Protection NewsLocal news for Protection, KS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Almost 90 twisters reported in past week- May 29, 2008 Nearly 90 tornadoes were reported in Kansas as of Monday in a rough weather week that also included storms with large hail and record rainfall.http://www.topix.net/city/protection-ks/2008/05/almost-90-twisters-reported-in-past-week?f... Weather Service Says Dozen Tornadoes Hit Kansas- May 27, 2008 The National Weather Service said it was at least a dozen tornadoes that destroyed homes, downed trees and injured several people Friday across western and central Kansas.http://www.topix.net/city/protection-ks/2008/05/weather-service-says-dozen-tornadoes-hit-k... Twisters Pound Kansas For Second Night- May 25, 2008 Tornadoes have ripped through parts of central and western Kansas for the second night in a row.http://www.topix.net/city/protection-ks/2008/05/twisters-pound-kansas-for-second-night?fro... Twisters tear through Kansas, parts of Midwest- May 24, 2008 Emergency workers were picking through debris after tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas and northern Oklahoma for a second night in a row.http://www.topix.net/city/protection-ks/2008/05/twisters-tear-through-kansas-parts-of-midw... Tornadoes hit western, central Kansas- May 24, 2008 Tornadoes rampaged in western and central Kansas for the second night in a row, destroying at least one house and causing widespread damage to farm buildings and power lines.http://www.topix.net/city/protection-ks/2008/05/tornadoes-hit-western-central-kansas?fromr... Groups Try to Stop Circus From Chaining Elephants- May 22, 2008 A coalition of animal welfare groups says it has evidence that Ringling Bros. circus elephants are sometimes chained for days at a time, and the groups asked a judge Wednesday to halt the practice while a ...http://www.topix.net/city/protection-ks/2008/05/groups-try-to-stop-circus-from-chaining-el... US lists polar bear as threatened species- May 16, 2008 "It will protect polar bears while also protecting American jobs and businesses" In this 2003 file photo provided by Subhankar Banerjee a polar bear walks in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. via Kansas.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/protection-ks/2008/05/us-lists-polar-bear-as-threatened-species?... DEP Issues Stay-Out Order to Owners of Vacant Punxsy Industrial Building- May 14, 2008 "The condition inside the building represents a hazardous environmental condition that poses a risk to those who are directly exposed to it" After discovering a dangerous compound inside the former Berlin Metals building in Punxsutawney, the Department of Environmental Protection has ordered the property's owners to prevent the public from entering ... via GantDaily.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/protection-ks/2008/05/dep-issues-stay-out-order-to-owners-of-vac... |