Trafficway new bump in the road dispute looms
The U S Interior Department and Haskell Indian Nations University challenge Douglas County over the South Lawrence Trafficway amid a 62 million plan. A dispute over 31st Street wetlands prompts potential legal action, while officials seek to explain the project to federal and tribal authorities.
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U.S. Department of Interior
South Lawrence
Lawrence
Douglas County
Alan Woodcock
Federal
Haskell
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Kansas Biological Survey
John Passey
U.S. Department of Education
Bob Fairchild
Pasley
Woodcock
Haskell Nations Indian University
Vandalism at Oak Hill Cemetery prompts reward offer
City officials announced a $250 reward for tips leading to arrests in a vandalism spree at Oak Hill Cemetery in East Lawrence. At least 61 headstones and markers were toppled or displaced, with a statue at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery damaged. Police seek suspects after signs of scaled fencing and beer cans found on site. Families may be billed for some repairs while the city resets markers and monuments.
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Mike Yoder
Don Shaw
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Oak Hill
Parks and Recreation Department
East Lawrence
Jesus On the
Pri
Vately
Fred DeVictor
Parks and Recreation
DeVictor
Oak
Sunflower Cuts KSHB As Holdout Continues
Sunflower Cablevision users wake to a blue screen on channel 12 as federal retransmission rules trigger a deadline. Sunflower negotiates for Fox affiliate KSHB TV 41 while KMBC TV 9 remains secured. Knipfer cites ongoing talks and potential alternative programming, aiming for a free, no obligation agreement with KSHB.
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Sunflower
Sunflower Cablevision
Kshb-Tv
Fox Network
Dennis Knipfer
Knipfer
Kansas City
Kmbc-Tv
Channel 9
ABC
KSHB
Fort Collins
Colo
Kansas
Channel 12
Fox
Jordan Retires From NBA At Peak After Father’s Death
Michael Jordan announced his retirement from the NBA in Deerfield at Bulls training center, saying his father James’s July murder showed life can be taken away. He left open a possible unretirement while noting his peak success this year with a third straight Bulls title amid gambling rumors.
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Deerfield
Ill
Michael Jordan
NBA Today
Chicago Bulls
Jordan
James
NBA
Robbery suspect escapes custody after jail exit
Douglas County authorities seek Chad Allen Beers 24 after he faked illness to flee from a sheriff's deputy outside a doctor’s office following an armed robbery at Checkers Foods. A multi hour search involved 30 officers who tracked him from 601 Mo to Webster's Mobile Homes before losing him.
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Chad Allen Beers
Wedgewood
Beers
Webster
Mich
Douglas County
Loren Anderson
Checkers Foods
Anderson
Clinton weighs Somalia options amid crisis and criticism
President Clinton, angered by the Mogadishu violence and congressional backlash, weighs U.S. options in Somalia. He meets top aides and aides, including Warren Christopher and Les Aspin, to decide on withdrawal and tighter military control, canceling public appearances to focus on the crisis.
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Clinton
Mogadishu
U.S
Somalia
Patricia Schroeder
D-Corp
Warren Christopher
Defense
Les Aspin
Joseph P. Hoar
White House
Congress
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