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Richmond teen charged in two armed robberies
Zebulion Akes a 17 year old Richmond youth faced a four count felony complaint in Franklin County District Court for two armed robberies at Casey's and Total Stop N Save He was arrested within an hour of the Casey's robbery and remains jailed at the Juvenile Detention Center A motion to certify him as an adult was filed and a Thursday hearing was set for the next steps in the case
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Blake Spurney
Richmond
Franklin County
Zebulion
Paul Akes
N. Baldwin
Casey’s
W. 7Th
Total Stop-N Sove
Frederick L. Meier II
Akes
Meier
Edwin Smith
Bryan Hastert
Hastert
Smith
Casey
Snowy Forest Park Sledding After School
Alanna Seymour and Marissa Ritter, with Seymour’s sister Margeux, braved a thawing Forest Park slope after school on Monday. They scavenged for remaining snow along the ditch near the park entrance to test new sled tricks before it melts.
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Alanna Seymour
Marissa Ritter
Forest Park
Seymour
Margeux
Commissioners differ with county planner on township zoning
Franklin County Commissioners moved to apply their prior township zoning method to the two remaining unzoned townships. County planning director Sandy Dickson urged a change, noting past permits allowed nonconforming uses and risked due process challenges. Experts urged redrawing land use maps and reclassifying special use permits before final zoning.
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Cleon Rickel
Franklin County
Pottawatomie
Cutler
Lane
Sandy Dickson
Dickson
County hires architect to study space needs
Ottawa architect Earl Devore will study interior space use in county buildings including the courthouse district court annex Crestview nursing home and maintenance shops. He will consult with department heads and Sheriff Bowling to assess needs for five and ten years and explore potential uses for Crestview while possibly moving offices from the courthouse.
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Crestview
Ottawa
Earl Devore
Devore
District Court
Annex
Rex Bowling
Commission
Tom Weigand
States tobacco law firms to receive 54 million
Three Kansas law firms that represented the state in tobacco litigation will collect about 54 million in fees. Attorney General Carla Stovall notes Entz and Chanay in Topeka may receive around 27 million, with two other firms splitting the remainder. Arbitration officials and lawmakers criticize the size, while Stovall cites contract terms and a lengthy payment timeline.
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Topeka
Kansas
Carla Stovall
Stovall
Entz and Chanay
Charleston
S.C
Pascagoula
Miss
Reader's Digest
Entz and
Chanay
Tony Powell
Susan Wagle
Wichita
Powell
Wagle
House Taxation Committee
Four bodies recovered from Alaska Airlines crash near Oxnard
Investigators recover four bodies including an infant from Flight 261 after a MD-83 plunged into the Pacific. Ping sounds from underwater recorders suggest black boxes active. search teams extend along California coast for debris. No survivors found. 83 passengers and 5 crew aboard with destinations including San Francisco Seattle Eugene and Fairbanks.
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Oxnard
Calif
Alaska Airlines
Pacific
Coast Guard
Tom Collins
Navy
Collins
Fornia
Evans
Federal Aviation Administration
John Clabes
National Park Service
Anacapa Island
Susan Smith
Channel Islands National Park
San Francisco
Seattle
Eugene
Ore
Fairbanks
Alaska
Associated Press
David Searls
Jeff
Frank Ursiti
Pacific Ocean
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