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• Rice Protein in Pet Food Contaminated with Melamine

  Shannon Weidemann | April 19, 2007 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  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...

• One Dead And Two Injured In Three Motorcycle Accidents

  Matthew Bergmann | April 18, 2007 11:32 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  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...

• No Vote On Kansas Medical Malpractice Bill

  Matthew Bergmann | April 17, 2007 12:37 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A Kansas Senate Judiciary Committee passed up the chance to vote on a House drafted bill that would have excluded Kansas physicians and other health professionals from the state's consumer protection laws. The legislation was in response to the recent Kansas Supreme Court ruling which found that medical professionals fell within the bounds of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act for deceptive...

• Girl Falls In Manhole -- Cover Stolen

  Matthew Bergmann | April 16, 2007 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A young girl was injured early Sunday morning after fallling into a manhole in St. Louis, Missouri. The accident occured as the girl was on her way to a nearby church for Sunday services.Authorities believe that the cover of the manhole had been stolen for scrap metal. Over the weekend officials reported more than 20 manhole covers being stolen within the city. It is believed that the recent...

• Pet Owners Sue Over Poision Tainted Food

  Matthew Bergmann | March 27, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Angry and upset pet owners are determined to take legal action against Menu Foods, who has been linked to the production, distribution and sale of pet food laced with rat poision. Nearly 100 pet owners have joined a class-action lawsuit against the company and more claims are expected to surface in the coming weeks. Attorneys for the class action are confident that they will prevail. The suit...

• Rat Poision Put in Pet Food

  Matthew Bergmann | March 25, 2007 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Rat poision has been identified as the deadly ingredient in pet food that has killed at least 16 cats and dogs. This information was released by the New York State State Department of Agriculture and Markets Friday morning, but no additional information was given as to the source of the chemicals or how it entered the food itself. Initial investigations had focused on wheat gluten in the pet...

• Lawrence Woman Hurt in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | March 23, 2007 3:03 PM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A woman from Lawrence was hurt in a car accident on I-70. The 49-year-old woman driver of the car started to leave the road and tried to get back on when she overcorrected and ended up driving off the road and flipping the car. The accident occurred shortly after 1 p.m. Friday about two miles east of the Topeka service station, or about 10 miles west of Lawrence.It is believed she was wearing...

• Ruling Against Big Tobacco Thrown Out

  Matthew Bergmann | March 23, 2007 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  A ruling that awarded nearly $80 million to the family of an Oregon man who died from a smoking-related disease has been reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision.Arguments and ultimatley the decision, in the case of Phillip Morris USA v. Williams, focused on what amount of puntitive damages juries can award against tobacco and other well-off companies in product-liability suits. In...

• Payless Employees To Get Severance Before Company Leaves Town

  Matthew Bergmann | March 14, 2007 7:44 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Coming face to face with the idea of being unemployed has been difficult for many employees at the Payless ShoeSource distribution center in Topeka, Kansas. However, some workers may sleep a little easier knowing that the company will provide severance packages to workers when it leaves in 2008.Representatives of Payless and Teamsters Local 696 reached a comprimise late last week that affects...

• Fired Workers Given Grievance Hearing

  Matthew Bergmann | March 13, 2007 10:01 AM | 0 CommentsTopeka, KS

  Nearly a dozen former Johnson County employees that were terminated by District Attorney Phil Kline have agreed to present their cases to the county at a grievance hearing next week. This comes after weeks of turmoil surrounding the employees dismissal, which occurred immediately after Kline was sworn into office on January 8, 2007. On Jan. 16, the ex-employees filed a lawsuit against Kline in...