Aggravated Battery Probe After Car Chase in Garden City
Garden City police seek information on an aggravated battery incident occurring Saturday near Chestnut Street. Mark Lucero, 30, was followed by a maroon Jeep Cherokee and rammed twice, pinning his Honda. A bystander, Angela Perez, was injured. Lucero refused medical aid. Vehicle damage estimated at $5,000. Call 276-1300 or Crime Stoppers at 275-7807 with tips.
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Garden City
Mike Utz
Mark Lucero
Chestnut Street
Utz
Lucero
Honda
Angela Perez
St. Catherine Hospital
Police Department
Midwest Energy seeks 25 percent delivery rate hike
Midwest Energy filed March 24 with the Kansas Corporation Commission to raise natural gas delivery charges. President Ernie Lehman cited aging pipelines, rising material costs and declining sales as reasons for the proposal, which would be its first increase since 2003 and second since 1995, raising residential bills by about $5.69 monthly. Service area includes Deerfield, Dighton, Healy, Holcomb, Ingalls, Scots, Scott City and Tribune.
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Midwest Energy
Kansas Corporation Commission
Earnie Lehman
Deerfield
Dighton
Healy
Holcomb
Ingalls
Scots
Scott City
Tribune
Family Fitness Night at Florence Wilson Elementary
Florence Wilson Elementary hosts Family Fitness Night for students and parents from 7 to 8 30 p.m. at 1709 E Labrador Blvd. Community groups present activities and tips on healthier shopping on a budget, seat belt safety, youth and drugs, plus adult body analysis and family games in the gym.
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Florence Wilson
E. Labrador Blvd
Linda Walters
Kansas State Research and Extension
Kansas Highway Patrol
Steve Martinez
Finney County Sheriff's Office
Garden City Recreation Commission
Garden City High School
Negotiators clash over Kansas sex offender bill impasse grows
Kansas House and Senate negotiators remained deadlocked over a sex offender bill, as they diverged on whether first convictions involving victims under 14 should carry a 25 year sentence. The plan would require GPS monitoring and lifetime parole after release, with penalties escalating for multiple offenses.
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Topeka
House
Senate
Jessica
Jessica Lunsford
Kansas
Department of Corrections
O'Neal
Wind energy fate in western Kansas remains unsettled
In Salina and across rural McPherson and Cloud counties debate swirls over Gamesa Corp plans for a 50-tower wind farm amid strong local opposition and county moratoriums. Support grows among farmers seeking clean energy but legislative, logistical, and ecological concerns persist.
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Salina
Kansas
Deb
Neil Colle
McPherson County
Gamesa Corp
Deb Colle
Colles
Stephen Wiley
Gamesa
Cloud County
Raymond Kindel
Horizon Wind Energy
American Council For
House Utilities Committee
Josh Swaty
Dellsworth
City plans park and land purchase for southeast area
The City Commission approved buying 13.6 acres from Shawn G. Madden to create a 2.7 acre soccer parking lot with 204 spaces and a 10.9 acre southeast community park. Restrooms will be added at Stevens Park bandshell and water slides for the Big Pool arrived, aiming to open by Memorial Day weekend. Commissioner Behan was reappointed to the Horse Thief Reservoir Board.
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City Commission
Shawn G. Madden
Spruce Street
Charles Stones
Garcia
Garden City Recreation Commission
John Washington
Washington
Bob Halloran
Stevens Park
Steve Cottrell
Reynaldo Mesa
Cottrell
J.R. Behan
Horse Thief Reservoir
House Senate agree on animal cruelty bill
Kansas lawmakers advance a compromise making deliberate animal cruelty a felony with at least 30 days in jail and fines up to 5000 dollars. Convicts face a psychological evaluation and anger management course, inspired by cases Scruffy and Magnum, while neglect remains a misdemeanor and pests or livestock slaughter are excluded.
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House
Topeka
Senate
Kathleen Sebelius
Humane Societies
Scruffy
Kansas City
Kan
Magnum
Wichita
Fort Hays State and Tianjin University to pursue partnership
Delegates from Tianjin University of Science and Technology visited Fort Hays State University in Kansas for a fact finding mission. They met President Edward Hammond and Provost Larry Gould toured the Sternberg Museum and College of Education and Technology and discussed a dual degree deal to be signed in Tianjin in early June. President Wei Dapeng called the trip positive and said the dream is a formal dual degree partnership. Fort Hays State already has six Chinese university partnerships and one in Turkey.
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Beijing
Tianjin University
Wei Dapeng
Fort Hays State
Fort Hays
China
Turkey
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RICE
Rite
Ayanae
Arden City
House Judiciary Committee
Mike O'Neal
Conference Committee
R-Hutchinson
Florida
Gray County
Montezuma
Wayne Walker
Horizon
Walker
Rep
Deena Horst
Commission
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