Black Hills Energy to Raise Kansas Gas Rates
Black Hills Energy wins approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission to raise rates by 4.8 percent, boosting the average residential bill about 2.62 dollars monthly and small business bills about 6.46 dollars. The new rates take effect January 1, 2015, supporting a 51 million dollar infrastructure investment and higher operating costs.
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Attorney says court-ordered competency is sound for Johnson defendant
One of his attorneys told AP last week that a court-ordered competency evaluation found the defendant mentally sound. Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe says a judge issued a gag order preventing attorneys from discussing the case.
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No death penalty in child's murder in Kansas
A Shawnee County jury failed to unanimously recommend capital punishment for Billy Frank Davis Jr. in the March 2012 Topeka case involving the rape and murder of 8-year-old Ahliyah Nachelle Irvin. Davis faces life in prison without parole with sentencing set for February 13.
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Butterfly Labs to reopen under court supervision in Kansas
Butterfly Labs, a Overland Park bitcoin equipment firm, will resume limited operations under a court-appointed receiver after the FTC accused it of defrauding up to 20,000 customers of 20 to 50 million dollars. Judge Brian Wimes rejected a preliminary injunction to keep the firm under receiver control while the case proceeds.
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Kochs Give 11 1 2 Million to Wichita State University
Koch Industries and the Fred and Mary Koch Foundation donate 11.5 million to Wichita State University, the largest single gift in school history. Funds support Charles Koch Arena expansion, a Maker Space, Honors College scholarships, student invention programs, and relocation costs for the Global Trading Center, with athletics facilities fundraising totaling about 15 million.
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Man charged in shootings fit for trial
An avowed white supremacist in Kansas City area killings near two Jewish sites says a mental evaluation found him mentally fit for trial. Frazier Glenn Miller, 73, of Aurora Missouri, is charged with capital murder for the April 13 attacks outside a Jewish community center in Leawood and an Overland Park retirement home.
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Kansas
Christmas memories beyond gifts sought for readers
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Fire forces family from Baldwin City home
John Baker owns the Grove Street rental where a Monday evening fire left the two story house fully involved and likely a total loss. The Johnson family of five evacuated with no injuries after a sump pump failure flooded the basement, prompting shelter with relatives while they search for a new home.
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