Tuesday, November 3, 2009

News 11-3-09

THE TWO BODIES FOUND IN A DITCH LAST WEEK AT THE 6300 BLOCK OF SOUTH 32ND STREET HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED ALONG WITH A SUSPECT. THE WOMAN WAS 18 YEAR OLD TANYA CARMEN LYDIA MALDONADO AND THE BABY WAS 15 MONTH OLD JUAN LUIS MALDONADO. THE SUSPECT IS 22 YEAR OLD LUIS ANTONIO AGUIRRE WHO’S FROM AUSTIN TEXAS BUT LIVED IN OGDEN. AGUIRRE WAS ARRESTED IN AUSTIN FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND IS BEING HELD ON A $2.5 MILLION BOND. POLICE SAY MALDONADO HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH AGUIRRE BUT THEY AREN’T SURE IF HE’S THE FATHER OF THE BABY.


RILEY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS 1,000 MORE H1N1 VACCINES AVAILABLE FOR THEIR CLINIC TODAY FROM 4:00 TO 5:30 TODAY AND AGAIN TOMORROW FROM 5:00 TO 7:00 IF THEY DON’T RUN OUT. MORE GROUPS OF PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO GET THEM. THOSE GROUPS ARE, PREGNANT WOMEN, PERSONS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 MONTHS AND 24 YEARS, PERSONS BETWEEN 25 AND 64 WITH MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT PUT THEM AT HIGHER RISK OF FLU COMPLICATIONS, HEALTH CARE AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL, AND CAREGIVERS FOR AND PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITH INFANTS UNDER 6 MONTHS OLD.


THE DEATH TOLL FOR KANSAS SWINE FLU VICTIMS HAS GONE UP TWO MORE. STATE HEALTH OFFICALS SAY NOW 14 PEOPLE HAVE DIED FROM THE VIRUS. THEY WERE A 72 YEAR OLD MAN FROM NORTHEAST KANSAS AND A 53 YEAR OLD WOMAN FROM THE WICHITA AREA. THE KANSAS HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT SAYS BOTH OF THEM HAD UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.


A FORMER LAWRENCE POLICE OFFICER IS ON PROBATION FOR TWO YEARS FOR SELLING STOLEN VIDEO GAMES. 32 YEAR OLD ROBERT SAYLER WOULD BUY VIDEO GAMES, REMOVE THEM FROM THE BOXES AND RETURN THE BOXES FOR A REFUND. THEN HE WOULD SELL THE GAMES ON EBAY FROM $30 TO $46. SAYLER WAS FIRED FROM THE POLICE FORCE IN 2008 AFTER SERVING MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS.


FORMER ALASKA GOVERNOR AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANIDATE SARAH PALIN WILL BE VISITING SALINA IN FEBRUARY. SHE WILL BE THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT THE SALINA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ANNUAL BANQUET. FORMER SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH, SPORTSCASTER BOB COSTAS, AND FORMER US ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT. THE BANQUET WILL BE FEBRUARY 5TH AT THE SALINA BENTENNIAL CENTER. TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO NONMEMBERS OF THERE ARE TICKETS LEFT AFTER CHAMBER MEMBERS BUY THEIRS.


GOOD THING THE WORLD SERIES IS HEADING OUT OF PHILADELPHIA. THE SUBWAY STATION’S DOORS ARE GATED OFF AND NO BUSES ARE ON THE STREETS WHEN TRANSIT WORKERS WENT OF STRIKE AT 3 AM. THE RAIL SERVICE IS STILL OPERATING BUT THE TRAINS ARE PACKED AND THERE ARE DELAYS. LOCAL PRESIDENT WILLIE BROWN SAYS THE UNION DECIDED TO STRIKE WHEN BOTH SIDES DECIDED NEGOTIATIONS WENT AS FAR AS THEY COULD. THEY DECIDED THIS JUST HOURS BEFORE THE PHILLIES BEAT THE YANKEES EIGHT TO SIX SENDING THE WORLD SERIES TO GAME SIX IN NEW YORK.


BURLINGTON NORTHERN RAILROAD WILL BE COMPLETELY UNDER THE OWNERSHIP OF WARREN BUFFET’S BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY. RIGHT NOW BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY OWNES ABOUT 22% OF THE COMPANY BUT WILL PAY %100 A SHARE FOR THE REST OF IT. THE DEAL WAS ANNOUCNED TODAY AND HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE BOARDS OF BOTH COMPANIES. THIS WILL BE THE LARGEST ACQUISITION EVER FOR BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY.


JESSICA SIMPSON ISN’T VERY HAPPY ABOUT HER SISTER ASHLEE BEING CUT FROM THE CAST OF MELROSE PLACE. SIMPSON WROTE ON HER TWITTER.. “I HAVE HAD BAD SCRIPTS TO WORK WITH, BUT THIS? THANKS GOD MY SISTER IS AMAZING AND GOT YOU SOME PRESS.” HERS SISTER SIMPSON-WENTZ IS A LITTLE MORE GRATEFUL FOR HER ROLE. AND THANKS THE CW FOR HER CHANCE TO BE ON THE SHOW AND SHE KNEW IT WOULD COME TO AN UNPREDICTABLE END. A RECENT POLL ON PEOPLE.COM ASKED READERS IF THEY WOULD MISS SIMPSON-WENTZ ON THE SHOW AND 67% SAID NO.

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