Nine hurt as two crashes send a dozen to hospital
In Finney County a Nissan driven by Blake Hill 17 of Garden City failed to stop at a Towns Road sign and collided with an eastbound vehicle on US 50. Hill was in critical condition at Via Christi Wichita. Dwayne Ryan 18 and others were treated at St. Catherine Hospital. A second crash on Main Street near the Finney County Fairgrounds left Cassie Curl 19 and five others injured. Curl flown to Via Christi Wichita in fair condition. Several passengers were transported by ambulance or self-transport with injuries including lacerations and concussions.
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Finney County
Nissan
Blake Hill
Garden City
Towns Road
Kansas Highway Patrol
Hill
Via Christi Regional Medical Center
St. Francis
Wichita
Dwayne Ryan
St. Catherine Hospital
U.S. Highway 50
John Francis Mobley
Ensign
Richard Andrade
Highway Patrol
John Andrews
Cassie Curl
Sheriff's Office
Main Street
Finney County Fairgrounds
Andrews
Coltier LaRue
Springfield
Brooke Bolding
Jenna Nelson
Marisha Eck
St. Catherine
Eck
Via Christi
Curl
LaRue
Bolding
Nelson
Mitch Barney
Logan
Iowa
Garden City man faces kidnapping and battery charges
A 23 year old Garden City man Jamie Correa was arrested Friday on suspicion of kidnapping and battery after an argument with his girlfriend Shandy Hickman. The incident began near Correa’s Maple Street home and ended with Hickman escaping and Correa being taken into custody at the Law Enforcement Center. Free ACT workshops are announced at Garden City High School with sessions on math science English and reading ahead of the national test at Garden City Community College.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Utz
Jamie Correa
Maple St
Shandy Hickman
Correa
Hickman
N. Ninth Street
Garden City High School
N. Main St
Garden City Community College
Kansans await Senate move on uniform liquor law debate
Senate debate looms on a proposed uniform Liquor Control Act in Kansas. The issue follows a Kansas Supreme Court ruling that cities may exempt themselves from Sunday sales under home rule. Lawmakers seek uniform rules before cities opt out of other provisions, including drinking age and taxes.
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Topeka
Kansas Supreme Court
Wyandotte County
Senate
Sen
John Vratil
R-Leawood
Vratil
McKinney
House
R.J. Wilson
Pittsburg
Place for Ideas for Home Improvement Show Draws Crowds
At the 28th annual Better Homes and Living Show, about 85 vendors showcased their wares at the Finney County Exhibition Building. Attendees registered for prize drawings, while Western Kansas Broadcast Center collected an admission fee to fund next year’s event.
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Better Homes & Living Show
Better Homes & Living
Finney County Exhibition Building
Debbie Wharton
Wharton’s
10Th St
Wharton
Shelly Freeman
Sparkle Auto
Campus Drive
Freeman
Western Kansas Broadcast Center
Emmaus House
Gil Wohler
Broadcast Center
Wohler
Robin Marsh
Scheppner
Kevin Kasselman
Wheatland Broadband Services
Kasselman
Kayre Watson
Sublette
Watson
Stephanie Derusseau
Garden City
Fire destroys Studley home. investigation to begin Tuesday
Garden City Fire Chief Allen Shelton announced a Tuesday start to a formal cause investigation into the Friday afternoon blaze at the 1018 North Third residence of Clayton and Rosemary Studley. The fire heavily damaged the basement and garage where reloading supplies and gun powder were stored, with the home appraised at $114,320.
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Garden City
Allen Shelton
Clayton
Rosemary Studley
Melvin Dale
Kansas State Fire Marshall
Studley’s Insurance Company
Shelton
Clayton Studley
Kansans may carry concealed guns in Statehouse after Senate vote
The Senate approved a bill allowing concealed handguns in the Kansas Statehouse by a 28-12 vote. The measure requires a $150 fee, eight hours of training, and background checks via the attorney general. The House passed it earlier. differences must be reconciled if the final version is to reach Governor Sebelius.
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House
Senate
Pete Brungardt
Salina
Brungardt
Dennis McKinney
D-Greensburg
Topeka
Statehouse
Attorney General's Office
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Attorney General’s Office
R-Leawood
Kathleen Sebelius
Tve
Sebelius
Kansas
Illinois
Nebraska
Wisconsin
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John Scheepner
Scheepner
Derusseau
Carl Koons
Weber
Koons
Enjoli Simmons
Brianna van Natta
Amanda Espinoza
Brier and Hale
Steve Jackson
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