FBI closes Fort Riley command post in Oklahoma City bombing probe
The FBI shut down its Fort Riley command post after operating since April 25 to pursue Kansas leads in the Oklahoma City federal building bombing. Any Kansas leads will now be handled by the Kansas City FBI office. In Junction City area, the truck rental and a nearby lake were focal points.
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Kansas City
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Junction City
Rain Delays Kansas Wheat Harvest Slows Market Prices
Rain stalls Kansas wheat harvest halting cutting after 9 percent completion versus 55 percent a year ago. Prices reflect crop concerns with July wheat trading to 4.86 before settling near 4.73 per bushel on the Kansas City Board of Trade amid weekend rainfall of 5 to 7 inches in some counties.
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Salvage rights argued as Kansas home razed after collapse
In Overland Park, Tim and Lisa Hickok retrieved few clothing items from their $500,000 home after a May 18 collapse. A demolition crew continued work while police tape and barriers remained. The couple said they were given one salvage opportunity. city codes official Tim Ryan said salvage was allowed only with prior notification and that wrecking crews held salvage rights to non personal items once the contract was signed.
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State council approves prison expansion and statewide raises
The State Finance Council authorized 1.74 million to renovate space adding 407 beds to Kansas prisons by early next year. It also approved 47 million for a 3.5 percent raise for about 44,600 state workers, comprising 2.5 percent longevity and 1 percent cost of living increases effective Saturday.
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Ottawa board approves local option budget for four years
Ottawa Board of Education approves a 5 percent local option budget to fund computer purchases districtwide. Next year the plan contemplates a four mill levy raising about 129,600 with state aid of 145,330, totaling roughly 274,930 for technology. The local option remains subject to a 10 percent voter remonstrance petition before a district wide vote.
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Duncan
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Old West theme for Lyndon 125th birthday weekend
Lyndon hosts a Old West themed 125th birthday celebration with a buffalo burger dinner, Civil War cannon firing, and Lincoln's Gettysburg Address read on Friday. Kirk Hulet will recount Lyndon’s 25 year history, plus a sister city guest from Lyndon, WI. Elizabeth Hampstead portrayal and Ride into History events explore women’s suffrage, Calamity Jane, and Rosa Fix with speeches by Hampstead.
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Omaha
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University of Kansas
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Emporia State University
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Plane buzzes nuke plant with porn pics at Oak Ridge
A QO plane dropped over 100 sheets of pornographic photos near the U S nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge Tennessee sparking police suspicion toward a former boyfriend of a female employee. Two weeks earlier Robert B Moore 38 was convicted in Independence Kansas of littering during an airborne stunt using toilet paper.
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Oak Ridge
Tenn
Robert B. Moore
Independence
Kan
Woodward Center expansion plans outlined by Ottawa officials
Ottawa commissioners received a preliminary report on expanding the Don Woodward Community Center. Architect drawings show a 12,400 square foot two story addition with a 25 yard six lane pool on the ground floor, a gym, aerobics room, and storage areas on the second floor. Funding and cost estimates were not provided. the city may decide to build and operate its own expansion.
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