Family trip ends in gunfire in Topeka motel
A Colorado family traveling to a Kentucky reunion was sleeping in a Topeka motel when a stray bullet struck father Steve Waskowicz and daughter Allison. Police believe six youths were involved in a gang shooting. Allison underwent seven hours of surgery to remove the bullet and part of her brain and remained in fair condition.
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Kentucky
Colorado
Topeka
Waskowicz
Black Forest
Steve
Cathy
Allison
Nicholas
Mathew
Steve Waskewicz
Topeka Hospital
Cathy Waskowicz
Colorado Springs
Colo
City insurer refuses $35000 claim over demolished Baldwin house
H C Shephard seeks damages after Employers Mutual denied coverage for his rental home at 404 11th. City officials say policy may cover loss but not ready to pay. Shephard plans to sue, arguing due process and vigilante action by the city in 1993.
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Baldwin
Employers Mutual
H.C. Shephard
11Th
Jack Murphy
Brian Wilcox
Shephard
Mexico
Eliehne Brunson
Brunson
Atchison judge denies disqualification request
An Atchison County judge refused to disqualify himself from a contempt of court case against The Globe newspaper. Judge Maurice O Keefe postponed the July 21 hearing and defended his gag order constraints, citing the defendant's right to a fair trial. The paper argues First Amendment protections and plans to call O Keefe as a witness.
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Atchison (Ap
Atchison County
Maurice O’keefe
O’keefe
O'Keefe
Globe
Dan Garrity
Garrity
Kansas Supreme Court
Leavenworth County
Dickson
Alston
Hutchinson
U.S. Supreme Court
Nebraska Press Assn
Stuart
Wheat harvest nearly complete despite storms in Kansas
Kansas farmers report minimal impact from Tuesday storms on the wheat harvest. County agent Ron Graber says the delays are minor as harvest nears completion, with 20 percent cut in Ellis County and continued work in drier fields. KAS notes progress across regions despite rains.
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Kansas
Harvey County
Ron Graber
Kansas Agricultural Statistics Service
South Central
Southwest
KAS
Hays
Hays Harvest Office
Tracey Hoffman
Hoffman
Colby
Goodland
Alma
Neb
Phillipsburg
Hill City
Leonard Schamber
Lawrence High alum Brian Drake reports to Camp Lejeune
Marine Pfc. Brian K. Drake, a 1990 Lawrence High School graduate, recently reported for duty at the Marine Corps Engineer School at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. He is the son of Melvin and Damita Drake of rural Lawrence.
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Brian K. Drake
Lawrence High School
Marine Corps Engineer School
Marine Corps Base
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Melvin and
Damita Drake
Lawrence
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