Northeast Kansas Weather Summary
Fair in the Northeast Kansas region through Sunday with cooler nights. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph today diminishing to about five mph tonight. Highs near 45 this afternoon, 40 to 45 Sunday. Lows around 20 tonight, 21 overnight, sunrise 7 38. Precipitation chances near zero through Sunday. Official readings record yesterday high 30 low 14. year ago today high 32 low ?. record high 60 in 1954, record low 7 in 1914.
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Family tied to officer shooting over traffic stop in Sumter
In Sumter South Carolina a father Maxie McFaddin Sr his son Maxie McFaddin Jr and his wife Eleanor McFaddin faced murder charges after a Christmas night shootout that killed highway patrolman James A Traylor and wounded trooper Robert M Falls. Falls was treated for gunshot wounds and both McFaddins were hospitalized.
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Prathers Host Third Annual Christmas Dinner for Neighbors
Winfield Kansas AP The L E Prathers hosted their third annual Christmas Day dinner for lonely people drawing 32 guests—up from 29 in 1968 and 26 last year. Prather 84 recalls spending Christmas alone years ago near Belle Plaine and started inviting others. The Seventh Day Adventist Church hosted the dinner with guests bringing their own tableware and notifying ahead of time.
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U S Coast Guard and Castro Boats Aid Stranded Americans
Coast Guard crews and two Castro patrol boats aided seven Americans after their 85 foot Sea Rover ran aground on a Cuban coral reef three miles off the northwest coast. Five Cubans boarded the boat to help, a salvage pump was deployed, and six passengers were evacuated by helicopter while one remained aboard for transfer to the Pontos. The Severdija family from Miami, bound for Nicaragua, planned river boat work, while others planned return to the United States.
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Nevada teacher faces firing over state legislative bid
Frances Hawkins, an eighth grade social studies teacher with 25 years on the Mineral County staff, won a Nevada Legislature seat after defeating a Republican businessman. The school board refused her unpaid leave, citing contract breach, prompting petitions and calls from supporters for reconsideration. Hawkins vows to serve, citing her oath and contract.
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