Explosion at Kansas grain elevator kills three
ATCHISON AP Crews suspended search for three missing after a thunderous grain elevator blast killed three workers and left two with severe burns. The blast shook the area, sent an orange fireball into the night, and blew a hole in a silo as officials halted recovery for safety fears amid ongoing smoke and potential collapse.
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Atchison (Ap
Kansas
Missouri
Atchison
Kansas City
Bartlett Grain Co
Atchison City
Trey Cocking
Weatherization effort helps Rose Frizzell in Garden City
Finney County Young Professionals and Finney County United Way volunteers worked on a home weatherization project at 1300 West Mary Street to seal heat in and trim utility costs. Rose Frizzell and her small dog Rory live there, with drafts from blocked doors and rattling windows as winter bites. Dylan Ray and helpers cut boards to size while offering friendly checks on the house.
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Rose Frizzell
Rory
Garden City
W. Mary St
Frizzell
Finney County
Dylan Ray
West Mary Street
Kansas pension reform commission faces costly funding gap
A state commission examining Kansas public pensions must tackle the long term funding shortfall. Law increases state contributions to KPERS and pressures public employees to pay more or accept lower future benefits. Members weigh a 401(k) style plan for new hires or a hybrid with traditional plans amid GOP tensions.
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Topeka
Kansas
Pensions Study Commission
Commission
KPERS
Sam Brownback
Wives honor soldiers through community project
Robin Witzke of Holcomb and Amber Wilson of Garden City symbolize neighbors in a shared bond. Both wives await long deployments of their Army husbands overseas, offering each other understanding most others cannot provide. Their efforts reflect a small but strong military family support network.
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Robin Witzke
Holcomb
Amber Wilson
Garden City
Neighbors recall Amber's loss as husband killed in Iraq
Amber Wilson speaks of loneliness and courage after her first husband SFC Travis Bachman, 30, was killed in 2007 in Iraq while serving with the 714th Maintenance Unit. He was in a scout vehicle when hit by an improvised explosive device, and he was training his replacement at the time.
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Amber
Wilson
Sfc
Travis Bachman
Iraq
Witzke
Bill
714Th
U.S. Army
Bachman
Weather Outlook Sunny With Mild Lows Today and Tuesday
The forecast calls for sunny skies today with a high near 71 and a low around 38. Tuesday brings mostly sunny conditions with a breezy wind and a high about 72 and a low near 41. Details on page A8.
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Scoteln
Ramona Keil
Travis Keil
Bartlett Grain Company
Brad Na
Schwieterman Inc
Chicago
Annie's
Garden City Co-op
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