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Tornado watch issued for much of region
By Alexander Parker
10:43 p.m., December 26, 2008 Updated 04:00 a.m.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for much of eastern Kansas, including Douglas, Franklin, Jefferson, Shawnee and Leavenworth counties. The tornado watch is in effect until 5 a.m. Saturday.

Fire engulfs Baldwin City home
By Alexander Parker
07:32 a.m., December 17, 2008 Updated 03:52 p.m.
Crews from at least four area fire departments responded to a house fire in Baldwin City late Tuesday night.
Animal auction wraps up fair
By Alexander Parker
August 7, 2008
Nine-year-old Grace Baxter had the beginnings of a knot in her stomach when she paraded her grand champion market steer, Chico, in the sale ring of the Douglas County 4-H Fairgrounds’ Community Building.
Baldwin City man jailed on aggravated battery charge in connection with neighbor’s shooting
By Alexander Parker
11:42 a.m., August 2, 2008 Updated 05:57 p.m.

A 35-year-old Baldwin City man is in custody on aggravated battery charges after allegedly shooting his neighbor in the head early Saturday morning.

Woman found alive near abandoned vehicle with blood ‘in and around it’ near Baldwin City
By Jeff Myrick, Alexander Parker, Janet Reid
03:04 p.m., June 30, 2008 Updated 09:54 p.m.
A trail of blood prompts search for missing person near Baldwin City.

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