Supreme Court weighs Arkansas River water dispute Kansas Colorado
The Supreme Court hears arguments on Special Master Littleworth's ruling that Colorado depleted the Arkansas River before it crossed into Kansas. A decision could boost Kansas irrigation, ease Ogallala aquifer pressure, and may force Colorado to cap up to 1700 wells. Kansas could seek as much as $100 million in damages for violations of the 1948 Arkansas River Compact.
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Arkansas River
Kansas
Colorado
Supreme Court
Arthur Littleworth
Arkansas
Ogallala
Littleworth
Kansas House debates parental rights constitutional amendment
The Kansas House Judiciary Committee backed a compromise amendment to shield parents from unwarranted state interference in raising and educating children. The plan aims to balance protecting innocent parents against abuse while extending constitutional protection. In Meade a 44 year old man Alan Bringham died when his single engine plane clipped a power line and crashed south of town.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Kansas
Judiciary Committee
Meade, Kan
Meade
Alan Bringham
Kansas Highway Patrol
Bringham
House OKs proposal to end cap on tuition at Kansas community colleges
The Kansas House advanced a bill to remove the $27 per credit hour tuition cap at 19 community colleges and lift the minimum from $19 to $23. A final House vote was anticipated Wednesday after failed amendments to raise caps to $34 and $40.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Escape trio headed for Franklin jail
Anderson County officials pursued the three escapees and the jailer after extradition waivers in Arkansas. Inmates Robert Reed Jr. and Michael Bray, both older than 19 and 23 respectively, along with Brian Prather were captured in Arkansas and held for return to Garnett. Police described the arrests, weapon seizure, and hindering apprehension charges as part of the probe into the Anderson County jail escape.
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Arnett
Anderson
Little Rock
John Hutchinson
Brian Prather
Special Weapons and Tactics
SWAT
Hutchinson
Prather
McGehee
Ark
Robert Reed Jr
Frontenac
Michael Bray
Pittsburg
Reed
Watson
Pend
Garnett
Anderson County
Jennifer Johnson
Johnson
Kansas
Arkansas
Survey notes nose picking not harmful for most people
A February issue survey by Wisconsin researchers finds nose picking generally safe though it may signal disorder in some. Findings show 66.4 percent pick to relieve discomfort, 65.1 percent use the index finger, and many examine debris afterward. The report also mentions related lawsuits and legal actions involving public figures and officials.
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Ating
W Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
Wisconsin
The
Litigious Society
Roger T. Martinez
Los Angeles
Paul Rodriguez
Rodriguez
Martinez
City Ottawa plans Main Street upgrades with state aid
Ottawa City Commission will hear two Main Street improvement plans at 9 30 a m Wednesday in City Hall. Both projects are with the Kansas Department of Transportation and involve resurfacing from Fifth Street to the Marais des Cygnes River bridge and widening between 15th and 17th Streets. The resurfacing bid from W A Dunbar and Son Trucking and Excavating of Lawrence was 297 000 dollars with KDOT contributing 100 000 and the city budgeting 230 000. The 15th to 17th project would add about 19 feet of roadway and left turn lanes at both intersections, with cost sharing allowing KDOT up to 90 percent or 660 000 dollars and the city budgeting 115 000.
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Main Street
Ottawa City Commission
City Hall
Kansas Department of Transportation
Fifth Street
Marais Des Cygnes River
Main
First
Fifth Streets
W.A. Dunbar and Son
Lawrence
KDOT
Bud
15Th
17Th
Lambers Agreement Elevates City Manager Pay and Perks
The Ottawa City Commission approved Lambers new contract with a 3050 raise raising annual pay to 64050 a 5 increase from 1994. The deal adds 25 to monthly car allowance making 350 and increases retirement plan employer contribution by 50 per pay period. Also approved a base land price for a new industrial park during the study session.
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Lambers
City Commission
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