Turnpike Authority to pay 75000 in teen fatality case
The Kansas Turnpike Authority agrees to pay 75000 to the family of a 16 year old girl killed while sitting by a disabled car on the turnpike. The agency also demands motorists stay inside or exit only for direct repair work. Settlement awaits Shawnee County District Court approval.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Turnpike Authority
Paul Dugan
Turnpike Authority
Shawnee County
Michelle DeBarthe
Laura Fitzgerald
Leavenworth
Dugan
Steven Fitzgerald
Republican gubernatorial candidate hospitalized for exhaustion
Rich Becker, 63, mayor of Lenexa and Ottawa University graduate, has been hospitalized for exhaustion at Shawnee Mission Medical Center after campaigning in about 600 Kansas cities and towns. His wife Nancy Becker said he remained in good spirits and was not considering withdrawal from the race.
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Overland Park, Kan
Rich Becker
Ottawa University
Kansas
Becker
Lenexa
Shawnee Mission Medical Center
Nancy Becker
Senate approves Kansas projects in 1995 Interior bill
The Interior Department budget measure advancing in the Senate allocates about 2.9 million for Kansas. Key items include 0.28 million to study Fort Lamed on the Santa Fe Trail, 1 million to create a petroleum atlas at the University of Kansas, 485,000 for abandoned mine reclamation, 107,300 to continue Monroe Elementary School work tied to Brown v Board, and 90,000 for NPS preservation study of Amelia Earhart’s childhood home in Atchison.
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Washington
Interior Department
Senate
Kansas
Bob Dole
House
Fort Lamed
Santa Fe Trail
University of Kansas
Midwest
Clinton
Topeka
Monroe Elemetary School
Brown Vs. Board of Education
National Park Service
Amelia Earhart
Atchison
Kansas trooper seizes 895 pounds of marijuana
In Topeka Kansas the Kansas Highway Patrol reported surpassing its prior record bust by seizing 895 pounds of marijuana from a truck during a routine stop on U S 54 near Kingman. A patrol dog aided the search after suspicious driver answers.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Highway Patrol
Lonnie McCollum
U.S. 54
Kingman City
Ex Clinton aide denies influence in Whitewater probe
Former White House Counsel Bernard Nussbaum testified before the House Banking Committee that neither he nor anyone at the White House tried to steer the Whitewater investigation. He called his meetings with regulators proper and said no one directed the inquiry, noting some meetings occurred though they should not have.
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Nussbaum
Lloyd Cutler
Justice Department
Estranged Wife Testifies in Baby’s Murder Case
Shelly Harris testified that her estranged husband Evan Harris urged them to lie to beat murder charges over their infant son John Andrew Harris who died last December. Janet Harris, Evan’s stepmother, said Evan claimed the baby could have been injured when he fell on front steps with the baby. Evan reportedly had a bad leg. Defense planned to call Evan’s father as a witness as the trial proceeded toward a jury verdict.
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Shelly Harris
Shelly
Evan
John Andrew Harris
Evan Harris
Franklin County
Janet Harris
Wellsville
Robert Morse
Clathe
Eugene
Morse
Dan Dunbar
Street Fest to host three on three basketball tournament
Ottawa's Street Festival adds a three on three basketball event in the 400 block of South Main. Four divisions compete starting about 9 a.m. with a $50 team entry, tax deductible, and awards for each division. Proceeds benefit the Ottawa Public Education Trust. Registration outlets include Allegre Pharmacy, Little Caesar's, the school board office, and Peoples National Bank.
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Ottawa
South Main
Allegre Pharmacy
S. Main
Little Caesar’s Pizza
Ottawa School Board
Peoples National Bank
Ottawa Public Education Trust
Jan Roehl-Montano
New Ottawa downtown group to curb crime formation
Three businessmen plan a new Ottawa organization tentatively named the Ottawa Downtown Business Association. Promoters include Russ Reeves of Brown's Shoe Fit, Lee Lydick of Lydick Insurance, and Ed Baldridge of Computer Services Corp. First meeting at 7 p.m. Aug 9 at Davidson Dance Studio to discuss loitering trespassing and vandalism in the downtown area.
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Ottawa Downtown Business Association
Russ Reeves
Brown's Shoe Fit
Lee Lydick
Lydick Insurance Company
Ed Baldridge
Computer Services Corp
Reeves
Davidson Dance Studio
S. Main
Fifth Street
First Street
Oak
Walnut Streets
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