Parole hearings keep victims reliving trauma in Kansas
At the Kansas Prison Review Board in Topeka, victims recount 1981 crimes as board members decide on keeping Sherman L. Galloway jailed for life. Michael Riner testifies that Galloway is a fear he carries. Jean Rhea, a KU student and coach, describes the brutal assault she endured on July 8, 1981.
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Douglas County
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Westar upgrades cut pollutants at Lawrence Energy Center
Westar Energy’s 325 million upgrade at the Lawrence Energy Center aims to cut emissions from coal units 4 and 5, targeting fine particles, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. Unit 5, supplying about 64 percent of the plant’s 585 megawatts, will shut for 60 days with 350 workers on site.
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Lawrence Energy Center
Troy Mussetter
Paul Wallen
Westar Energy
Westar
Unit 5
Redistricting Battle Pushes Chamber Against Moderates
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Gov Brownback urge Senate to adopt the Ad Astra map, aiming to tilt the Senate conservative. An email from Ivan Crossland accuses the left wing of the Republican Party of overspending and overtaxing, while noting the map’s reshaping of districts to pit moderates against challengers. The debate stalled after a late Senate rebuke, with lawmakers to reexamine the issue.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
State Senate
Senate
Republican Party
Ivan Crossland
Kansas Chamber Political Action Committee
Crossland
Brownback
Ad Astra
State Board of Education
Muscotah plans a baseball museum revival effort
Jeff Hanson, a 69 year old Muscotah resident, envisions a baseball museum to revive the town of under 180 people. Abandoned houses line the blocks, the school closed years ago, and the Muscotah Mercantile remains the only operating business. Hanson promotes a comeback centered on the old water tower and a 22 foot metal structure as a cornerstone for the project.
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Muscotah
Muscotah Mercantile
Jeff Hanson
Hanson
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Donations to Tinker Museum Support in Muscotah
Donors can send checks to 1926 278 Road Muscotah Kansas 66058. Make checks payable to the city of Muscotah and designate it for the Tinker Museum.
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Muscotah
Tinker Museum
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