Man charged in case of Kansas woman stuck to toilet
Kory McFarren, 37, was charged with mistreatment of a dependent adult after authorities found Pam Babcock, 35, had spent months or years on a toilet, leaving open sores and an infection. He told officers he failed to seek help sooner and that she rarely left the bathroom. Babcock remained in a Wichita hospital with leg infection affecting nerves. first court appearance set for April.
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Kory McFarren
Ness County
McFarren
Ness County Sherifff Office
Pam Babcock
Bam
Associated Press
Craig Crosswhite
Babcock
Bryan Whipple
Whipple
Wichita
Crosswhite
Ficials
Hyperion
Kansas
South Dakota
KDHE
Joe Blubaugh
United States
Blubaugh
Joshua Coman
Coman
Sedgwick
Joseph Bribiescu
Reno County
Refineries Debate Regretted Kansan Policy Costs Jobs
GOP lawmakers condemn Kansas regulatory climate after Hyperion Resources dropped a $10 billion refinery move to South Dakota. They say the Sebelius administration’s permit delays cost 1,800 permanent and 8,000 construction jobs, while KDHE notes no Kansas air permit was requested.
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Topeka
Sebelius Administration
Kansas
Hyperion Resources
South Dakota
Union County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
State of
Richard Carlson
Neufeld
Sebelius
Nine Missouri girls fall ill after methadone pills
Nine Benton High School area middle school girls were rushed to a hospital after reportedly taking methadone pills. A 16-year-old boy faces drug distribution charges as police investigate the bus route incident and student involvement. The hospitalized youths showed nausea and grogginess, with one girl transported on a stretcher.
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ST. Joseph, Mo
St. Joseph
Kevin Castle
Benton High School
Kansans back bonds to woo national biodefense lab
Kansas Senators approved 105 million in bonds for infrastructure to attract a national Bio Defense Facility, sending the measure 37 to 0 to the House. Kansas competes with Georgia Mississippi North Carolina and Texas for the 451 million project. State backs the plan at Kansas State University Manhattan campus.
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Kansas
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Texas
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Plum Island
N.Y
Kansas State University
Manhattan
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