Kansas wheat crop hit by drought and low prices this year
A Kansas drought left 1 million acres abandoned with 80 percent insured, while revenue insurance covers only part of losses. Farmers face higher costs, stalled spending, and shrinking herds as USDA projects 1.34 billion bushels of winter wheat nationwide, the smallest in 23 years, with local pastures deteriorating and farming communities tightening budgets.
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McVeigh documents spark delay talk in federal case
The Justice Department admitted FBI files and 302 interview notes related to the Oklahoma City bombing were misrouted to 45 offices and Paris. Attorneys say the material, including photos and tapes, might prompt a stay or appeal review, delaying any execution for the first time since 1963.
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Classmate Charged in Kentucky School Stabbing Case
A 14 year-old boy was stabbed in an eighth grade social studies class at Moore Traditional Middle School near Louisville. The victim was transported to University Hospital with two torso wounds. a 13-year-old classmate was charged in connection with the incident.
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Memorial Day Monument Unveiled at Parsons Cemetery Field of Honor
A new 8 foot memorial stone dedicated to all veterans is installed in the Field of Honor at Parsons Cemetery. Dunlap Construction will lay a surrounding concrete path and marker leveling crews will adjust several toppled stones. The project cost about 40000 dollars with 26000 for the monument, donated by local groups including American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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Parsons
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Boone
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Energy task force favors tax breaks for clean energy push
The task force proposed tax breaks for wind power projects solar technology purchases hybrid vehicles and hydrogen research along with regulatory relief for nuclear plants and coal tech. It warned against overreliance on natural gas and aims for a balanced energy plan to be unveiled by President Bush next Thursday at a Minnesota plant.
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Bush
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Kansas Gov Graves signs broad laws after Hoisington tornado
After a deadly tornado hit Hoisington on April 21, new laws signed by Governor Graves take effect July 1. They empower the highway patrol superintendent to direct governor travel, raise birth and death certificate fees, add four appellate judges over 5.5 years, create water banking, offer tax relief for local Parkinson's and Kidney Foundation chapters, and expand disease education funding.
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Jury resumes deliberation in embassy bombing case
Jurors weighing the cases of four men accused in two U S embassy bombings were given a transcript of grand jury testimony and other items they had asked to review. On Thursday jurors sent Judge Leonard Sand a note listing 19 exhibits they wanted to examine in the jury room, including a transcript of Wadid El-Hage testimony.
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