Massive Oklahoma City suburb tornado kills 51
A half mile wide EF4 tornado blasted Moore and surrounding areas near Oklahoma City, destroying an elementary school and railing through neighborhoods. More than 140 people hospitalized, including many children, as rescue teams worked through night amid downed lines and crowded cell networks. Governor Fallin deployed National Guard and linked with President Obama for aid.
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Okla
Oklahoma City
National Weather Service
Tiffany Thronesberry
Barbara Jarrell
Thronesberry
Oklahoma
Mary Fallin
National Guard
Fallin
Barack Obama
Chris Calvert
Plaza Towers
Gas price drop possible in June says AAA executive
AAA expects gas prices to ease by early June after a week of 35 cent surges driven by planned and unplanned refinery maintenance and the switch to summer blends. James Hanni notes prices may hover before edging down. current Kansas average around 3.87 per gallon with Wichita and Emporia already seeing rises.
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AAA
Topeka
James Hanni
Hanni
Aaa.com
Garden City
Kansas
Wichita
Emporia
Kansas moves to enact gun lobbying restrictions
Kansas lawmakers near approval of a bill restricting use of state tax dollars to lobby or produce materials on gun control. The Senate passed 31 to 6. the House could act next, sending the measure to Gov. Sam Brownback, a gun-rights advocate who has not stated if he will sign it. The NRA pushed for the limit as gun control debate intensifies after Newtown.
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Kansas
National Rifle Association
Senate
House
Sam Brownback
NRA
Barack Obama
Newtown
Conn
County panel weighs six month delay on carry law
Finney County Commission heard Chief Judge Wendel Wurst urge a six month courthouse exemption from the new state concealed carry law that takes effect July 1. The measure would allow permit holders to bring concealed handguns into public buildings unless security measures are in place.
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25Th Judicial District
Finney County Commission
Wurst
County Commission
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