Y2K Prepper Couple Runs Self Sufficient Biz in Kansas
Ned and Michelle Colburn, Plainville, Kansas, run Conquest International, selling water distillers and long term food storage. They moved from Denver in 1976 to Texas to Kansas, aiming for a simple self sufficient life and have built a wheat field into a home and garden. They say most customers seek simplicity and self reliance, not Y2K fear, while noting some risk to transport and telecommunication systems after midnight.
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Miami gunman’s 12 hour rampage leaves two dead
A 19 year old man carried out four shootings across about 20 miles from downtown Miami to Kendall, wounding three and killing two before killing himself. A car bomb was found in his abandoned vehicle, linking the attacks. Detective Espinosa noted ballistics confirmed the connection.
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Jonathan Erik Carter
Kendall
Carter
Miami-Dade
Rudy Espinosa
Keith Blakely
Angela
Texas
Pat Brickman
Jonathon Lott
Lott
Miami- Dade
Kimberly Richardson
Richardson
Perrine
Blakelys
Espinosa
Escapee continues as Douglas County hunts for Miller
Douglas County authorities pursue federal prisoner Michael Lee Miller also known as Antjuan Long who was mistakenly released on a $2000 bond after arriving in Lawrence December 14 to face a 1993 auto theft charge. He vanished as sheriff Loren Anderson said the error was uncovered days before the court date. A warrant was issued and bond forfeited for nonappearance December 22. Miller had been held in Texarkana on a narcotics charge when he requested trial in Kansas. If refused, the auto theft charge could be dropped. Kansas law gives 180 days to bring him to trial unless dismissed.
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Michael Lee Miller
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Loren Anderson
Antjuan Long
Federal Correctional Institution
Texarkana
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Christine Kenney Tonkovich
Burger King recalls Pokemon toy balls after child death
Burger King recalled over 25 million plastic balls that house Pokemon toys after the death of a 13 month old California girl suffocated by a half ball. The company urged removal from children under 3 and offered a free fry reward for return or discard. A Kansas girl was also reported with a half ball on her face but was safe.
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Charles Nicolas
Sonora
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Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department
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Consumer Product Safety Commission
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Rapper Puff Daddy released on bail after Times Square shooting
Rapper-producer Sean Combs known as Puff Daddy was released on $10,000 bail after a day in jail on weapons charges tied to a Times Square dance club shooting that injured two men and a woman. Jennifer Lopez was arrested but later released. fellow rapper Jamal Barrow faces three counts of attempted murder.
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Puffy” Combs
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Matthew Bogdanos
Barrow
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John Giammarino
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Georgia
KU names new law school dean
Stephen McAllister 37, current associate dean, was named the next dean of the University of Kansas School of Law. He will take over July 1, earning 175000 dollars annually. McAllister clerked for Supreme Court Justices Thomas and White and serves as state solicitor for Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall.
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