Plane loses contact near Washington prompts Capitol evacuation
A passenger plane briefly lost radio contact with air traffic controllers while approaching Washington after the pilot switched frequencies. Fighter jets scrambled and the Capitol and all House and Senate office buildings were evacuated as FAA reviews a pilot read back error. Piedmont Airlines Flight 4352 was en route from Hilton Head to Reagan National Airport, with contact lost for about 15 minutes at a Virginia radar facility before Reagan National took over.
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Jim Peters
House
Senate
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S.C
Ronald Reagan
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FAA
Reagan National
Missouri, Arkansas hit hard by New Year tornado deaths
Tornadoes across several states on December 31, 2010 left seven dead and dozens injured. In Missouri and Arkansas three fatalities were reported in each state, with a seventh death announced Saturday for an injured Rolla-area victim, according to Rolla Rural Fire Department chief Bruce Southard.
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Arkansas
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Midwest
Rolla
Bruce Southard
Egypt church bombing kills at least twenty one
At a northern Alexandria church worshippers were killed in a New Year Mass bombing prompting clashes with police as Christians mourn the worst sectarian violence in a decade. The Interior Ministry blamed foreign elements and officials cited al Qaida Iraq, signaling a broader terror threat to Egypt's Coptic community.
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Interior Ministry
al-Qaida
Iraq
Egypt
Inmates Riot at Low-Security Ford Open Prison
Rioting inmates caused heavy damage at Ford open prison in London after midnight disturbances over breathalyzer tests on New Year’s Eve. Fires burned for about 16 hours. 150 prisoners were confined due to involvement or damaged accommodation.
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Ford Open
Prison Officers Union
Crispin Blunt
Deputy Suzanne Hopper Killed in Enon Beach Shootout
A sheriff s deputy died after being shot during a probe of gunfire at a Clark County trailer park. The suspect was killed in a gun battle with police as officers attempted talks. An officer was wounded amid a volley of shots from inside a trailer.
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Suzanne Hopper
Enon Beach
Ohio
Clark County
Gene Kelly
Kelly
First baby of 2011 born at LMH in Lawrence
George Allen Kodaseet Jr. arrived six days early at 8 01 a.m. weighing 7 pounds 11 ounces and 19 1/2 inches, the first baby born at Lawrence Memorial Hospital in 2011. His parents Vera and George Kodaseet, Lawrence residents, welcomed a son amid a new year milestone.
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George Allen Kodaseet Jr
Oklahoma University
Connecticut
Ory. George Jr
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Vera Kodaseet
George Jr
Vera
George Kodaseet
Lawrence
Robert
Adrien
George
Anadarko, Okla
Lawrence man restores classic pinball games as hobby
Gary Martin, known as the man on Parkside Drive, converts and repairs arcade machines from his basement workshop. A longtime engineer and IT professional at Lawrence Paper Co., he has six pinball machines at home and has restored many others. He began playing as a high schooler in Atchison on an Eight Ball Deluxe machine found in a bar. He now plans to restore another Eight Ball Deluxe found in Wichita.
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Jason Scheffelmaer
Olathe
Mars
Taylor Brownback
Basehor
Gary Martin
Lawrence
Martin
Don Brownback
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Parkside Drive
Atchison
Lawrence Paper Co
Wichita
Coffee Cake KC roams Kansas City with cupcakes and coffee
Renee Kloeblen and Brian Jurgens launch Coffee Cake KC a mobile cupcakery and coffee bar in Missouri. They tour streets with red wagon style rig offering creations from Ms Nene's Takes the Cake Bakery and E R Hobbs Specialty Coffee. Kloeblen emphasizes creative flavors like Ruby Slipper and That's Some Pig as they ride the social media wave to attract customers.
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Mobile
Fee
John
Renee Kloeblen
Son County
KC Neurs
Ms. Nene’s
Brian “Stubbie
Jurgens
E.R Hobbs Specialty Coffee
Kloeblen
Shawnee
Nene
S. Kloeblen
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