Community Corrections Advisory Board Meeting Scheduled
The 25th Judicial District Community Corrections Advisory Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. on November 18 in Garden City at 601 N. Main St. Suite H. The agenda includes the FY 2012 Financial Audit policy changes FY 2012 first quarter outcomes and a public comment period.
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25Th Judicial District Community Corrections Advisory Board
Community Corrections Conference Room
N. Main St
Suite H
Garden City
Deputies Rescue Man After I-35 Pond Crash
Franklin County deputies pulled a Pennsylvania man from a sinking car after a collision with a tractor-trailer on Interstate 35 near Ottawa. Deputy Carl Bentley entered the water and broke a window to reach the unconscious driver while Deputy Tim Jones assisted, then they delivered him to shore where he received treatment and was hospitalized.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Interstate 35
KCTV
Carl Bentley
Bentley
Pennsylvania
Tim Jones
Judge weighs forcing funding to Dodge City clinic
In Wichita AP report Judge J Thomas Marten will hear arguments on restoring federal family planning funds to the Dodge City Family Planning Clinic after a law directs funds to public health departments and hospitals. The clinics challenge Kansas claimed sovereign right to allocate the grant while state officials defend restrictions.
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Wichita
Kansas
Dodge City
Planned Parenthood
J. Thomas Marten
Marten
Salina man sentenced on drug charge
A former Salina merchant convicted of illegally selling a designer drug marketed as pot pourri was sentenced to 30 months in prison by Saline County District Judge Renee Young. The judge found Erick Stack a threat to the community and doubted probation would stop his illegal activity. Stack was convicted in September of selling a chemical copy that mimics marijuana. He still faces charges from a February raid on his store The Grind.
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Salina
Erick Stack
Saline County
Renee Young
Ksal-Am
Srack
Stack
Kansas protesters plan Wichita march against Brownback policy
Kansans United in Voice and Spirit organizers Tamara Werth and Crystal McComas of Lawrence announce a Oct 29 march in Wichita near Koch Industries to mobilize residents against the Brownback administration. They say the rally highlights concerns over cuts to social services education and arts funding while stressing peaceful assembly.
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Topeka
Kansas
Wichita
Sam Brownback
Kansans United
Voice and Spirit
Koch Industries
Charles
David Koch
Tamara Werth
Crystal McComas
Lawrence
Koch
Cohlmin
McComas and Werth
Werth
Koch Brothers
Americans For Prosperity
Herman Cain
AFP
Peo
McComas
Hays
Johnson County
Salina
Brownback Administration
Court strikes down funeral picketing ban
An 8th U.S. Circuit panel ruled Nebraska may not bar protests near funerals, citing First Amendment protections. Westboro Baptist Church members argued the law limited peaceful speech and public debate. The decision overturns a lower court ruling and follows prior 2008 Missouri precedent.
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Omaha, Neb
Nebraska
8Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Westboro Baptist Church
Missouri
Shirley Phelps-Roper
Phelps-Roper
Nebraska Attorney General’s Office
8Th Circuit
Margie Phelps-Roper
Westboro
Fred Phelps
U.S
Summer heat claims more than 60 lives in Kansas, Missouri
In summer 2011 the heat dome caused 39 confirmed Missouri deaths and 23 in Kansas with 30 suspected in Kansas City area. Two Warrior Dash participants died in July as heat index exceeded 100. Humidity worsened conditions, with four July days at or above 100 in Kansas City.
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Kansas
Missouri
Kansas City
Kansas City Health Department
Bill Snook
Jeff Fink
Olathe
Jeremy Morris
Grandview
National Weather Service
Kansas City International Airport
Dave Beustersen
Pleasant Hill
Beusterien
Department of Health & Senior Services
St. Louis
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Uplin
Pawnee Road
Brad Nading
Bellevue
Phelps- Roper
Appeals
U.S. District Court
Laurie Smith Camp
Keller Insurance, Inc
North Fleming
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