Kansan charged in Florida cabbie murder case
A 15 year old Kansas girl Rebecca Lee Falcon was charged with open murder in the Florida killing of taxi driver Richard T. Phillips after a companion Clifton Gilchrist was charged as a principal. Falcon had been sent to live with grandparents amid family trouble and alleged gang imitation influence.
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Leavenworth
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Panama City
Fla
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Springfield
Navy
Richard T. Phillips
Ba County Sheriff's Deputies Saturay
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Callaway
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Falcon
Karen Kaneer
Kan
Sheriff’s Department
Phillips
Former PSU president sues Kansas Board of Regents
Former Pittsburg State University president Don ald Wilson has filed suit in Crawford County alleging breach of contract and malicious prosecution after resigning under pressure in 1995. The action targets the April 1995 agreement that ended his presidency and tenured post, and seeks back wages, damages, and rescission.
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Pittsburg State University
Donald Wilson
Kansas Board of Regents
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Branson
Crawford County
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Pittsburg State
Stephen Jordan
Board of Regents
Kansas Attorney General
John Campbell
Frank Sabatini
Board of
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Jordan
Ted Ayers
Fred Spigarelli
Juco Legislation Gains Steam in Topeka
The proposal would cut community college property tax rates and eliminate tuition for most. the plan secures 31.7 million from the state to offset revenue losses. It allows discussion of mergers among community colleges and vocational schools, not mandates. The bill faces a tough path through the Legislature when it reconvenes January 12, with Rep Cindy Empson signaling cautious optimism and urging campus support.
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Cindy Empson
Former officer to stand trial again in Wyandotte
John Cheek, a former police officer, will face a second trial in Wyandotte County on charges he killed Milton Foster, a security guard at a Bonner Springs nightclub. Judge Carlos Murgula denied Cheek’s bid to relocate the trial, which is expected to begin in March, after the Kansas Supreme Court ordered a new trial due to a juror being improperly dismissed.
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Wyandotte
Carlos Murgula
John Cheek
Cheek
Milton Foster
Bonner Springs
Kansas Supreme Court
Mid-Size Banks Probe Under 1995 Tax Break Order
Port Canes and Sen Féleciano seek a list of state banks that benefited from a 1995 regulatory tax break. The state banking commissioner says 69 of 250 banks used the order but refuses to name them. The commissioner's general counsel, William Grant, told the senators records may be withheld pending a legal opinion on public records status.
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Wnethier
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