Body thought missing man recovered from lake
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office divers recovered a body believed to be 18 year old Cameron Kirchner of Gardner from Douglas State Fishing Lake after a boat capsized on Saturday. The 17 year old resurfaced. neither wore a life jacket. The search involved multiple agencies and a recovered boat from the lake bottom.
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Douglas County Sheriffs Office
Douglas State
Sheriffs Office
Gardner
Cameron Kirchner
Kirchner
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Veto of Tax Bill Stands in Kansas Senate Clash
The Kansas Senate fell three votes short of overriding Governor Sam Brownback’s veto of a tax bill reversing 2012 tax cuts. The House had previously passed the override 85 to 40. The result signals waning support for Brownback’s fiscal policies among lawmakers. Brownback plans to speak at CPAC in Washington, D.C., on a panel about states versus the state.
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Topera
Kansas Senate
Sam Brownback
Brownback
House
Senate
Washington, D.C
Conservative Political Action Conference
CPAC
America
Tom Sloan
R-Lawrence
Kansas Senate vote tally shows 24 yeas to override veto
The Kansas Senate split 24 to override the veto with 16 nay votes. Yea members include Berger Billinger Bollier Bowers Doll Faust-Goudeau Francisco Givens Goddard Holland Kelly Kerschen Longbine McGinn Pettey Rogers Schmidt Skubal Sykes Taylor and others. Nay members include Alley Baumgardner Denning Estes Fitzgerald LaTurner Lynn Masterson Olson Petersen Pilcher-Cook Pyle Suellentrop Tyson Wagle Wilborn and Wagle.
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Ed Berger
R-Hutchinson
Rick Billinger
R-Goodland
Barbara Bollier
Mission Hills
Elaine Bowers
Concordiae
John Doll
Garden City
Oletha Faust- Goudeau
D-Wichita
Marci Francisco
D-Lawrence
Bruce Givens
R-El Dorado
Dan Goddard
D-Topeka
Dan Kerschen
Overland Park
Bud Estes
Dodge City
Steve Fitzgerald
Leavenworth
Jacob LaTurner
Pittsburge
Julia Lynn
Olathe
Ty Masterson
Andover
Robert Olson
R-Olathe
Mike Petersen
Wichita
Mary Pilcher- Cook
Shawnee
Dennis Pyle
R-Hiawatha
Gene Suellentrop
Caryn Tyson
R-Parker
Susan Wagle
Rick Wilborn
McPherson
No charges in KU fraternity party sexual assault case
Douglas County DA found no probable cause of a crime in a sexual assault allegation tied to a nonfraternity party at Kappa Sigma on Emery Road during homecoming weekend. Police reports were reviewed. the university had placed the fraternity on probation for two years.
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University of Kansas
Kappa Sigma House
Emery Road
Douglas County
Charles Branson
Journal-World
Records sealed in McCarthy Hall case
A judge ordered the substance of a search warrant tied to a rape investigation at the University of Kansas housing where the KU men's basketball team lives to be sealed from the public. The order cites potential harm to witnesses mental health. The Dec 17 to Dec 18 incident at 1741 Naismith Drive prompted officers to uncover drug paraphernalia and a misdemeanor charge against Carlton Bragg Jr. who earlier received diversion. The rape investigation remains active with no suspect identified.
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University of Kansas
McCarthy Hall
Naismith Drive
KU Office of Public Safety
Carlton Bragg Jr
James Anguiano
Journal- World
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Salina
Tom Hawk
Manhattan
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Topeka
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Larry Alley
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