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• 4 Killed in Car Accidents as Snow Storm Rolls across Plains

  Christina Cole | January 23, 2007 10:00 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A winter storm rolled across the Plains states on Saturday and with it caused several car accidents that killed at least four people within two states.Heavy snow hit western and central Kansas, limiting visibility and creating hazardous driving conditions.A couple and their 20-month-old daughter were killed when their car drove off U.S. 50 and collided with two other cars, said authorities. The...

• Costco Disappointed with Class-Action Decision

  Christina Cole | January 17, 2007 2:32 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Jim Sinegal, CEO of Costco, is "disappointed" with a San Francisco federal judge's decision to allow a class action discrimination case against the company to continue proceeding. Sinegal said they will continue to defend themselves in the suit and they are optimistic that the company will prevail.In a ruling last week, U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Hall Patel decided the suit Ellis vs....

• Toyota Settles Class Action Lawsuit

  Christina Cole | January 11, 2007 12:16 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. has come to a tentative agreement to settle a class action lawsuit by the owners of select Toyota and Lexus models whom made complaints that their engines were damaged by oil sludge. A Louisiana federal judge is expected to give final approval to the settlement on February 7, said Sam Butto, spokesman for Lexus.The settlement applies to owners of specific 1997-2002...

• Accident at Deadly Intersection

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 2:34 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Two people escaped serious injury in a car accident this morning at U.S. 54 ands 215th Street in Goddard - the very same intersection which a 26-year-old man was killed at just last night.A woman was heading west on U.S. 54, attempting to turn onto southbound 215th, Police Chief George Bloesing said. A man that was driving east on U.S. 54 hit her car, veered into a ditch and crashed into a...