Phillipsburg wife sentenced for fatal shooting of husband
Gypla Diggs was convicted of first degree murder for shooting Brian Diggs in their Logan home on July 31, 1997. Phillips County District Judge Charles Worden imposed life in prison with parole possible after 25 years and denied a new trial motion. Diggs’ arrest followed in 1998 as the Diggs family faced a long, painful aftermath.
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Gypla Diggs
Phillips County
Charles Worden
Worden
Diggs
Brian Diggs
Logan
Don Diggs
Brian
Gyola
Lawnmower Boy rides for organ donor awareness in Topeka
A 14-year-old nicknamed the Lawnmower Boy used a bright red riding mower on the Capitol south lawn to spotlight organ donation. Ryan Tripp of Parowan Utah plans to cut grass in each state capital in 75 days, visiting Topeka as his 11th stop and rallying support for families to discuss organ donation.
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Ryan Tripp
Parowan
Utah
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Topeka
Phoenix
Santa Fe
N.M
Juneau
Alaska
Kansas Capitol
Bill Graves
Topeka loses 75 BNSF salaried jobs this week
Topeka saw 75 salaried positions cut by Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp this week, reducing payroll by over 4 million as part of a 7 percent target. About 400 salaried and 1,000 union roles were slated for elimination companywide, with Topeka’s layoffs offered severance.
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Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp
BNSF
Richard Russack
Fort Worth
Tex
Union Pacific Corp
Joan Wagnon
Robert Krebbs
John Arnold
Marsha Sheahan
Greater
Parolee Violations Lead to Prison for Gambling Ties
Peter J. Simone, linked to alleged mob ties, was ordered to nine months in prison for violating a 15 minute limit on bars and adult clubs during supervised release. He had previously pleaded guilty to money laundering and financing an illegal gambling operation and faced prior violations at the Station Casino.
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Kansas City
Peter J. Simone
Gary D. Fenner
Simone
U.S
Evi
Sirmone
Station Casino
Brownback presses for end to Sudan abuses
Sen Sam Brownback after visiting famine struck Sudan urges U S action against the Khartoum government for genocide and slavery claiming 1 9 million killed in a decade and 4 million displaced He cites bombed hospitals and denied aid as proof of government complicity and supports sanctions and arms embargo plans with other lawmakers and exiled Bishop Macram Gassis backing the call
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
United States
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Brownback
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Amnesty International
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U.S. Committee On Refugees
Donald Payne
D-N.j
Thomas Tancredo
R-Colo
Brown
Africa
Payne
Tancredo
Kosovo
Congress
Macram Gassis
Gassis
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