Self immolation suspected in Dodge City death
Investigators believe James Dunn 40 set himself on fire at a gas station in Dodge City after witnesses initially said flames were from smoking near fuel. Dunn died early Tuesday at a Wichita hospital from burns covering about 90 to 95 percent of his body. Fire officials noted the act appeared intentional.
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Tom Bos
James Dunn
Dunn
Wichita
Bos
Dan Williamson
Topeka Lifts Boil Advisory After Water Restore
Topeka officials announced the city’s boil water advisory was lifted effective immediately. Mayor Butch Felker urged residents to use tap water as normal after power disruptions from a weekend storm had shut down the drinking water system, with service restored at 4 a.m. Monday.
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Topeka
Butch Felker
Complaints against county jail settled
Shawnee County Commissioners approved a 40000 settlement with Teresa Gallegos Dana Gebhart McKnight and Mary Brown for sexual harassment complaints filed with the EEOC in November 1999. The agreement resolves two investigations into the county jail.
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Shawnee County
Teresa Gallegos
Dana Gebhart McKnight
Mary Brown
U.S. Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission
Kansas advances own energy plan with tax breaks
Kansas lawmakers push three energy bills to expand renewable power use and shield ratepayers from rising costs. Gov. Bill Graves signs a law requiring utilities to buy from renewable generators and offer 150 percent of avoided fuel costs, effective July 1. Other measures promise 10 year property tax breaks for new plants and 12 year breaks for independent producers.
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Topeka
Bush
Kansas
Bill Graves
Graves
Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
Utilities’ Committee
Don Brown
Holmes
Laura McClure
D-Osborne
Lenora Schools Close as Enrollment Dips in Kansas
Lenora High and Lenora Middle join Morland Utica in closing due to dwindling students in West Solomon Valley district. The district, once 74 students, faced low performance and high spending per state report. Town leaders warn the move will hurt Lenora’s future as 19 pupils graduated in the last senior class.
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Morland
Utica
West Solomon Valley
Kansas
Lenora High School
Tom Gerlits
Lenora Co-Op
Western told to halt restructuring plans
Kansas regulators ordered Western Resources Inc. to stop plans to separate its regulated utilities from its unregulated businesses amid a hearing on a $151 million electricity rate increase request. The Kansas Corporation Commission called an SEC rights offering by Westar Industries ineffective without KCC approval and warned of possible action if Western ignores the order.
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Western Resources Inc
Western
Kansas Corporation Commission
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
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Kansas
SEC
Westar Industries
Groninger
Rosemary Foreman
Western Resources
KPL
KGE
Public Service Company of
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