Analysts warn Westar sale benefits shareholders over rates
Analysts from the Kansas Corporation Commission and Citizens' Utility Ratepayer Board urge scrutiny of Westar Energy’s 12.2 billion sale to Kansas City Power & Light. They claim the merger favors shareholders, risks higher bills, and could burden ratepayers while Great Plains Energy pursues gains.
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Westar Energy
Kansas City Power & Light
Kansas Corporation Commission
Citizens’ Utility Ratepayer Board
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Kcp&l
Great Plains Energy
Westar
Kansas
Missouri
GPE
Andrea Crane
Chuck Caisley
Oak Hill stabbing victim was attacker’s roommate
An arrest affidavit shows 52-year-old James William Conlon was stabbed multiple times and found at 1518 Oak Hill Ave. He was hospitalized and his roommate, 32-year-old Wynn Sterling Antrim Anderson, was arrested. Anderson faces felony charges of attempted second-degree murder and making a criminal threat with a preliminary hearing set for early 2017.
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James William Conlon
Oak Hill Ave
Wynn Sterling Antrim Anderson
Lawrence
Amy Rhoads
Conlon
Lawrence Police Department
Kim Murphree
Anderson
Civil suit resumes against ex caregiver in abuse case
A civil lawsuit continues in Douglas County District Court against Brooke Shinn, a former caregiver convicted of two felony counts for mistreating dependent adults. The case follows her 2023 arrest after accusations she beat and confined two mentally disabled men under her care, triggering related criminal charges.
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Brooke Shinn
Shinn
Douglas County
Fight at KU fraternity leads to civil lawsuit filed
A drunken and racially charged incident at the University of Kansas fraternity Theta Epsilon Pi Kappa Phi prompted a civil suit in Douglas County District Court. Filed by attorney Jerry Levy for Philip Hawley, the action names the local and national chapters for alleged negligence and failure to educate and supervise members. The Oct 31 2015 party at 1537 Tennessee St is cited with alcohol served to invited guests in violation of interfraternity rules. The suit seeks damages above $75,000.
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Theta Epsilon
Pi Kappa Phi
Interfraternity Council
Jerry Levy
Philip Hawley
Douglas County
Pi Kappa
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