Kansas zoos near top ranks in nation say state wins
Kansas zoo officials assert the states modern facilities draw hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. Sedgwick County Zoo near Wichita reports a 350000 attendance in 1986 with a 68 acre complex housing 1400 animals. Topeka Zoological Garden records 287000 visitors as it expands naturalistic habitats and a rain forest building.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Ken Rudman
Sedgwick County Zoo
Wichita
Rudman
Topeka Zoological Garden
Topeka Zoo
Rain Forest
Stichman
Garden City
Emporia
Independence
Dodge City
Great Bend
Hutchinson
Clay Center
Manhattan
Zoo Group
Clarke
Stephan seeks high court review of DUI complaint ruling
Kansas Attorney General Robert T. Stephan asked the state supreme court to reverse or limit the Appellate Court ruling that prosecutors must file formal complaints with affidavits for DUI cases arising from highway patrol and sheriff arrests. The petition stays the ruling pending appeal. Sedgwick County judges have already freed inmates due to lack of formal complaints.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert T. Stephan
Kansas Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Neil Woerman
Stephan
Robert Watson
Sedgwick County
Watson
Woerman
Hank Blase
Attorney General’s
Osage
Dennis K. Fraker
Sedgwick
Wyandotte
Shawnee
Johnson
John K. Bork
Kansas
Fraker
Highway Patrol
Phifer pleads innocent in Garden City district funds case
Former Garden City USD 457 superintendent Jimmy C. Phifer pleaded innocent to multiple counts of stealing and making false claims involving more than $6,000 in district funds. A jury trial is set for December 7 as Phifer remains on bond after March charges.
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Garden City, Kan
Garden City
Jimmy C. Phifer
Tucson
Ariz
Finney County
Paul D. Handy
Phifer
Handy
Jack Focht
Wichita
USD 457
Garden City Telegram
Wheat quality in Kansas shows lower protein and weight
Kansas Agricultural Statistics reports wheat samples from over 8,000 carrots arriving at 76 counties indicate the 1987 crop has 11.5 percent protein, 59.9 pounds per bushel, and 12 percent moisture. Compared with 10-year averages of 11.9 percent protein, 60.7 pounds, and 11.8 percent moisture, the crop is below par on protein and weight but above average in moisture. only southwest and west central areas exceed 60 pounds per bushel.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas Agricultural Statistics
Kas
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