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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 2006
Page
9
Eastern Kansas may see scattered thunderstorms with a chance of strong storms this afternoon. High near 72 with southerly winds 20 to 25 mph. Tonight low around 45 degrees.
High pressure ushers sunny to partly cloudy skies in the East while a mid‑section storm system spawns thunderstorms in the Mississippi Valley and showers across the Plains. Pacific Northwest coast also sees likely showers with improving conditions elsewhere.
On this date in 1899 a blizzard that dumped 141 inches of snow on Ruby Colorado ended. Ruby was a ghost mining town in the Elk Mountain Range near Crested Butte. Nearby lake levels and river discharge figures are listed as Clinton 876.31 Perry .891.94 Pomona.973.34 with a discharge of 7 25 5 cfs.
Hutchinson AP reports Kansas will add three e85 fueling sites in 40 days and as many as 20 more by year end. The ethanol blend, 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, now at ten stations, is boosted by state and federal incentives including a $750 tax credit for drivers who use e85 and purchases 500 gallons within two years. The legislature also cut e85 tax to 17 cents per gallon, aiming to spur adoption as engine compatibility grows.
Wichita police, acting on a drug investigation, found a large cache of commercial fireworks in a garage. The shells were oversized and linked for multiple bursts, requiring a commercial license to possess. Police also recovered about two kilograms of cocaine, an ounce of heroin, and over 10 pounds of marijuana with a street value over 52000 dollars. The fireworks were detonated at the bomb range. no arrests yet.
Federal wildlife inspectors found hundreds of dead birds in heater treaters used in oil fields, a device previously not linked to bird deaths. In Kansas they inspected 150 units, discovering about 350 to 400 carcasses across half the sites. Estimates place total industry costs at up to 10 million dollars in Kansas.
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