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Feds charge Union Pacific for 2012 sulfuric acid spill in Kansas

2015-03-30 21:43:48| Railroads - Topix.net

Federal prosecutors have filed a misdemeanor charge against Union Pacific Railroad over a 2012 spill of sulfuric acid in Kansas. A criminal information filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Kansas alleges the railroad spilled 114,297 pounds of sulfuric acid from a railcar in Herington into Lime Creek.

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Kansas Senate panel to consider expanding liquor licenses

2015-03-28 19:30:51| Grocery - Topix.net

With thousands of dollars in campaign contributions at stake in the 2016 election cycle, GOP legislators are weighing the risks of acting on a fiercely lobbied issue: allowing supermarkets to sell liquor. Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, a Nickerson Republican, told the GOP caucus Wednesday that the chamber needs to at least debate the bill, which would allow counties to decide via ballot measure whether big-box retailers should be allowed to sell liquor, wine and full-strength beer.

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Kansas City Southern Chugs Uphill, Making It an Easier Target

2015-03-27 13:41:02| Railroads - Topix.net

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Kansas City Southern Chugs Uphill, Making It an Easier Target

2015-03-27 13:41:01| Railroads - Topix.net

The guidance sent the railroad's shares plummeting 7% and caused most of the other large rail stocks to drop at least 3% apiece. The warning is a derailment of sorts for a company that has been an overachiever in recent years.

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