Man Arrested in Greeley Co After Manhunt
James William Charles 36, a former Missouri burglary suspect, was arrested Sunday in Greeley County after deputies chased him from the Greeley Wallace county line into a corn field. An IRIS alert aided residents as officers from multiple agencies searched overnight. extradition talks with Missouri were set, but Charles refused to sign waivers.
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Missouri
Greeley County
Charles
Tribune
Mark Rine
Scott County
Wallace and
Wichita County
Kansas Highway Patrol
IRIS
Rine
State Planned Roundup Briefs For Boys And Girls State
Applications for Boys and Girls State leadership academies are open for high school juniors. Students must be juniors in 2014 15, top half of class, self starters and involved in activities. Boys State due by March 31, Girls State by May 1. Call Kristina Youngman or visit Kansas Boys State and Girls State sites.
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U.S
Kristina Youngman
Garden City High School
Kansasboysstate.org
Ksgirlsstate.org
Kansas Senate mulls six district pilot for school funding
Kansas lawmakers weigh Senate Bill 294 creating a six district pilot to test new funding for K-12 schools statewide by 2017, expanding to 106 districts and then all districts. Marysville, Concordia, McPherson, Hugoton, Blue Valley, and Kansas City Kansas are initial districts, with opponents urging a stronger funding formula and opt out options.
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Topeka
Kansas
Senate
Steve Abrams
Arkansas City
Senate Education Committee
Concordia
McPherson
Marysville
Hugoton
Blue Valley
Kansas City
Kan
Bill Mullins
Mullins
Mike Crawford
House
Sam Brownback
Dave Trabert
Kansas Policy Institute
Wichita
Abrams
Trabert
Kansas State Board of Education
Garden City Spring Cleanup Kicks Off Monday
Garden City's annual two week spring cleanup starts Monday for residential areas only. Items must be curbside next to the street with separate piles for trees, furniture, appliances, and other materials. Eight pickup zones span the dates from March 30 to April 9, with additional general collection days April 3 and 10 for missed items.
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Garden City
Kansas Avenue
Mary Street
Fulton Street
Campbell Street
West City Limits
Taylor Avenue
Senate panel debates cigarette liquor tax proposals
Senate Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on proposed increases to cigarette and liquor taxes as part of budget measures. Gov Brownback proposed higher taxes to cover a revenue shortfall, with estimates of about 108 million dollars yearly. supporters cite health and state finances, while opponents warn of higher costs and urge spending cuts.
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Topeka
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
House Taxation Committee
Sam Brownback
Shawn Sullivan
Richard Carlson
The
Legisla
Tle
Reagan Cussimanio
American Cancer Society
Cussimanio
Missouri
Kansas
Tuck Duncan
Kansas Wine and Spirits Wholesalers Association
Duncan
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Stephanie Bogner
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Hager Addition
Center Street
Jennie Barker
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Chris Neal
R.E. “Tuck” Duncan
Senate Standing Committee On Assessment and Taxation
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