Officers to give drunken revelers rides home on New Year s Eve
Great Bend police and Barton County sheriff offices plan to shuttle intoxicated residents home New Year s Eve. Police will use two vans to pick up partiers and donate proceeds to DARE, while rural areas are covered to reduce DUI risks. Authorities say the effort adds eyes on the street and avoids arrests when possible.
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Kansas Highway Patrol
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Dean Akings
Gary Davis
William Brown
Brown
DARE
Brian Bellendir
Bellendir
Missouri regulators delay report on JJ's explosion
Missouri Public Service Commission staff again delays a report into the JJ's restaurant blast on the Country Club Plaza that killed a waitress. The commission now aims to file on or before February 6, nearly a year after the incident, per the Kansas City Star. In Wichita, the Kansas African American Museum plans MLK Day events on January 18 with a pancake breakfast parade and gospel concert, led by executive director Mark McCormick who seeks inclusive observance.
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Wichita
Kansas
Wichita Eagle
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Colorado readies for Green Wednesday pot sales
Denver area shops and eight Colorado towns prepare for legal recreational sales to adults over 21 on January 1. Police increase patrols around pot shops as managers plan celebrations, while Denver International Airport warns visitors their weed cannot be carried home. Local officials emphasize the milestone in the evolving legal cannabis industry and backdrop of revenue and regulatory efforts.
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Colorado
Denver International Airport
Robin Hackett
BotanyCare
Northglenn
Across the Nation: Bridge accident in Boston and oil train near-miss
Reports describe a Boston Meridian Street Bridge fatality where a walking woman was crushed after a bridge operator raised and lowered the span following her screams. The incident near Chelsea led to an accidental death ruling and an operator’s hospital evaluation. It also covers a North Dakota oil train derailment near Casselton with a mayor demanding federal safety action after evacuations, and a California dispute over keeping brain-dead teen Jahi McMath at Children’s Hospital Oakland with disagreements on transfer procedures and life-sustaining care.
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Douglas Straus
Jahi
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Guth
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National Rifle Association
Barbara Bush hospitalized in Houston with respiratory issue
Barbara Bush, former first lady, was admitted Monday to Houston Methodist Hospital with a respiratory related issue. George H. W. Bush’s office said she remains in great spirits and has received visits from her husband and family as she receives care.
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George H. W. Bush
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KU social media policy under review amid free speech concerns
Kansas University faculty and the AAUP welcomed a review of the campus social media policy after critics called it too broad and a potential violation of academic freedom. Regents defended it as balancing free speech with protecting the university from harmful posts.
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American Association of University Professors
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Kansas University
AAUP
Regents
David Guth
Guth
Jerry Mikkelson
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