Charges filed in eastside shooting case
Two men face aggravated battery charges after a fight triggered a drive by shooting on the east side. Chester Brockman, 26, was wounded in the arm and later arrested for aggravated battery. Timothy Cable, 26, was charged with attempted murder. Both await court appearances. bonds set at 15 000 and 25 000. Police seek additional witnesses to the shooting near 15th and Harper in Lawrence.
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Chester Brockman
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
George Wheeler
Brockman
Harper
Timothy Cable
15Th and
Wheeler
Abortion law takes effect in Kansas amid suit
Kansas enacts a late term abortion ban restricting procedures after 22 weeks with life threatening and severe fetal abnormalities exceptions. Dr George Tiller challenges the law in court while his Wichita clinic adapts its site and operations to comply. Court deadlines set, officials discuss injunctions and potential rulings as the law goes into effect day one.
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Tereka
Kansas
Wichita
George Tiller
State Supreme Court
Dena Vogler
Tiller
Supreme Court
Vogler
Bill Graves
Legislators Form Interim Study Committees for 1999
Five Douglas County lawmakers join interim panels to study railroads health care and other issues ahead of the 1999 session. Leaders formed nine committees in June with Senate and House Republicans and Democrats naming members. Senator Anthony Hensley of Topeka will serve on four committees including local government legislative process redistricting and workers compensation. Senator Dick Bond of Overland Park named Senator Sandy Praeger of Lawrence to a committee on topics related to public policy.
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Douglas County
Senate
House
Anthony Hensley
Dick Bond
Roverland Park
GOP
Sandy Praeger
Lawrence
Interim committees study health tax and rail car issues
Nine interim committees will meet to study health insurance mandates bank taxation and rail car shortages. Senator Sandy Praeger will chair health and public welfare matters while Rep. Tom Sloan notes western and eastern Kansas farmers face transportation and tax impact. Additional appointments include Rep. Barbara Ballard Troy Findley Ralph Tanner Joann Flower and Tim Carpenter contact information is listed.
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Praeger
Senate Health and Public Welfare Committee
Tom Sloan
Lawrence
Kansas
Sloan
Douglas County
Barbara Ballard
Dlawrence
Troy Findley
Ralph Tanner
R-Baldwin
Joann Flower
Roskaloosa
Wal Mart to pay 15000 in price misquote settlement
Kansas officials said Wal Mart Stores will pay 15000 in investigation fees expenses and civil penalties after errors in posted prices and scanners were found in two Topeka stores. The settlement with the Kansas AG and Agriculture Secretary cites violations of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act and Weights and Measures standards. Investigators found 13 overcharges per 100 items in one store and three per 100 in another, versus a 2 per 100 standard. Ralph Campbell Richardson named new dean of KSU College of Veterinary Medicine. will start Aug 17.
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Wal-Mart Stores
Kansas State University
College of
Ralph Campbell Richardson
Purdue University
School of Veterinary Medicine
Richardson
KSU
University of Missouri At
Columbia
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Wheat Harvest Nears Finish Across State
Kansas farmers wrap up the wheat harvest with regions 30 to 50 percent cut in the northwest area from Tribune to Oakley and Norton, and three to four days left. Yields statewide remain above average at about 38 to 40 bushels per acre, with test weights around 61.5 pounds per bushel and many areas as good or better than last year’s record.
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Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Tribune
Oakley
Norton
Association
Kansas
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