Severe Weather Programs at Finney County Center
National Weather Service meteorologist Jeff Hutton leads two Severe Weather Awareness Week sessions at the Finney County Law Enforcement Center to discuss Kansas weather and impacts. Free public programs at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. cover weather scenarios as tornado season begins in March and runs through May. Local siren tests are planned for Tuesday.
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National Weather Service
Jeff Hutton
Kansas
Finney County Law Enforcement Center
Hutton
NWS
Law Center
Ninth St
Dave Jones
Finney County
Topeka girl killed in rollover on U S 73 near Atchison
A rollover crash on U S 73 near Atchison killed 13 year old Brittany Tucker of Topeka who was a passenger in a car driven by 16 year old Brenna McConaughey of Atchison. McConaughey was airlifted to St Luke s Hospital Kansas City in critical condition.
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Atchison
U.S. 73
Topeka
Kansas Highway Patrol
Brittany Tucker
Tucker
Brenna McConaughey
McConaughey
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kansas City
Crane Operator From Texas Dead In Shawnee Landfill Incident
A crane operator from Corpus Christi Texas named Jack Pool aged 59 was killed when a crane he was operating at a Deffenbaugh Disposal Service landfill in Shawnee Kansas went out of control and rolled down an embankment during slope maneuvering on Saturday morning.
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Shawnee
Woman jailed for stabbing death sentenced in Ottawa
Sharon Marie Ferrell, 38, received the maximum sentence of 6 years and 5 months in Franklin County District Court for voluntary manslaughter in the August death of William M. Coulter, 33, the man she lived with. She told Coulter’s family she was “still alive,” was briefly removed from court, and faces possible 15 percent good-behavior reduction plus credit for six months served.
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Ottawa
Sharon Marie Ferrell
Franklin County
William M
Mike” Coulter
Coulter
Pomona
Ferrell
Franklin County District
Nebraska says Kansas unlikely to settle Republican River dispute
ALMA Neb AP an attorney for Nebraska in the Republican River case says prospects for an out of court settlement dim after an offer from Gov Mike Johanns Kansas shows no willingness to return to negotiation table Deputy Nebraska Attorney General David Cookson said they did not get an enthusiastic response to the call His remarks came at a Lower Republican Natural Resources District board meeting Special Master Vincent McKusick appointed by the Supreme Court will not count wells pumped before 1994 in the case Kansas sued Nebraska in 1998 alleging repeated overages of the interstate water compact
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Alma
Neb
Nebraska
Republican River
Kansas
Mike Johanns
David Cookson
Cookson
Republican Natural ‘Resources District
Vincent McKusick
U.S. Supreme Court
Water pollution bill sparks debate over stream rules in Kansas
In Topeka, the Kansas water quality bill splits farmers, environmentalists, and state agencies. The measure would have KDHE reclassify streams, set testing deadlines, and narrow controls on dry beds, but critics warn it could curb pollution oversight and blur what counts as a stream.
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PEKA
Derek Schmidt
Senate Natural Resources Committee
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Schmidt
R-Independence
Kansas
Ink.org
Karl Mueldener
Agency
Water Bureau
Tim Huelskamp
EPA
Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Dave Murphy
Johnson County
Shawnee
U.S. Geological Survey
Mueldener
Garden City Toy Show raises funds for Christian school
Sam Oyler organized Garden City’s fourth annual Toy Show at the Finney County Fairgrounds attracting a crowd aiming to reach 1,000 attendees. The event, held 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., raised about 700 for GCCS, featuring 20 vendors with old tractors, toy cars, and miniature farm toys.
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Sam Oyler
Garden City
Oyler
Finney County Fairgrounds
GCCS
Baillie Woydziak
Nascar
Johnie Osker
Copeland
Tom Francis
Francis
Caleb Newton
Syracuse
Finney County 4-H
Garden City Christian School
KDHE Rejects Dairy Plan Near Ottawa Kansas
Wellsville AP Backers of a large scale cooperative dairy appeal KDHE rejection citing proximity to homes. The 21st Century Cooperative Tally Creek Dairy sought 107 acres ten miles north of Ottawa. Neighbors within a mile opposed the project and a prior smaller permit faced other issues.
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Wellsville
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
21St Century Cooperative
Tally Creek Dairy
Ottawa
John Coen
Coen
KDHE
Mike Heideman
Tally Creek
Heideman
Missouri man pleads no contest in fatal alley crash
In Lawrence, Missouri, Joshua Cree Mattocks 22 of Fair Grove pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence, and leaving the scene after striking and killing homeless man John Lowe 38 in a downtown alley on April 28. Lowe was dragged about 200 feet.
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David Zabel
Douglas County
Lowe
Nearby Fort Riley Faces Possible New Base Closings
Residents near Fort Riley fear a fresh base shutdown could ripple statewide. The installation is a top Kansas employer, pumping 577 million dollars into the economy annually. Junction City hosts over 4,800 soldiers and civilians tied to the post.
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Fort Riley
Kansas Army Post
Manhattan
Junction City
U.S. Senate
Ken Burgoon
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U.S
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US Environmental Protection Agency
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Katrina Hall
The
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Phyllis Oyler
Fischer-Price
Missouri
John Fowler
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
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