Wednesday, December 9, 2009

News 12-9-09

A LAWRENCE MAN HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ENCOURAGING HIS CHILDREN TO KILL THEIR MOTHER WITH A BASEBALL BAT. PROSECUTORS SAY ARTHUR DAVIS III ENCOURAGED HIS 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND 15-YEAR-OLD SON TO KILL HIS EX-WIFE ON JUNE SIXTEENTH. THE WOMAN ESCAPED THE ATTACK AND RAN DOWN THE ROAD TO FIND HELP. THE ATTACK BEGAN BECAUSE OF A CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTE BETWEEN DAVIS AND HIS EX-WIFE.


A SIX-YEAR-OLD BOY AND HIS BIG WHEEL HAS LED A TOPEKA MAN TO A MUNICIPAL COURT HEARING. THE SIX YEAR OLD BOY RODE HIS BIG WHEEL TOWARDS DENNY BOGAN. BOGAN SAYS HE WAS DEFENDING HIMSELF WHEN HE REDIRECTED THE BIG WHEEL WITH HIS FOOT. THE YOUNG BOYS MOTHER SAYS THAT BOGAN KICKED THE BIG WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED IT TO GO OFF TRACK AND FLIP OVER. BOGAN WILL BE SENTENCED ON FIRDAY.


MANHATTAN ISN’T THE ONLY PLACE GETTIG HIT HARD BY WINTER STORMS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WARNING OF ”EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BLIZZRD CONDITIONS” IN PARTS OF ILLIONOIS, WISCONSIN AND IOWA. 50 MPR WIND GUSTS COULD CREATE SNOW DRIFTS OF 8 TO 15 FEET. THE WEATHER SERVICE HAS ALSO ISSUED BLIZZARD WARNINGS FOR KANSAS, NEBRASKA AND MINNESOTA THIS MORNING.


ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY CHIEF, LISA JACKSON, SAYS SHE’LL TAKE COMMON-SENSE STEPS TO REGULATE CARBON EMISSIONS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF AMERICANS. JACKSON HAS BEEN SPEAKING AT THE 192 NATION CLIMATE CONFERENCE IN COPENHAGEN. THE GOAL OF THE SUMMIT IS TO CREATE AN INTERNATIONAL TREATY TO CONTROL GASES CAUSING THE EARTH’S TEMPERATURE TO RISE.


FACEBOOK IS LAUNCHING NEW PRIVACY SETTINGS TODAY. THE CHANGES WILL GIVE USERS BETTER CONTROL OVER WHO SEES THE INFORMATION ON THEIR PERSONAL PAGES. FACEBOOK USERS WILL BE ABLE TO SELECT A PRIVACY SETTING FOR EACH PIECE OF CONTENT, LIKE PHOTOS OR UPDATES, THAT THEY SHARE ON THEIR SITE. THE CHOICES FOR WHO CAN VIEW YOUR INFO. ARE “FRIENDS ONLY", “FRIENDS OF FRIENDS” OR “EVERYONE.”


UNIVERSITY OF ARKNASAS CAMPUS POLICE WENT TO A DORM IN SEARCH OF DRUGS AND FOUND A BABY ALLIGATOR, A DIAMONDBACK RATTLESNAKE, SIX PYTHONS AND OTHER REPTILES IN A DORM ROOM. ARKANSAS STUDENT JACOB MILLER SAYS THAT HE AND HIS ROOMMATE WERE GETTING THE REPTILES FOR FREE ON THE INTERNET. THE STUDENTS HAVE NOT BEEN CHARGED BUT THEY WILL BE FINED FOR ALLIGATOR AND RATTLESNAKE POSSESSION WITHOUT PROPER CERTIFICATION.

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