Anti abortion activist admits shooting Tiller in jail interview
Wichita detective testifies that Rachelle Shannon told him in an Oklahoma jail she shot abortion doctor George Tiller, calling it justifiable homicide. Shannon, 37, is on trial for attempted first degree murder for the clinic attack. She faces two counts of aggravated assault for allegedly pointing a gun at employees.
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Wichita
Kan
George Tiller
Mitch Mervosh
Sedgwick County
Rachelle
Shelley” Shannon
Oklahoma
Tiller
Shannon
Grants Pass
Ore
Judge bars rape fantasy testimony in Peters family murder case
Hutchinson Kansas AP judge rules testimony about rape fantasies not admissible unless tied to planned crime. Defendant Paul Kiser 23 is charged with four counts of first degree murder in the deaths of Tim Peters 33 Diana Peters 31 and children Joshua 6 Angela 4 last fall. The judge allows limited testimony that four days before the killings Kiser expressed a wish to have sex with Mrs Peters.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Kansas
Paul Kiser
Penalosa
Tim Peters
Diana
Joshua
Angela
Reno
Tim Chambers
Victoria Kumorowski
Kiser
U.S. Supreme Court
Kumorowski
Peters
Senate OKs helmet bill in Kansas Senate
TOPEKA Kan AP motorcyclists would have to wear helmets whenever they ride the streets under a bill approved by the Senate. It was the second time supporters tried to push the measure through. The bill heads to the House which must concur in Senate amendments, likely to a conference committee. Sen Ben Vidricksen said House support appeared lukewarm.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
House
Ben Vidricksen
Salina
Shawnee Gun Buyback Sees 152 Guns Turned In
Shawnee residents surrendered 152 firearms during the citys first gun buyback in the Kansas City area. Police issued over 13000 in vouchers and had room for 15 more guns, with distribution to resume. Officer Mark Hotzel called the effort an overwhelming success while noting residency verification was challenging.
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Shawnee, Kan
Kansas City
Mark Hotzel
Finney Claims Victory In Kansas Initiative Vote
Gov. Joan Finney hailed the House approval of part of a restrictive public initiative package as a step for democracy in Kansas. The measure would let citizens propose constitutional amendments or laws for a popular vote, with the House voting 85 to 40 to allow initiating other constitutional amendments, sending the matter to the Senate where reception was uncertain.
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OPERA
Kan
Joan Finney
Therm
Finney
House
Kansas
Senate
Mexican presidential hopeful Colosio assassinated in Tijuana
President Salinas urged calm after Luis Donaldo Colosio of the PRI was shot at a campaign rally in Tijuana and died hours later. Authorities reported initially two gunmen were involved as Mexico faced a rising political crisis five months before elections.
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Tijuana
Mexico
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
Luis Donaldo Colosio
Colosio
Power outages hit Ottawa and Pomona as line fails
A Kansas City Power and Light line north of Sand Creek failed at about 2:13 p.m. Wednesday, causing brief outages in Ottawa, Pomona and nearby areas up to Michigan Valley. The 34,000-volt insulator line dropped to a crossarm, triggering relays to reset power. Ottawa started local generators, which shut and restarted before power stabilized around 2:40 p.m.
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Kansas City Power and Light
Ottawa
Pomona
Sand Creek
John Heffernan
KCPL
Paola
Heffernon
Michigan Valley
Heffernan
Ottawa Utilities
Jim Bradley
Divorce Granted in Edinburgh After 46 Years for Cussing Much
In Edinburgh Scotland the wife of Peter Harrower received a divorce after 46 years of marriage because he cussed excessively. Magistrate Nigel Thomson noted the deciding factor was Harrower’s 21 month old grandson beginning to cuss after exposure. In December the Illinois Appellate Court postponed indefinitely the elec
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Peter Harrower
Edinburgh
Scotland
Harrower
Nigel Thomson
Ilinois
Court records reveal shock therapy plan for elderly patient
Lower courts had planned electroconvulsive treatment for Lucille Austwick, age 80, after declaring her mentally incompetent. Her guardian testified she rejected the idea, saying she would not consent and urged others to try it themselves. A Berwick-upon-Tweed veterinarian cited fresh-water rules as harming swan attrition on the River Tweed due to barley waste decline. Environmental factors noted.
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Lucille Austwick
Berwick-Upon-Tweed
England
Associated Press
Tweed
David Rollo
County approves three more Ottawa housing projects
Franklin County commissioners approved the sale of three properties to housing groups. 628 N. Locust will be deeded to ECKAN for a three bedroom home funded by a federal grant and later rented as low income housing. Two other parcels, 740 S. Sycamore and 828 S. Elm, go to Habitat for Humanity after paying about 923 in back assessments.
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N. Locust
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation
ECKAN
Richard Jackson
ECEAN
Jackson
Franklin County
Habitat For Humanity Organization
Franklin County Commission
Head of copying firm charged with fraud in Kansas
John J. Pappert, 43, of Wichita, president of Century Office Products Inc., was indicted by a federal grand jury on 11 counts for a scheme to defraud customers and financing sources of more than 3.7 million dollars. The Lawrence based company served Kansas and Missouri, including schools. He allegedly offered new equipment at the same lease rate while paying off old leases with reconditioned units and misled lenders into believing old leases were active. Charges include five counts of mail fraud, four counts of wire fraud and two counts of false statements.
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OPERA
Kan
U.S
Pappert
Indicted Pappert faced by area school officials
Indictment of John J Pappert as a federal case on 11 counts drew mixed reactions from area educators. The 43 year old Wichitan allegedly defrauded districts including Ottawa Wellsville Central Heights West Franklin and Gannett by arranging copier leases then selling and replacing equipment to rack up large debts. Ottawa attorney Robert Bezek Jr described a pattern of successive leases to bank buyers and new leases to cover earlier costs.
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John J.pappert
Pappert
Ottawa
Wellsville
Central Heights
West Franklin
Gannett
Wpe
Procnime
Hope
Williams
Wellaville
Robert Bezek, Jr
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