperation between the Paris chamber and the Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing, outlining joint trade initiatives, information exchanges, and corporate visits. It also calls for linking their Internet pages.
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Topeka
Bill Graves
Paris Chamber of Commerce
Graves
Paris
Funds earmarked for elderly tornado victims
The Kansas Department on Aging received 50,000 to aid senior citizens affected by the Hoisington tornado in April. Gov. Graves and the department announced the grant on Tuesday. Funds will be used to remove debris, clean homes, and support general health and safety tasks for elderly victims.
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Topeka
State Department On Aging
Hoisington
Bill Graves
Ag secretary urges farm bill focus on land and water conservation
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture Jamie Clover Adams called for prioritizing funding for land and water conservation in the next farm bill. She cited water-saving experiments in western Kansas and argued for public subsidies or cost share programs to encourage ecologically sound farming while noting higher costs and changing subsidy structures. She urged enhanced wildlife habitat and clean water programs within grants, warned of a broader funding competition, and suggested rural broadband may fit better in other bills.
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Topeka
Congress
Kansas
Jamie Clover Adams
Adams
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Congressional
Deputy saves woman on Arkansas River bridge dangerous crisis
Sedgwick County Deputy Robert Burkhead while aiding a woman in a crisis reached over the edge and held her shirt as they dangled over 45 feet above the Arkansas River. Maize officer Doug Prier and an onlooker pulled Burkhead to safety as the woman was retrieved conscious but floating face down.
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Wichita
Sedgwick County
Robert Burkhead
Burkhead
Arkansas River
Peck
Maize
Doug Prier
Prior
Prier
Texas county joins nationwide Karnal bunt quarantine
The USDA quarantines Archer County Texas after wheat seed at a grain elevator tests positive for Karnal bunt. Kansas growers worry as Throckmorton and Young counties face earlier bans. Oklahoma tightens borders while Kansas urges checks on custom harvesters without USDA certificates.
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Wichita
US Department of Agriculture
Texas
Archer County
Kansas
Throckmorton
Young
Brett Myers
Kansas Wheat Growers Association
United States
Oklahoma
Young Counties
USDA
Lisa Taylor
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Young County
Missionary Penny Dugan to Aid South Africa AIDS Victims
Penny Dugan, a 48-year-old missionary with New Jerusalem Missions, travels from Wichita to South Africa for two months to support AIDS patients. She has run a Midtown Wichita hospice for five residents, funded by donations and volunteers, and she believes no AIDS patient should die alone while relying on faith and God for provision.
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Wichita
Penny Dugan
Kansas
South Africa
Dugan
New Jerusalem
Whitewater
City Adds Inner Fence After Buffalo Gores Spree
About 15 signs warn visitors to stay away from the city herd near West Frontier Park. After three goring incidents since April and a Lawrence boy injured Friday, city officials installed a second inner barbed wire fence as a temporary measure before a sturdier permanent barrier.
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HAYS
West Frontier Park
Jeff Boyle
Hannes Zacharias
Northwest Kansas
Lawrence
Zacharias
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