Grass fires destroy mobile homes near Tonganoxie
Grass fires damaged two mobile homes east of the city and near Smiley Road as firefighters battled blazes Tuesday. One 1 p.m. blaze started when a lawn mower struck a rock, while a second fire likely from a discarded cigarette burned 5 to 10 acres. Fire Chief Mark Billquist noted extreme dryness, with a fire weather watch issued by NWS.
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Tonganoxie City
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Southeast Kansas sees steady meth production in 2012
A Crawford County raid in Mulberry led to two arrests and two children removed from the home. Kansas officials report ongoing meth lab incidents in southeast Kansas, driven by the one pot method, with 83 incidents in the first half of 2012 and state totals rising from 121 in 2009 to 204 in 2011. Local sheriffs caution preliminary figures may rise as final reports come in.
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Open meetings case dropped by Kansas prosecutor
Associated Press reports Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor said he could not prove substantial violations of the Kansas Open Meetings Act occurred during January private dinners hosted at Cedar Crest by Gov. Sam Brownback. He cited vague recollections from lawmakers and insufficient evidence to pursue further action.
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Shawnee County
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