Infant dies in Wichita car fire after stopped to help
A seven month old Wichita boy, Nathaniel G. Mathis, died when the car he rode in caught fire after his mother and her boyfriend stopped to assist another driver. The fire started around 2:20 p.m. in an early 1980s Oldsmobile Cutlass. The infant was in a rear seat infant carrier as rescue attempts failed amid intense heat. Fire officials continued investigation into the cause.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Nathaniel G. Mathis
Joshua Webster
Birds of prey shot north of Gorham Kansas
A utility lineman found five dead birds of prey north of Gorham, Kansas, with at least three killed by gunfire. The protected birds included a golden eagle and two hawks. Greg Hobbs reported the findings to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and condemned roadside hunting from utility poles.
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Gorham
Kan
Greg Hobbs
Midwest Energy Inc
Kansas
Hobbs
Hays
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Gov Finney signs 11 bills including kindergarten age change
Governor Joan Finney signed 11 bills, notably changing the age by which a child may attend kindergarten to Aug 31 from Sept 1. The move aids state education officials and school boards in enrollment projections by aligning to birth month records, avoiding counting September-born children.
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Topeka
Kan
Joan Finney
Department of Education
Focal School Boards
Hoax kidnapping report unsettles Liberal town
A weekend attempt to abduct a kindergarten girl was declared a hoax by Liberal police. Two teenage boys will face a charge of making a false report. Patrol Officer Tim Johnson said they will be charged and that the incident scared half the town.
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Liberal
HNL
Tim Johnson
Liberal Police Department
Johnson
Franklin County Clean-Up Week Extends Free Dumping
Ralph Young reports heavy use of the Franklin County Landfill free dumping area during Spring Clean-Up Week. County residents and Ottawa residents may dispose of bagged trash for free 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. in city trucks, with curbside pickup for those unable to transport waste. Princeton plans a Saturday clean-up with volunteers at City Hall and curbside collection beginning at 8 a.m.
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Ralph Young
Franklin County
Ranklin County
Jim Cain
Ottawa
Second
Walnut
Princeton
City Hall
Cooler Thursday Expected With Sunny Skies In $0s Heat
Mostly sunny but cooler Thursday with a daytime high in the mid 0s and a north wind of 10 to 15 mph.
Murder charge dropped in Ottawa couple case
Shelly Harris, 21, of rural Ottawa had a first degree murder charge dismissed after negotiations with Franklin County Attorney Scott Ryburn. Harris agreed to testify for the state in her estranged husband Evan Harris's murder case regarding their 3 week old son John Andrew Harris who died at KU Medical Center in Kansas City.
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Ottawa
Franklin County Attorney
Scott Ryburn
Shelly Harris
Harris
Robert Bezek Jr
Ryburn
Evan
John Andrew Harris
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
South Korea raises alert as North Korea tensions grow
South Korea orders 650000 troops to cancel leaves and stay at posts amid rising North Korean threats over nuclear development. Land sea and air patrols heightened. American bases in Korea with about 36000 soldiers referenced as key factor in regional security. Defense minister urges unwavering security stance to parliament.
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South Sree
South Korea
North Korea
Koreas
Beijing
United States
Chu Chang Jun
Sgme
Rhee Byoung-tae
Whitewater Hearings Advance in Both House and Senate
Washington AP reports President Clinton faces televised Whitewater hearings in both houses as Democrats retreat on the issue after a 408 15 House vote and a Senate push. The investigation gains momentum with a first plea bargain in Little Rock involvement of former Arkansas municipal judge David Hale.
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Washington
Clinton
Congress
Arkansas
David Hale
Little Rock
House
Senate
Bob Michel
Whitewater
Senate approves modified Three Strikes plan in Kansas
The Kansas Senate, 40 to 0, backs a modified Three Strikes proposal doubling prison terms after three serious felonies. House may seek a conference to craft a tougher final version. Also in play is a casino gaming debate with a resolution to bar state run casinos and a constitutional change for private Las Vegas style casinos near race tracks.
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House
Sen
Jerry Moran
R-Hays
Senate Judiciary Committee
Moran
Kansas Lottery
Supreme Court
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