Sedgwick deputy shot during pursuit dies from wounds
Sedgwick County deputy Kevin Easter, 24, was fatally shot after pursuing a car that eluded him in south Wichita. Easter was shot in the wrist and upper chest, died during surgery at Wesley Medical Center. Four people were taken into custody, including a suspect wounded in the leg near St Francis Regional Medical Center. The chase began around 12:45 a.m. after the car’s erratic driving prompted Easter to call in that the suspects were running. A woman saw the suspects flee from the car after it crashed through a fence and called 911.
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Wichita
Kan
Sedgwick County
Mike Hill
Kevin Easter
Hill
Wesley Medical Center
St. Francis Regional Medical Center
Easter
Agnes Frog to be honored in Kansas museum display
Agnes T. Frog, a frog mascot who polled 28 percent in the 1986 Douglas County campaign to protest wetlands development near Lawrence, will be immortalized in the Kansas State Historical Museum with the costume. The stunt highlighted the South Lawrence Trafficway dispute surrounding the Haskell Bacon Wetlands. The frog, modeled after a northern crawfish frog, reflects habitat concerns in the wetlands. Meanwhile a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll shows President Clinton's approval at 42 percent after the government shutdown, with Dole close behind at 46 percent in a head-to-head matchup ahead of November's election.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas State Historical Museum
Agnes T. Frog
Douglas County
Agnes
South Lawrence
Haskell-Baker
Washington
Clinton
USA Today
CNN
Gallup
Senate
Bob Dole
Taxes and speed limits dominate community coffee talk
Residents questioned State Sen. Doug Walker and State Rep. Bill Feuerborn at a Saturday morning legislative coffee at Peoples National Bank. They discussed 1996 session priorities including property taxes, US-59 construction, health care, and possible reforms to the 35 mill real estate levy used for K-12 schools. Walker suggested replacing the 35 mills with other revenue while keeping school funding steady, and both lawmakers addressed tax policy as a major upcoming issue.
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Peoples National Bank
Doug Walker
Dosawatomie
Bill Feuerborn
D-Garnett
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Walker
Walker and Feuerborn
Graves abandons TelePrompTer for Kansas State of the State
Gov. Bill Graves scrapped plans to use a TelePrompTer for tonight’s State of the State address to a joint House and Senate session. He cited lack of practice time and discomfort with the device, noting the opening day of the 1996 legislative session.
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Topeka
Kan
Bill Graves
House
Senate
Kansas
Graves
Deadly Kinshasa plane crash devastates market
A Russian Antonov 32 cargo plane crashed seconds after takeoff in Kinshasa, Zaire, plowing 600 feet through market stalls. Authorities say over 200 people on the ground died, with morgues filled and blood donations urged as rescue efforts continue. The aircraft carried at least five crew members. number on board remained unconfirmed.
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Inshasa
Zaire
Red Cross
Maholo Pelagie
Kinshasa
Francine Mokoko
Ottawa Joins Cyberspace Bandwagon With Home Page
Ottawa city clerk Scott Bird outlines plans for a city home page on the Internet to share city services, ordinances and Q and A access. Kansas towns like Tonganoxie push online plans for economic development and networking by 1997 using Kansas Municipal Information Network data.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
Scott Bird
Bird
Kansas
Lawrence
Overland Park
Tonganoxie
Ed Young
Young
Kansas League of Municipalities
Kansas Municipal Information Network
KMIN
Jay Thornton
Ex-gang member to speak on gang activity in Ottawa
Ex-gang member and tech gang expert Nybepicition will spend Thursday in Ottawa speaking to teachers students parents and community members about gang activity. Ottawa High School principal Gary Mavity notes the sessions at 7 am 9 15 am 10 30 am and 1 30 pm with a wrap up at 7 pm open to all.
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Ottawa High
Ottawa Middle School
Johnson
Mavity
Ottawa
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