One quintuplet dies as others fight for life in Manhattan
After more than two weeks of struggle one of five newborns in Manhattan has died. The remaining four girls stay in critical or serious condition at Stormont-Vail and Children's Mercy Hospital. A private memorial was held for Evan Quinton Morris. In Wichita a push seeks the final assembly site for Cessna’s renewed piston powered planes with schedules and location due by Dec. 1.
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Topeka
Kan
Manhattan
Stormont-Vail Regional
Stormont-Vail
Misty Leighty
Evan
Wichita
Kansas
Cessna Aircraft Co
Clinton
Cessna
Pratt
Hutchinson
Newton
Parsons
Fire at Homco International closes U S 54 near Liberal
A tank welding accident at Homco International caused a diesel fuel explosion at about 1 20 p m Thursday. A fireball ignited the east building, injuring no one seriously and prompting state highway closure for about two hours. The plant makes parts for oil field work and was heavily damaged by the blaze.
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Liberal
Kan
U.S. 54
Kansas
Jack Taylor
Homco International
Taylor
Homco
FEMA to buy flood damaged properties in Kansas
FEMA will spend 640000 to relocate residents by purchasing 18 structures in Harvey County flood plains along the Little Arkansas River and Black Kettle Creek north of Wichita. Additional buys include six houses east of Topeka on the Kansas River, five in Douglas County, and one in Jefferson County, funded by the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Little Arkansas River
Black Kettle Creek
Harvey County
Wichita
Kansas River
Topeka
Douglas County
Jefferson County
FEMA
Bosnian Serbs seize tank near Sarajevo despite U N ban
Bosnian Serbs took a T-55 tank two armored personnel carriers and an anti aircraft gun from a U N collection point in Ilidza west of Sarajevo and fired on a U N helicopter tracking the seizure. NATO planes stood ready to strike as U N officials enforce the weapons ban around the city.
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Herzegovina
U.N
U.S
Washington
NATO
Bosnia
Serbia
Sarajevo
United Nations
Rob Annink
Ilidza
Annink
Eagles inspire fitness project by two local Scouts
Ottawa teens Kyle Underwood and Vaughn O’Dea, both 17, near completion of Eagle Scout fitness equipment installation at Kanza Park Ledge. The city plans to accept the project after Aug. 28, with maintenance by Ottawa afterward. Final ceremony details and a second sign are pending, and ground seeding remains.
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Kyle Underwood
Sharon Underwood
Gary Underwood
Ottawa
Vaughn O'Dea
Brad
Roxy O'Dea
Kanza Park
Kyle
Shawnee Heights High School
Vaughn
Graves Slattery best bets for Kansas governor race
Kansas voters tapped Bill Graves and Jim Slattery as their party nominees citing broad appeal and proven records. GOP rivals Gene Bicknell and Fred Kerr drew criticism for rhetoric and charisma gaps, while Democrat Joan Wagnon faced opposition over style and policy, especially her health care plan.
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Ynpeka
Kan
Kansas
Bill Graves
Jim Slattery
Gene Bicknell
Fred Kerr
Slattery
Joan Wagnon
Iowa round table on swine odor raises concerns in Ames
In Ames, Iowa, more than 100 scientists gathered for the International Round Table on Swine Odor Control to explore odor impacts on pig farming growth. Speakers included odor measurement device developers and a study noting downwind hog farm neighbors felt tense and confused. An attendee warned that odor issues are complex beyond mere smell.
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Ames
Iowa
International Round Table
North
Carolina
England
Kansas crime data system called worthless, needs upgrades
A consultant for the Koch Crime Commission said Kansas current crime data collection is virtually worthless and requires about 5 million dollars to become useful. Martin Eby of Wichita urged 1,000 to 1,500 PC terminals in police and court offices to feed data directly into a consolidated system, noting a yearlong delay in entering reports into the Kansas incident based reporting system begun in 1992. He estimated 4.5 to 5 million dollars for terminals and programs and a two to three year rollout, reporting to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council at the Statehouse.
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Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Kansas
KBI
Sedgwick
Eby
Johnson and
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Statehouse
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