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Judge halts closing of Kansas City charter school Judge halts closing of Kansas City charter school State education officials voted last week to pull the charter of Gordon Parks Elementary School because of the students' poor performance.

Central Nebraska woman killed in crash Anderson says Koenig was driving northbound on U.S. Highway 183 about 25 miles south of Bassett when her Jeep went into a ditch, veered back across the highway and rolled several times. Anderson says Koenig was not wearing a seat belt and was thrown from the Jeep.

Duke Energy's SC lakes plan in gets public airing CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Duke Energy is airing the deals the country's largest electric company has made with local groups to gain South Carolina support for a new dams operating license The Greenville News reports (http://grnol.co/16NK0H8 ) that Duke Energy is sharing details of its agreements as the utility seeks to extend its license to operate the dams on lakes Keowee (KEE-ah-wee) and Jocassee (jo-CASS-ee) for up to 50 more years.

Boy Scout leaders to vote on lifting gay ban Officials of the Irving, Texas-based organization are scheduled to open the first of the ballots cast on whether to allow homosexual gay Boy Scouts. Gay-rights supporters have welcomed the proposed change as a positive first step but want the BSA to lift the ban on gay adults as well.

2 arrested in Houston shootings that left 2 dead HOUSTON (AP) — Houston police have arrested a second suspect in an apparent botched drug deal that left a boy and a woman dead and the child's father critically hurt. Police last Friday arrested 23-year-old Bobby Austin on a capital murder charge.