his next court appearance was moved to early february. hollywood is saying good-bye to a 60s sitcom favorite. actor russell johnson, who played the professor on gilligan s island has died at the age of 89. the professor was the handsome and brainy castaway who came up with a string of quirky inventions. johnson often played villains before joining the shipwrecked gang. he would reprise his role for three gilligan s island tv movies. another passing to note this morning. last female munchkin from the wizard of oz ruth robinson duccini was one of more than 120 actors cast as a munchkin. she was 95. there is only now one surviving munchkin left. major highways in eastern colorado and western kansas are open again this morning. they were closed for a time yesterday after a dust storm reduced visibility causing crashes on interstate 70 and other major roads. motorists could see for less