Weather outlook with scattered showers across state
Scattered showers and thunderstorms end early east, otherwise partly sunny with a chance of afternoon storms except southwest. Highs reach 80s to around 90 in the southwest. Thursday night brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms statewide.
Stock Market Lifts at Midmorning Dow Soars
At 11 a.m. the Dow Jones average stood at 10,932.92, up 65.98 points from this morning's opening as traders tracked gains and market momentum developed across major indices.
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Holcomb weighs tax hike options for next year
Holcomb residents face possible franchise tax hikes or mill levy increase as the city renegotiates its franchise agreement with Midwest Energy. Mayor Jannelle Robins-Gaede and Councilman Dennis Lauer weighed higher gas and cable bills against raising the tax levy to cover obligations. The council will begin renegotiations, with the May 23 meeting likely to include budget requests and plans.
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Avoiding the snake bite education for utility workers
Wheatland Electric workers gathered with rattlesnakes for a venomous snake awareness training led by Barry Thomas of Thomas Reptile Ranch in Tulsa. The live props aimed to raise awareness and teach first aid to utility crews working near underbrush and power lines.
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Boards accused of sleeping on job in Kansas
Topeka Great Bend attorney says Kansas school boards are inattentive as a Harris News report shows 32 superintendents earn more than 100000. Don Humphreys, former Great Bend school board member, blasts boards as spineless for ignoring business while John Koepke of the Kansas Association of School Boards disputes the charge and defends pay levels amid hiring pressures.
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Congress backs Bush budget in party line Senate vote
Congress approves a 1.95 trillion 2002 budget with broad GOP support and key Democratic votes. Senators Breaux Baucus Nelson Cleland Miller back the plan while Jeffords Chafee defect. The divided chamber moves to advance Bush tax cut and spending goals.
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Record rise in winter wheat insurance on parched plains
New figures show farmers bought a record 1 billion in insurance for winter wheat as drought parched fields drove higher government subsidies. Kansas State economist Art Barnaby Jr corrected a math error, revealing insured acres rose to 79.4 percent in Kansas and 76.2 percent across five states, with about 7.8 million acres insured in Kansas. Government subsidies, aiming to spur coverage, and poor planting conditions, are shaping talks on disaster aid and the need for deeper crop protection.
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Some graduates see sun through economic clouds
Laura Scott, IU 2001 graduate, received her diploma with plans for public relations in the arts despite fewer full time offers. She works part time as a music liaison and remains cautiously optimistic about finding related work as job growth slows. Experts say the economy shows mixed signals, with high tech hit but teaching jobs strong.
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Indiana University
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Michigan State University
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