Lawrence forecast: brisk northwest winds and cool today
Lawrence area sees a Canada air mass with scattered clouds and northwest winds of 12 to 24 mph. Afternoon highs stay around 71, below normal. tonight remains partly cloudy and cool with a low near 40.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Weather data snippet from Sunset today and forecasts
A fragmentary weather notice lists sunset times for today and Sunday at 40 p.m. and 7:09 p.m. along with forecast data. It references Weather Central Inc of Madison Wisconsin and mentions an online weather publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather _ Central, Inc
Madison, Wis
Iweatherpublisher
Trash-can lid leads police to suspect
Authorities call it the 32000 trash can lid case. Johnson County deputies traced theft from Mike’s Liquor De Soto to a wide haul of suspected stolen goods from area burglaries including Eudora. Robert Lee Buckley Jr. was arrested on 19 counts. Detectives recovered 32 346 in property from several warrants, including items stolen Feb 10 from the East 14th Street home in Eudora.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Soto
Johnson County
Sheriff's Deputies
Eudora
Robert Lee Buckley Jr
Tom Erickson
Sheriff’s Office
Mike
Bissonnette
East 14Th Street
Staff writer contact line noted
Staff writer Eric Westander can be reached at 832-7146.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eric Westander
Scott Rothschild
Dwindling Kansas unemployment fund alarms state council
The Employment Security Advisory Council led by Kansas Human Resources Secretary Jim Garner says the unemployment trust fund faces depletion as benefits rise 83 percent since 2001 while employer contributions climb 25 percent. A federal $78 million aid and a two week benefit extension cushion the fund, with a potential proposal to raise the taxable wage base from $8,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torekay
Kansas Human Resources
Jim Garner
Employment Security Advisory Council
Garner
Kansas
Employment Council
Ousting bid targets Topeka Mayor Butch Felker
Shawnee County District Attorney filed an ouster petition seeking Felker's removal over alleged $113000 in payments to a former employee and unlimited city spending to a museum official. Felker faces charges of falsifying a 2001 campaign report. Hearing set for Oct. 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toreka
Topeka
Butch Felker
Felker
Shawnee
Robert Hecht
Shawnee County
Hecht
Ruth Maus
Chamber of Commerce
Oklahoma City
Duane Pomeroy
Butch
Pomeroy
Former city official’s severance payments questioned after resignation
Former Administrative Officer John Arnold received eight months of compensation after resigning in February 2002, with no City Council approval. Hecht also alleges Felker signed a power of attorney in August 2001 allowing Betty Simecka to contract with the Kremlin museum for a Moscow exhibition, and Felker used a city credit card to pay $5,000 to the museum in January 2002.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Arnold
Arnold
Hecht
Felker
Betty Simecka
Kremlin
Moscow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wwe At & P
Bowivivaatherlawrence
Ross Janssen
Lawrence
Atunday
Acta
Clinton
Perry
Pomona
eSte
Poveral
Bum
Auings
City Sonataia
City
Rits
Augers
Cme
Oman
Detroit
Orlando
Fae
Atlantic City
Tilenpc
Ies
Jelpe Phoenis
Billings
Hartford
Portland
Mi i
Teston
Jackson MS
BefStits Rene
Ariotte
Togois
Little Rock
Salt Lake City
SA Memphis
Bens Mae Javelani
Minnespoils
Seattle
Yes New
Denver
Washington
Mott City
Tokyo
Jong Kong Ga
Lee
By Eric Weslander
Eweslander
Ljworld.com
Mariah Finley
Adriane Black
The
Lawrence Aquahawks
Mariah
Sara Finley
Adriane
Jeff
Sylvia Black
Friends & Neighbors
News
State Advisory Council
Lion
D.A
Associated Press