Five Die In Multivehicle I-70 Crash West Of Bonner Springs
Associated Press and staff reports report five people died in a multivehicle crash on Interstate 70 near the toll plaza west of Bonner Springs Kansas. A semitrailer rear-ended another vehicle causing a large fire just before 2 30 p m Tuesday. One semi driver was hospitalized with unknown injuries. Eastbound traffic partly reopened around 4 30 p m while westbound lanes remained closed with late estimates of a later reopening. Victim information was expected to be released Tuesday night or Wednesday.
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Crash victim mother seeks answers in Hess case
The mother of 15 year old Dalton Eugene Hess seeks details a week after a fatal crash northeast of Lawrence. She questions whether her son was driving and how the accident occurred and has not seen the wrecked car up close. The Douglas County sheriff’s deputy found a Hyundai Sonata burning at 9 p.m. July 2 in the 1600 block of North 1650 Road. Funeral is set for Thursday, and the sheriff’s office has not released the victim’s name.
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City to hike mill levy for police HQ funding
Lawrence city commissioners gave preliminary approval to raise the property tax rate by 1.25 mills to fund a new police headquarters. The unanimous vote set the 2018 budget maximum at 255 million dollars, aligning with the adopted infrastructure plan.
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Kansas repeal echoes in House tax reform debate
U S House Republicans move to open talks on a flatter, fairer tax plan similar to Kansas reforms that lawmakers say would boost opportunity. The Ways and Means Committee will hear concepts from a June 2016 Brady task force, including fewer tax brackets, lower rates, higher standard deduction, expanded child care credit, and reduced nonwage business taxes.
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