Arson charges filed in church fire at Temple Lot church
Independence police charged Jordan Smith 25 with second degree arson and second degree burglary after he barricaded himself in the Church of Christ Temple Lot New Year’s Day. The two story 90 year old church was destroyed while firefighters were kept back by threats and police. Smith pleaded innocent and bonds set at 35000 with a preliminary hearing on Jan 10.
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Independence, Mo
Church of Christ
Temple Lot
Jordan Smith
Smith
Jackson County Cir
Cuit
Robert L. Trout
Alvin Harris
Director quits Topeka Zoo to found Africa safaris
Gary Clarke retires at 50 after directing The World Famous Topeka Zoo since 1963. He plans four to six Cowabunga Safaris per year with groups of 15 to 20, pursuing a new career in Africa. Acting director Mike LaRue oversees, with 60 applicants for the permanent post. Clarke helped grow the zoo with major expansions and strong community support.
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Topeka
Gary Clarke
Topeka Zoo
Africa
Cowabunga
Clarke
Mike LaRue
Larue
Robert Bugg
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Tex
Park
John Goodin
Friends of the Zoo
Kilmanjaro
Weather service to upgrade two states weather offices
Tulsa Oklahoma and Kansas to host a testbed upgrade for the National Weather Service featuring NEXRAD radar high tech computers and more meteorologists. Tulsa will handle eastern Oklahoma while Oklahoma City Norman covers the west, boosting storm tracking and data sharing across offices.
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Weather Service
Tulsa
Okla
Personel Weather Service Office
Tulsa International Airport
Oklahoma
Kansas
U.S. Commerce Department
Joyce Hughes
Commerce Department
Ms. Hughes
Nexrad
Oklahoma City-Norman
Oklahoma City- Norman
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Petroleum Energy Inc
Steve Levandowski
Petroleum Energy
Dyrk J. Dahl
Lewandowski
Dale E. Saffels
Dahl
Emporia
James Smith
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