DeSoto wastewater plant to close after long dispute
Kansas Waste Water Inc. will shut its DeSoto facility by Sept 30 amid a years long dispute over state pollution rules. The firm continues to fight $176 750 in May 2000 fines while leaving the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant as Alliant Techsystems reduces activity and the Army property moves to a mixed small business use. KDHE had sought to shut down the plant over alleged falsified records illegal waste handling and missed tests dating to 1998. Negotiations linger without settlement as inspections are planned.
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Kansas Waste Water
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Gayla Frazier
Alliant Techsystems
Alliant
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Army
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Lawrence
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Western PNM merger talks buoy Kansas governor
Gov. Bill Graves welcomed renewed discussions between Western Resources and Public Service Co. of New Mexico on a 4.4 billion merger. Talks focus on separating utility operations from Westar, merging KPL and KGE with PNM, and creating a holding company while acknowledging prior Kansas Corporation Commission objections to reorganization.
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Western Resources Inc
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Kansas Corporation Commission
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PNM
Crystal McClernon
Graves
Jeff Sterba
Sterba
Public Service of New Mexico
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KGE
Westar Industries
Westar
KCC
Japan denies hiring researcher to spy scandal
The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research acknowledged Takashi Okamoto returned to Japan with Alzheimer's research material from the Cleveland Clinic Hospital but denied it hired him to pilfer. The U.S. charges allege conspiracy and economic espionage involving Okamoto, 40, and partner Hiroaki Serizawa, 39, a KU medical school faculty member.
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Okamoto
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Hiroaki Serizawa
Kansas University School of Medicine
Tree trimming sparks clash between city and bookstore
City officials say three locust trees on university book shop property were damaged by private tree service trimming and removed. The store owner and a contractor dispute responsibility and the city seeks compensation for the several thousand dollars in losses while police file a report.
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David Corliss
Kristin Vickers
Woodruff Tree Service
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Vickers
Corliss
Lawrence
Charlotte Woodruff
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