Mladic arrested in Serbia ends long manhunt for war crimes
Serbia announced the arrest of Ratko Mladic, Europe's most wanted war crimes suspect, after years in hiding. He faces extradition to the U N war crimes tribunal in The Hague for genocide related to Srebrenica and Bosnia’s 1992 95 war. The capture fulfills international pressure and opens EU membership talks, with NATO and U N prosecutors reacting to the breakthrough.
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Mobile Zoo QR codes boost engagement in Garden City area
Local business and city officials are expanding QR code use as a low cost tool to link to interior photos and future project visuals. Real estate firms Coldwell Banker and The Real Estate Shoppe showcase codes on signs while Manor Texas tests codes to visualize future buildings for residents.
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Joplin Tornado Missing Persons Search Expands to Thursday
After the Joplin tornado many residents remain unaccounted for as officials plan to release a list of missing people Thursday morning. Fire Chief Mitch Randles says it is unclear how many are truly missing, noting some may have left the area. Community volunteers, radio stations, and the Red Cross shelter at Missouri Southern State University coordinate calls and a “safe and well” database while anxious residents search for displaced loved ones amid damaged roads and limited cell service.
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Brownback to Sign Bill On Kansas Pension Study Commission
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback will sign a law creating a study commission to evaluate moving KPERS toward a 401(k) style plan. The GOP split over pace, with public employee groups fearing reduced security and benefits. The law phases in higher contributions and directs surplus real estate sales to close the funding gap.
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Kansas adopts broad new engineering and health laws
Kansas lawmakers approve a 10 year, 170 million engineering initiative to boost graduates to 1365 yearly and set aside 10.5 million annually for KU, KSU, and Wichita State with 3.5 million each. A 65 million bond plan expands KU engineering facilities. A new health care freedom law allows refusal to buy insurance and bans abortion coverage except to save a life. The state also requires ignition interlocks for first time DUI offenders and creates a central DUI database.
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