Plane lands on highway during test flight emergency
A Cessna CitationJet on an experimental test flight from Sunflower Air base near Hutchinson made an emergency landing on Kansas highway 9 after dual engine flameout. All three engineers aboard were uninjured. The jet glided above power lines, hit a road sign, and stopped with only a dented wing.
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Correction: Former minister not convicted of murder in 1983 case
The Associated Press correction states Thomas Bird, once linked to the 1983 death of Martin Anderson, was not convicted of murdering Anderson’s husband. Bird faced criminal solicitation and conspiracy charges, later acquitted of Anderson’s death, while his wife was found guilty and sentenced to 15 years to life.
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Grandma uses TV to help save lives in Kansas City
Mamie Morrison, 37, woke from a nap when her 4-year-old grandchild smelled smoke and alerted her. She raced to a back bedroom and carried her 2-year-old grandchild to safety, using the television scene as a warning cue.
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Kansas Brief Fire Victim Escapes With Children
A Kansas woman fled a room as flames erupted, suffering burns to her face and head. She grabbed a TV set and hurled it through a first floor window to help her children escape outside, then crawled out and sought help. Morrison was hospitalized with injuries.
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Leavenworth columnist Jim Tibbetts dies at 80
Jim Tibbetts, longtime sports writer for The Leavenworth Times since 1952, died Tuesday at age 80 after a career that included producing a weekly column from his hospital bed. He covered professional and high school sports for the Times.
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