Former trooper charged in Sukran Caldwell killing
Lee J. Booker a 17 year Kansas Highway Patrol veteran was indicted by a Geary County grand jury on first degree murder or an alternative charge of assisting a death by own action in the 1997 death of Sukran Caldwell. Caldwell's body was exhumed for an autopsy after friends pressed for tests. Booker was jailed on bond and faces first appearance in Geary County District Court.
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Junction City
Kansas Highway
Lee J. Booker
Geary County
Sukran Caldwell
Booher
Caldwell
Bill Deppish
U.S. Highway 77
Deppish
Don Morgan
Associated Press
Booker
Highway Patrol
John Eichorn
Eichorn
Legislators Craft Kansas Civics CD for Schools
Rep. Ralph Tanner leads a joint committee to create a Kansas civics CD ROM explaining how a bill becomes law, committee roles, and daily life of a legislator. Aims for August 1999 school distribution with KU continuing education handling tech and content approved by five senators and five representatives.
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Baldwin
Kansas
Kansas Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Joint Legislative Committee
Tanner
Kansas University
Statehouse
Virginia
Kansas Historical Society
Supreme Court
Nancy Colyer
Division of Continuing Education
Title company audit uncovers twenty seven thousand loss
Douglas County Title Company officials fired an employee after an internal audit found twenty seven thousand dollars missing. Police report lists 124 checks totaling 26768 drawn on a company account from February 16 1996 to December 31 1997. The theft is being investigated with no suspect named.
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Douglas County Title Company
George Wheeler
Columbia Dr
Wheeler
Sunflower seeks to halt illegal cable box operation
Federal prosecutors probe theft by selling tampered cable boxes used for free service in Lawrence. At least 46 homes affected. Sunflower Cablevision cooperates fully as police trace devices worth 110 dollars each. Investigation spans state and federal theft of services statutes. no arrests yet.
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Sunflower Cablevision
Lawrence
Dan McGough
McGough
HBO
Showtime
George Wheeler
Wheeler
The
World Company
Journal-World
Teen flies high in inaugural Heartland Works program
Taylor Johnson, 14, took the controls of a Piper Warrior over Lawrence as part of Heartland Works summer program. Twenty five students combine math and reading with job skills training, with aviation aiming to boost academic ability and self confidence. Some students, like Taylor, may pursue flight, while others choose different paths. all graduate July 24 with flight wings and new opportunities.
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Taylor Johnson
Lawrence
Taylor
Heartland Works
Hi-Tek
Lawrence Air Service
Rob Mohr
Mohr
Clinton Lake
Tope
Brandy Manuel
Sus Brune
Heartlands
Douglas County
Bure
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Chris Kager
Ckoger
Jworld.com
Dan Tope
Watson
Jwatson
Ljworld.com
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