Downward crime trend seen in Kansas and local towns
Statewide and Franklin County crime indices fell from 2001 to 2002 with total offenses dropping from 109,813 to 73,366 nationwide and 954 to 790 locally. Officials cite proactive prosecutions, juvenile programs, and community efforts as factors while noting reporting discretion can affect figures.
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Herald
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Pomona
Richmond
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Herrman
Kansas City
Craig Davis
Davis
Keith Clark
4Th Judicial District
Ottawa snow trims forecast with light totals
Ottawa University staff help faculty amid light snow after a weekend that saw one inch of accumulation. Dale Webb ferries Tonia Salvini to the Administration Building while Dr. Glen Cahill shovels near 302 S Main. Forecasters predict another inch today and a further snowfall on Wednesday.
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Glen Cahill
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Ottawa
I-35 Ice Slips Spur Minor Local Crashes
Ice on I-35 between Wellsville and Ottawa caused several slide offs with two reported injuries in Franklin County but no serious harm. A deadly crash near Pratt claimed five lives while Osage County fatalities followed a ditch and bridge crash involving Kipton Smutz and Angela Smutz.
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Franklin County
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Osage County
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Smutz
Angela Smutz
Olathe
Groundhog predicts six more winter weeks in Punxsutawney
Groundhog Phil saw his shadow on Gobbler's Knob indicating six more weeks of winter. The proclamation included a crude Saddam Hussein reference as organizers read the forecast aloud. Elsewhere in the state, snow totals varied with up to inches in the north and northeast while tonight's forecast calls for around 11 degrees and wind chills near minus four.
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Punxsutawney
Whnister
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National Weather Service
Bush to sign order for intelligence investigation panel
President Bush plans an executive order to establish a panel examining U S intelligence failures and the Iraq war. The probe would review collection and analysis practices, possible misrepresentation, and aims to restore credibility amid bipartisan concern over the administration’s intelligence and messaging.
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R-Neb
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
CNN
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D-Del
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