Kingman police chief charged in girlfriend assault case
Kingman Police Chief John Braden faces felony criminal threats and misdemeanor counts of criminal restraint and battery after an April 26 domestic incident with his girlfriend. He is free on a $10,000 bond as city officials weigh administrative leave. Nobody was injured in the shooting incident during the arrest.
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John Braden
Frank Soukup
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Soukup
Old German Baptists hold annual Kansas meeting on farm
Lawrence AP report notes members of the Old German Baptist Brethren gathering at a Kansas farm for their annual conference. Ten ship services planned in tents and wooden structures near Lawrence on the Ister farm. The group, with 56 congregations nationwide, adheres to literal New Testament translation and plain dress, shunning television and Internet. baptism by immersion three times in the Trinity is required to join.
David Cook Honored With Kansas City Day Parade
Kansas City officials plan to declare David Cook Day as fans celebrate his advancement to the American Idol final three. A 11:30 a.m. mini concert, an official resolution praising Cook, and a parade and larger hometown concert in Blue Springs are on the schedule following his semifinal success alongside Archuleta and Mercado.
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David Cook
Power and Light District
Cook
Blue Springs
Severe storms cause limited damage across southwest Kansas
Weather officials reported 70 mph winds and tornado touchdowns in Greeley and Wichita counties, but sheriffs offices saw little damage. Abandoned Amy school roof torn, no other major impacts. Isolated storms possible near the Colorado border, but no severe weather expected.
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Lane County
Amy
National Weather Service
Greeley
Wichita
Frederick Kruse
Dodge City
Tribune
Greeley County
Selkirk
Wichita County
Weather Service
Kruse
Jetmore
Garden City
Finney County
Cathy Hernandez
Colorado
Wheat Tour Forecasts Record Kansas Winter Wheat Yield
The Wheat Quality Council tour projects a 379.1 million bushel Kansas winter wheat harvest, averaging 43.3 bushels per acre. Dickinson Morrison and Saline counties reported the strongest fields with favorable stands across south central Kansas, despite delayed development and synchronized harvest timing due to cool weather.
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Kansas
Wheat Quality Council
Kansas City Board of Trade
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Kansas Wheat
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
Dickinson
Morrison
Saline
Harries
Kansas launches animal ID drive to speed disease tracing
Kansas health officials urge livestock producers to join the Located in 48 program aiming to register premises across the state. The effort seeks 48 hour source tracing, education campaigns, and a Web site for online signups as part of a voluntary, free system to protect a $12 billion industry.
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Great Bend
Kansas Animal Health Department
Kansas
Bryan Rickard
Rickard
Nebraska
George Teagarden
U.S
Washington
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Teagarden
Southwest Kansas
New Mexico
Kansans wary of budget as 13.6 billion plan faces strain
Kansas lawmakers voice gloom over a 13.6 billion budget they deem unaffordable for more than a year. Gov Sebelius says the economy remains sound though a coming money crunch appears likely. The 2009 plan adds 3 percent spending, raises school aid 5.5 percent, funds social programs, offers a 2.5 percent state employee raise, and gives a $300 one time payment to some retirees, while draining cash reserves from 935 million to about 119 million by July 2009.
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Topeka
Kansas
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas Supreme Court
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