Weather outlook with clear night and mild Saturday
Tonight is mostly clear with a low in the lower 40s and a northwest wind of 5 to 15 mph. Saturday turns partly cloudy with a high in the middle 60s and light winds, then directions shift from morning to afternoon.
Iowa State Rolls Past UCLA to Reach Elite Eight
The Cyclones advance to the Elite Eight after a stifling defensive effort holds UCLA, shutting down its offense and clinching a spot in the regional final. Iowa State dominates with disciplined defense and timely baskets to seal the win.
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Spring Fling features National Guard helicopter display
Six year old Dalton Swindale of Osage City sits strapped into a Kansas Army National Guard Blackhawk Thursday afternoon at Ottawa High School during Spring Fling 2000. The event, part of Public Health Day, was sponsored by the Kansas National Guard with the Franklin County Children's Coalition. A Paladin tank from Paola and the Blackhawk performed for spectators as hail blew off the helicopter during landing south of the school.
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Ottawa family recalls mail mix ups by Army and Postal Service
Dee Andrews of Ottawa recalls how her family’s belongings were relocated by the Army and Postal Service during a move from Alaska to Ottawa. Boxes traveled to Tennessee Kentucky and Fort Leavenworth ending on a stranger’s lawn before storage and eventual return with three boxes missing.
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OU Students Spend Spring Break Helping Habitat for Humanity
Ottawa University GOTCHA students will build a storage warehouse and a home in New Orleans during spring break. Megan Burns notes first-time Habitat Collegiate Challenge participation with 8500 students from 400 schools nationwide. Alumni and OU Senate raised 2500 for trip costs. fundraisers funded materials.
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House rejects bipartisan rural coalitions bill in Kansas
TOPEKA AP A bill with two major initiatives from a bipartisan coalition of rural legislators was rejected 44 to 81 by the Kansas House. The proposal, tied to a producers rights plan and a state version of the Packers and Stockyards Act, would limit contract terms and allow independent producers to sue. Supporters argued it does not block contracts. opponents warned of interstate commerce issues. Similar measures have stalled in the Senate. SB 532. full text online.
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CDC health behavior survey by state and ethnicity findings
The CDC released a county state survey based on 1997 interviews of 134,000 people, detailing health behaviors by race and ethnicity for every state and Puerto Rico. It highlights drinking rates in Wisconsin, seat belt use in California, sedentary lifestyles in Georgia, and insurance gaps in Hawaii, with education and socioeconomic factors cited as key influences.
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