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A northeast kansas teenager who was left a quadriplegic after a diving accident has been awarded $16 million by a jury. In August 2005, Bradley Hudspeth, was injured while diving with friends at Lake Quivira. Lake Quivira is a private residential community that stretches the Wyandotte-Johnson county line in the Kansas City metro-area.Rather than jumping at the end of the dock, Hudspeth dove...

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A three-vehicle crash in Riley County early this morning left three people injured. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol two of the three people injured were seriously hurt and required immediate medical attention. At approximately 6:30 am today, Bruce Stroud, 32, of St. Francis, was driving a 1984 Toyota truck south on K-18 highway when he tried to make a left turn onto Walnut Street at...

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The damage and destruction left behind by a massive twister that hit Greensburg, Kansas on May 4th continues to linger. Now workers who have been cleaning up the small town have developed mysterious symptoms including, a persistent cough and sore throat. Aptly named the "Greensburg cough," health officials believe that contaminated dust left by the tornado is to blame. At this point, there...

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In 2006 more than one-third of all work accidents reported were filed through the Kansas Division of Workers Compensation's electronic data interchange system. Thus far, the electronic reporting system has exceeded expectiations with more than 200 insurance carriers and self-insured employers submitting data. More than 16,000 applications for hearings and approximately 6,500 employer elections...

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A Michigan firm has recalled 129,000 pounds of beef products, due to possible contamination with E.coli. Some of this beef was shipped to food service distribution centers and "Marketplace" stores in Kansas. The beef products were produced between March 1 and April 30, 2007. Included are boxes of mechanically tenderized steaks and ground beef of varying weights. Labels on the boxes bear the...

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A Parent's Magazine toy cell phone has been recalled after reports of the hinge pin falling out and possibly causing injury. The toy cell phone was sold at Target stores and is the Record a Voice model. Target stores nationwide sold the phone between September 2006 and January 2007.Only items bearing the date codes 090106 through 101206 are being recalled. The date code can be found on the...

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Five people, including two toddlers and three adults were killed in Osage County, Kansas on Friday after two vans collided head-on. The accident occured on K-268, just east of US-75 highway. At this point, the only known survivor of the tragedy is a 5-year-old boy who was rescued by emergency services and sent to a hospital in Topeka, Kansas with non-life threatening injuries. The Kansas...

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A dangerous intersection in North Topeka has claimed another victim as a man riding his bicycle was involved in a hit and run accident late Tuesday evening. Authorities have yet to identify the man, who suffer severe head injuries, but have confirmed that the incident took place in the 1300 block of N.W. Harrision. Apparently, a vehicle traveling northbound veered across the southbound lanes of...

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Another company has recalled dog and cat food now known to contain melamine. Natural Balance has recalled all lots of Venison and Brown Rice dog food and Venison and Green Pea cat food. The rice protein in the food has been tested posiive for melamine. The company was alerted to the problem when it was contacted by several pet owners last week."Recent laboratory results show that the products...

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A rash of motorcylce accidents left one person dead and two others seeking medical treatment on Sunday. William John Moser, 57, a resident of Liberty, Mo, was killed in Leavenworth County when he lost control of his motorcycle and slid under an oncoming vehicle. The accident occured on Kansas Highway 5 at approximately 4:40 p.m. Authorities say that Moser, who had just purchased the the...

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