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LOCAL NEWS

Tragedy Strikes Aggieville
Tragedy struck an icon of Aggieville last night, as vandals pushed the horse off the top of Rickel’s Liquor at 1129 Bluemont. Riley County Police reports indicate the life-sized, fiberglass horse was pried from the three to four inch long fasteners from the roof of the building sometime between 1:45 and 2:00 Thursday morning, causing $3,000 in damage to the horse.

19-year-old Scammed. By Canadians.
Defying the stereotype that only the elderly get suckered into online scams, a 19-year-old Manhattan man was suckered out of over $9,500 by a Canadian company. The scam, one of those mystery shopper deals originating from a company calling itself Silverson Evaluations and Marketing Services, sent Joshua Drummond two fraudulent checks between the 21st and the 26th of this month, which he then cashed before sending the $9,500 to the company, whose address is in Canada. The incident is still under investigation.

STATE NEWS

Senate endorses bill increasing minimum age for driver's license
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - The Kansas Senate gave first-round approval to a bill that raises the age for teen drivers. The bill increases the minimum age for a learner's permit from 14 to 15. For a restricted license, the minimum age would be 16 instead of 15 to 16. For an unrestricted license, it would increase to 16 ½ instead of 16. Farm permits would remain unchanged at age 14. The bill also bans anyone under age 18 from using a cell phone while driving. A final vote of approval is needed to send the measure to the House.