Electric power not always a sure thing
Kansas lawmakers hear testimony on power reliability and deregulation. Rep. Ward Loyd notes rising costs and complex source-to-buyer transactions while industry leaders warn of uncertain capacity. A state energy policy committee is proposed to secure affordable, abundant future power.
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Wopeka
Ward Loyd
Garden City
Peeriewar
Kansas
House Utilities Committee
Ita
Jim Ludwig
Western Resources
Topeka
Frank de Backer
WestPlaine Energy
Loyd
Richard Alldritt
Harper
Alldritt
Utility Committee
Aldritt
Waverly man charged with indecent liberties report
Waverly authorities arrested 48 year old John Otis Smith Friday morning on charges of taking indecent liberties with a 12 year old girl. Smith faced preliminary court appearance and custody pending further proceedings.
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Waverly
Coffey County
John Otis Smith
Franklin County Arrestee Faces Bond After Sept Alleged Offense
An alleged incident on September 30 led to charges in Franklin County. Reoerals Smith was booked into Franklin County jail and posted a $10,000 bond.
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Franklin County
Smith
Kansas allows online filing of state tax returns for individuals
Kansas taxpayers can file individual state returns from home computers using the new Kansas PC File program. Taxpayers access the state Revenue Department home page, download necessary forms, and submit short or itemized returns if they filed a paper return last year. The system excludes corporate returns and requires Windows 95 or newer.
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OPERA
Kan
Kansas
Department of Revenue
Revenue
Karla Pierce
Pierce
Chimp origin of HIV linked to African samples findings
Alabama researchers trace chimp derived SIV epitopes to Pan troglodytes troglodytes from Cameroon Equatorial Guinea Congo and Central African Republic overlapping regions where HIV groups M N and O first emerged. New tissue from Marilyn a deceased U S Air Force infant center may connect SIV to human HIV evolution.
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Equatorial
Africa
Hahn
Marilyn
U.S. Air Force Primate Center
New Mexico
U.S
Alabama
Cameroon
Equatorial Guinea
Congo
Central African Republic
East Africa
Central
Phillippe Mauclerc
Pasteur Institute
Nature
Soldiers Bring Hope as Bosnian Civilians Return Home
Young and soldiers patrol war torn Bosnia as families rebuild amid mortar holes and missing homes. Refugees return to uncertain water access and scarce basic needs while Jonathan Young speaks of desire for lasting peace and an end to the American deployment.
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Young
Yoting
Bosnia
Michael Tolzmann
Brandon W.E. Young
Hee
Stovall Pushes Lower Threshold for Child Abuse Evidence
Kansas Attorney General Carla Stovall proposes bills to lower proof needed to charge abuse. Bruises malnutrition and injuries could sustain Class A misdemeanor or felony charges for harming a child. She cites bruising beatings and choke marks as examples of current thresholds too high to hold abusers accountable. The measures also expand Child in Need of Care powers and wave new penalties for crimes involving drugs and children present. Chronister of SRS noted a Garden City pilot project aiding evidence collection, to be expanded statewide.
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Nopena
Kan
Carla Stovall
Stovall
Statehouse
SRS
Wichita
Nevada
Rochelle Chronister
Garden City
Ottawa area hospital notes and sheriff arrests
Ottawa residents Ethel Rodgers and others welcomed a baby boy named Jerred Handlyson. Arrests span Franklin County with John Robinson on burglary and theft charges, Roger Helm on probation violation, Hart on DUI warrant, and others for battery, disorderly conduct, speeding, and trespassing. Multiple incidents include thefts at America’s Rent To Own and various vehicle collisions and damages.
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Ethel Rodgers
Everett Donley
Velma Griffin
Eileen Bowling
Connie Hoopes
James Yokum
Dorothy Roth
Ottawa
Cecil Parker
Richmond
Linda Smith
Pomona
Joe Ferns
Hayward Brill
Chase Crawley
Donna Stockton
Alvin Crawford
Cargo Hall
Brandy Handlyson
William Schoff
Girard
Ted Smith
Pon
Brandy
Jerred Handly
Sheriff's News
John Augustue Robinson
S. Cherry
Franklin County
Roger Dean’ Helm
Lawrence
Sheriff's Department
Michael Lawrence Hart
Waverly
Franklin
Franklin County Education Opupporty Center
H Terrace
Patricia E. Allen
E. Ltd
East Wilson
Ottawa University
Brown Hall
Kearney
Rangom Memorial Hospital
America
Main
Jessica Lynn Smothers
N. Cherry
Evelyn M. Henderson
W. Std
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