Basehor recalls mayor and two council members in recall election
Basehor residents voted to recall Mayor Terry Hill and Council members Dennis Mertz and Iris Dysart in a high turnout recall. About 65 percent backed Hill, 61 percent Mertz, and 59 percent Dysart, with roughly 30 percent turnout. The three officials face removal once county certification is complete, and the council will appoint new leaders to fill vacancies.
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Weather 101 spotters prep for severe storms in Douglas County
At South Middle School during Weather 101 audience members and trained spotters discussed tornado watches and cloud features. Douglas County Emergency Management assistant director Jillian Rodrigue paused the talk to emphasize alerting resources and the need for more trained volunteers to aid the National Weather Service in ground truth reporting.
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Tornado Touchdown Reported Near Hutchinson Kansas
Powerful storms swept central Kansas with a tornado watch from Nebraska to the Oklahoma line. The National Weather Service logged brief touchdowns southwest of Hutchinson before 7 p.m. as violent thunderstorms, high winds, and hail to golf ball size struck. Reno County reported minor wind damage to a house and flipped vehicles and stock trailers. In Marion County north of Hillsboro, spotters reported 70 mph winds and golf ball sized hail.
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Images reveal new details in Ike memorial design
The Associated Press reports new images and documents show key elements of Frank Gehry's planned Dwight D. Eisenhower memorial. Critics fight the scale, two metal tapestries, and a barefoot boy depiction while congressmen urge redesign despite Ike’s legacy and family concerns.
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Schmidt cites funding shift to litigation fees in Kansas AG office
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt told about 50 Douglas County Republicans at the Lawrence Country Club that litigation fees now fund a rising share of his office budget. He urged lawmakers to restore a general-funds balance for criminal prosecutions, noting the shift from state appropriations to recovered fees since 2007 and comparing bake-sale funding to the current structure.
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