Minnesota imposes breath tests to curb stadium rowdiness
At the University of Minnesota, a new BAC breath-test policy for the 10,000 season-ticket holders aims to curb rowdy behavior at TCE Bank Stadium. Drunken fans ejected at the home opener faced future entry denial unless passing breath tests. nine were ejected and one detoxed.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
University of Wisconsin
Golden Gophers
TCE Bank
Metrodome
Jerry Reinhart
Minnesota
Patrick Day
University Police Department
Gophers
New Children's Mercy helicopter tours area hospitals
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics unveiled its new pediatric helicopter in blue and neon green. The aircraft toured Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence and stopped at Stormont-Vail in Topeka, St. Francis in Topeka, and Ransom Memorial in Ottawa to transport critically ill children within a 170 mile radius.
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Children’s Mercy
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Maine
Stormont-Vail Regional Health Center
St. Francis Health Center
Topeka
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Kansas City
Scott May
American Eurocopter
Gas line rupture in North Lawrence halts trains and closes office
A four inch natural gas line break near Second and Locust caused a strong gas odor across the area in North Lawrence. A backhoe struck the line during road construction near Union Pacific tracks, stopping trains in both directions and cutting gas to about 20 customers at a nearby mobile home park while Black Hills Energy crews fixed the leak.
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Lawrence
Second
Locust Streets
Curt Floetchinger
Black Hills Energy
Kansas
States send mixed signals on texting and driving
The piece notes 22 states ban texting while driving but offer Twitter updates on traffic and road conditions. Debate centers on safety versus government messaging as officials caution drivers not to use phones behind the wheel while some feeds advise checking conditions before departure.
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Minnesota
Frank Hornstein
District of Columbia
Governors Highway Safety Association
Jodie Stone
The
Washing
Text alerts urge safe driving with traffic updates
Kansas Department of Transportation and Kansas Turnpike Authority warn drivers to use common sense with road condition texts. Officials say check updates before driving or pull over to read messages and avoid reading at high speed. Turnpike authority spokeswoman Lisa Callahan notes service reaches about 500 subscribers.
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Washington State
Randy Ort
Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
Kansas Department of Transportation
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Kansas
KDOT
The
Turnpike Authority
Lisa Callahan
Health experts compare 1918 flu with today’s H1N1 virus
Health experts explain how the 1918 Spanish flu differs from today’s H1N1 strain and discuss whether current outbreaks should cause concern. They outline transmission, severity, and public health responses to help readers assess risk.
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