IN LOCAL NEWS...
- THE K-STATE COLLEGIAN REPORTS... EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AT THE BEACH MUSEUM OF ART HAVE BEEN HANGING IN FINANCIAL UNCERTAINTY SINCE GOVERNOR SAM BROWNBACK SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER IN EARLY FEBRUARY TO ABOLISH THE KANSAS ARTS COMMISSION. THE MOVE, WHICH SHOULD SAVE THE STATE CLOSE TO SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, IS ONE OF SEVERAL RECENT CUTS MADE IN AN ATTEMPT TO SOFTEN THE BLOW OF NEXT YEAR'S EXPECTED ECONOMIC SHORTFALL.
THE KANSAS ARTS COMMISSION HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF CONSISTENT FUNDING FOR THE MUSEUM, WHICH NOW FACES THE CHALLENGE OF REPLACING ITS BIGGEST SOURCE OF DONATIONS. THE MUSEUM RECEIVED ALMOST TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR FROM THE KANSAS ARTS COMMISSION. MUSEUM PERSONNEL ARE UNSURE WHERE THEY WILL FIND NEW FUNDING.
THE TOPEKA CAPITOL JOURNAL REPORTS... STATE SENATOR TIM OWENS IS DRIVING HARD TOWARD A POLITICAL DEAL TO SAVE KEY PROVISIONS OF A D-U-I REFORM PACKAGE WITH A PRICE TAG EXCEEDING TEN MILLION DOLLARS. THE REFORM BILL WOULD MANDATE ALL FIRST-TIME DRUNKEN DRIVING OFFENDERS HAVE AN IGNITION LOCKING DEVICE INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLE THAT WOULD PREVENT OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IF THE DRIVER TESTED POSITIVE FOR ALCOHOL ON THE EQUIPMENT. THE REFORM BILL ALSO CALLS FOR MANDATORY PRISON TIME FOR FOURTH-TIME OFFENDERS. THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE WILL BE WORKING ON A STREAMLINED VERSION OF THE BILL IN THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.
IN NATIONAL NEWS...
FOX NEWS REPORTS... A FATHER OF FIVE CHILDREN HAS DIED AFTER FALLING INTO A MINE SHAFT SO DEEP AND TREACHEROUS THAT RESCUERS HAD TO ABANDON EFFORTS TO REACH HIM WHILE HE WAS STILL ALIVE. THE TWENTY-EIGHT YEAR OLD MAN WORKED AT A GEOTHERMAL OPERATION IN NEVADA AND HAD GONE EXPLORING WEDNESDAY WITH TWO FRIENDS DURING HIS OFF-HOURS WHEN HE FELL ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY FEET INTO THE OPEN SHAFT NORTHEAST OF RENO.
THE DECISION TO END THE RESCUE CAME AFTER TWO UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS BY SEARCH TEAMS TO DESCEND INTO THE SHAFT WHERE THE MAN WAS TRAPPED IN DEBRIS. A VIDEO CAMERA LOWERED INTO THE SHAFT SHOWED HE HAD BEEN BREATHING BUT NOT MOVING AND HAD SUFFERED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES. PLANS ARE IN PLACE TO PERMANENTLY SEAL THE SHAFT AND SEVERAL OTHER OPENINGS IN THE AREA.
THE ORLANDO SENTINEL REPORTS... A MICHIGAN DENTIST, WHO BRAGGED HIS NET WORTH WAS BETWEEN THREE AND FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, WAS ARRESTED IN FLORIDA AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY STOLE A COLLEGE STUDENT'S LOST CREDIT CARD AND USED IT TO BUY TWO PIZZAS.
THE COLLEGE STUDENT REALIZED HIS CARD WAS MISSING AND CALLED TO CANCEL IT WHEN A REPRESENTATIVE TOLD HIM THAT SOMEONE HAD USED THE CARD AT A PIZZA RESTAURANT IN THE SAME SHOPPING CENTER WHERE HE DROPPED THE CARD. SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES WENT TO THE RESTAURANT AND FOUND RICHARD LEWIS LUDWIG WAITING FOR TWO LARGE PIES WITH EXTRA OLIVES.
LUDWIG ADMITTED TO FINDING THE CARD IN THE PARKING LOT AND USING IT TO PAY HIS PIZZA BILL. HE REPORTEDLY HAD TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS IN CASH ON HIM AT THE TIME. HE NOW FACES CREDIT CARD THEFT AND FORGERY CHARGES, AS WELL AS COUNTS OF IMPERSONATING AND ATTEMPTING TO USE THE IDENTITY OF ANOTHER PERSON WITHOUT CONSENT.
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