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A highway pileup in western Kansas shows how dust storms can turn deadly
A gust of wind sweeps over bare soil, kicking up enough dirt and dust to cut visibility to nearly zero, and for drivers, the dust storm seems to come out of nowhere. Such conditions resulted in a pileup on Interstate 70 last week in western Kansas involving dozens of cars and trucks that left eight people dead. Blinding dust also prompted New Mexico 's transportation department to close Interstate 25 from the Colorado border southwest to Las Vegas , New Mexico. Hazy or dust-darkened skies have recalled the “Dust Bowl” of the 1930s, when millions of tons of blowing...
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Detained Columbia University student disputes government's 'bedbugs' claim in court papers
A Columbia University student says the subject of bedbugs never arose after he was arrested and flown to a Louisiana detention center by authorities who now say bedbugs helped force the long journey that made him fear he was being immediately deported for his role in campus protests against Israel . Mahmoud Khalil said in a declaration filed in Manhattan federal court Monday that while he was held overnight at a detention center in Elizabeth, New Jersey , "I did not hear anyone mention bedbugs.” Khalil made the statement in an exhibit attached to court papers in which his...
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Topeka car dealer parts ways with company, employee involved in social media video
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A company lost a contract and an employee is out of a job following a social media video that some viewers felt mocked people with disabilities. Jesus Renteria, CEO of Noller Auto Group, said their business was “appalled and disheartened” by the post. The...
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New Pizza Hut, coffee shop planned on site of current east Manhattan location
Franchisee Greg Shelton, CEO of MJC Huts, said construction is expected to begin before the end of March. The new building will be constructed in the parking lot, just east of the current Pizza Hut store, to allow the business to remain open during construction. “It’s going to be a...
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Weather Alert - high winds and a blizzard for some
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Storm Team 12 Weather Alert continues into the night and Wednesday for high winds (topping 60 mph) and snow that will complicate travel through Wednesday morning. Although snow amounts are likely to remain somewhat light, the combination of snow and wind will make for very poor visibility on I-70 and I-135 early in the day.
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‘Significant’ amount of fentanyl, drugs found in Kansas home
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Ottawa police bust a suspected drug dealer and seized what they call a “significant” amount of fentanyl and other illegal drugs. Police executed a search warrant in a neighborhood near W. 9th Street and S. Cypress Street on March 14. Officers removed a child living in the home after they found the drugs. The child is now in protective custody.
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Four people arrested during traffic stop in Holton
JACKSON COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) - Four people were arrested during a traffic stop in Holton on Sunday, March 17. According to Sheriff Tim Morse, a Jackson County Sheriff’s Deputy initiated a traffic stop on a 2012 Chrysler 300 near Arizona Ave and Banner Road in Holton on Sunday. Deputies...