High winds cause damage around Pomona and Lyndon High School
High winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph damaged livestock buildings and homes in Pomona and Ottawa area, with a carport blown away and broken power poles. Lyndon High School in Osage County also lost part of its roof as emergency officials, including Franklin County director Alan Radcliffe, assess the extent.
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Lawmakers press Big Oil leaders over profits and subsidies
U S lawmakers urge answers from Exxon Mobil Shell BP Chevron and ConocoPhillips as they defend billions in federal subsidies while reporting about 123 billion in profits last year amid rising fuel costs. Rep Edward Markey questions why the industry fights to retain 18 billion in tax breaks over a decade.
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Five-Year Anniversary Honors Kansan Killed in Iraq
Jacob Butler, the first Kansan killed in the Iraq war, is remembered five years on as his family keeps his memory alive. Parents James and Cindy Butler share that they honor him by talking about him and honoring his sacrifice.
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Jacob Butler
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Cindy Butler
James Butler
Life and death of Sgt. Jacob Butler remembered at Wellsville
Five years after Sgt. Jacob Butler 24 of the 41st Infantry Regiment at Fort Riley was killed in an ambush near Assamawah Iraq his family honors him at home. The Butler family keeps his uniform medals and the flag that draped his coffin in a wall display and says the support from community remains strong.
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