Suspects To Arraignment In Wills Stabbing Case
Four suspects Donald Burgess Sherrell Burgess Michael Hicks and Charles Tevis were bound over for arraignment after a preliminary hearing in District Court. Hicks and Burgesses face nine a.m. arraignments next week with Tevis pending scheduling. The case centers on a July 25 Saddleback Lounge stabbing of Jaii Wills, a former Kansas State basketball player. Witnesses testified to a fight involving Hicks and accusations of racial slurs. The district court judge noted conflicting testimony but upheld the charge of second degree murder under aiding and abetting. The Ottawa club link to the case was noted by the county attorney. The article continues on page 9.
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Jay Bemis
Herald
Jaii Wills
Phillip Fromme
Burlington
Donald L. Burgess
Sherrell
S. Sycamore
Michael E. Hicks
Wellsville
Charles E. Tevis
Scranton
Hicks
Jules V. Doty
Doty
Tevis
Fromme
Saddleback
N. Main
Wills
Mark Gifford
McPherson
Donald Burgess
Jenna Crean
Rural Lane
Mr. Hicks
Crean
Franklin County
Wendell Barker
Kansas
Barker
Ottawa
Aesthetes M.C
Jeff Lawhead
Kansas State University
Jack Hartman
Ottawa University
City Wary Of DPS Cart Before Horse
Ottawa officials debate delaying a permanent DPS director amid DPS leadership upheaval. Commissioner Dan Fogle pushes to delay hiring until an outside inquiry. a vote 8-2 rejects the delay. Oren Skiles resigns Sept 16 to lead Raton New Mexico police.
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Melissa Bauman
Ottawa City Commission
Department of Public Safety
Jerry Thompson
Jim McCrea
Marvin Calliham
Dan Fogle
Fogle
DPS
Oren Skiles
Ottawa
Raton
N.M
Thompson
McCrea
Calliham
Herald
US Ecology ups incentives for host states in waste facility plan
US Ecology Nuclear Inc. proposes multimillion dollar incentives and benefits to states or communities that volunteer to host a regional low level radioactive waste disposal site. The Louisville company, picked in June by the Central Interstate Compact, says incentives aim to counter host state objections and highlight potential benefits.
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Lincoln
Neb
US Ecology Nuclear Inc
Louisville
Central
Interstate
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
US Ecology
Hart to Nightline interview on political future
Gary Hart will be the sole guest on a one hour Nightline segment on ABC next week. He plans to discuss his political future with host Ted Koppel with no ground rules. Hart has not indicated plans to re enter the presidential race.
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Denver
Gary Hart
ABC
Nightline
Hart
Ted Koppel
Laura Wessner
Colorado
Koppel
Donna Rice
Ted
Day
Rice
Bill Shore
Highway Debate Opens Over Gov Hayden Highway Plan
In Topeka the House opened a long session debating Gov. Hayden’s highway plan. The Transportation Committee backed a smaller funding path, while Hayden’s plan would raise about $1.43 billion in taxes over nine years and $1.71 billion in new construction.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Mike Hayden
House Transportation Committee
Hayden
Kerry Patrick
R-Leawood
Rochelle Chronister
Kansas
Chronister
Robin Leach
Dlinwood
Leach
Jim Braden
Chamber
Statute
Braden
R-Clay Center
State Department of Human Resources
Rex Crowell
R Longton
Transportation Committee
Dennis Spaniol
Wichita
Latchkey Survey Links After School Care to Student Struggles
A Harris survey of 1,000 teachers and 2,000 parents, sponsored by Metropolitan Life, finds most believe students perform better when adults monitor them after school. It reports many children are left alone until 5 30 pm weekly, with calls for parental discipline, homework supervision, and expanded after school programs.
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Louis Harris and Associates Inc
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Harris
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