Judge cites funding gap in Sexual Predator Act case
Johnson County Judge Robert Jones orders Attorney General Carla Stovall to explain why a case against Michael Pilgrim should not be dismissed for lack of funds to defend him. The judge notes the Legislature did not provide resources to compensate counsel and court-appointed experts, blocking proceedings.
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Olathe
Kan
Johnson County
Robert Jones
Carla Stovall
Michael Pilgrim
Stovall
Pilgrim
Paul Morrison
Jones
Kansas official cites no basis for Agriculture probe
DeVern Phillips, head of the state Weight and Measures program, says there is no basis for an Agriculture Department investigation into his program. He has been on sick leave after an July 8 suicide attempt in his office. He notes staff shortages forced reliance on private firms to check fuel pumps and scales in groceries and grain elevators, while denying corruption in those firms.
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Wichita
Kan
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Agriculture Department
Department of Agriculture
DeVern Phillips
Phillips
Bronze Star for Fort Leavenworth father at son promotion
At Fort Leavenworth Kansas 71 year old Robert O Connell Sr received the Bronze Star for bravery on Corregidor during World War II as his son Robert O Connell Jr was promoted to major. The ceremony also honored the son for service in the Persian Gulf war where he commanded an ordnance company.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Robert O'Connell Sr
O’connell
Philippine Islands
O'Connell
Marguerite
Seekonk
Mass
Robert O'Connell Jr
Leonard Holder Jr
Army
Nation Ted Eyes Bid for CBS Network
Ted Turner remains eager to own a broadcast network and has reportedly met with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to discuss a potential investment that could fuel a rival bid for CBS Inc. Turner Broadcasting System and Microsoft declined to comment on weekend reports. CBS agreed to a 5.4 billion dollar cash offer from Westinghouse Electric Corp., a deal expected to close in about six months.
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Atlanta
Ted Turner
Microsoft Corp
Bill Gates
Turner
CBS Inc
Turner Broadcasting System Inc
Redmond
Microsoft
CBS
Westinghouse Electric Corp
McVeighs Sister Says FBI Pressured Her
Jennifer McVeigh told Time magazine the FBI pressured her to discuss her brother Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols in the Oklahoma City bombing case. Photographs of dead children were used to coerce her, she said, while remaining loyal to her brother.
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New York
Jennifer McVeigh
FBI
Oklahoma City
Time
Timothy McVeigh
Terry Nichols
Federal
Michael Fortier
Ms. McVeigh
GOP seeks Medicare reform plan in Audubon town meeting
GOP congressman Greg Ganske defended proposed Medicare changes before about 30 Audubon residents in a library meeting room. An 81 year old asked how costs would rise, while critics say the plan would cut benefits to fund tax cuts for the rich. The dispute mirrors broader GOP efforts as August recess ends.
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Adubon
Iowa
Greg Ganske
Heine Borden
Ganske
GOP
Newt Gingrich
Georgia
Gingrich
Des Moines
Audubon
Kansas opens first for profit public school ICHITA
The Dodge Edison Partnership Elementary School in Wichita becomes Kansas first private run public school. Entrepreneur Chris Whittle guarantees success for about 600 students while the district reserves canceling Edison contract if test scores fail. The school features longer days and years, in-class and home computers, foreign language instruction early, and arts coursework.
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Ichita
Kan
Dodge-Edison Partnership
Kansas
Chris Whittle
Wichita
Larry R. Vaughn
Wichita Public
Dodge
Edison
Dodge-Edison
Texas
Bomb shaped fake bomb prompts campus evacuation at KSU
A bomb shaped gag gift left in a Kansas State professor’s office triggered an evacuation and street closure. The device, built from flares and an alarm clock, was still, after assessment by Fort Riley’s bomb squad, deemed harmless though treated as serious.
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KSU
Kansas State
Leigh Anne Nicholson
Nichols Hall
Fort Riley
Nicholson
Congressman seeks absurd federal rules in Corrections Day note
In ICHITA Kansas Congressman Todd Tiahrt R Kan gathers stories of burdensome regulation for a new Republican effort Corrections Day. Dentists and builders cite OSHA rules about home clothes washing and workplace safety claiming overreach, while critics warn such sessions risk rolling back vital environmental and consumer protections. The plan runs monthly with bills moving to the floor without hearings and a three fifths vote for advancement. Tiahrt travels in Kansas during August recess after Labor Day.
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Ichita
Kan
Todd Tiahrt
Tiahrt
House
Newt Gingrich
Mike Baba
Baba
Smith
OSHA
Senate
Gingrich
Tiahnt
Kansas
Congress
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