Lenexa firefighter inspires bill to help families impacted by work-related disability or illness
The Michael Wells Memorial Act was signed by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly in early April Share Updated: 7:51 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 SOURCE: KMBC
The Michael Wells Memorial Act was signed by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly in early April Share Updated: 7:51 PM CDT Apr 25, 2021 The legacy of a Lenexa firefighter who passed away from cancer is living on with new legislation in Kansas. Governor Laura Kelly recently signed the Michael Wells Memorial Act. KMBC 9 spoke with some of the people who helped get the bill passed about how it increases benefits for families of firefighters and police who die from a work-related condition. Every day when he went to work he laid his life down on the line, said Katie Wells, adding that every day without her husband Michael has been a challenge. We miss him every day. We talk about him every day. There’s a huge voi
center. the track has it somewhere near the carolina coast by saturday, and by late in the week, it s going to definitely be impacting maybe the east coast of florida, carolinas, and potentially even our region fit continues in if it continues in that northwest track. however, some of the models, they ve only loaded four or five of them. there are probably six different models. some of them headed off to the east. some of it headed to center. most of the models have seen it going through the bahamas. there will be a frontal system by the east coast. that may help to drive the storm out to sea. hopefully that is what we hope will happen. but the impact of the storm could be impacting many, many mill 81s millions of people. looks like in carolina, they could see winds, maybe in excess of 100 miles an hour. our coast, maybe in excess. 50 miles an hour. you ve seen lots of rain in many areas over the last couple of weeks. the trees, the oil is pretty good now. we could see ma
the rebels take tripoli. the opposition forces are celebrating in the capital of libya as troops search for moammar gadhafi. good afternoon. it is a new day in libya as world leaders call for moammar gadhafi to give himself up. rebel forces are staking a claim to control of tripoli after huge celebrations in that city last night. reporter: rebel reinforcements are pouring into tripoli to battle fighters loyal to moammar gadhafi. rebels are manning checkpoints and they say now they control most of the capital. this rebel leader says forces are on the lookout for moammar gadhafi s snipers as they move closer to green square. these residents say government forces attacked them. they burned our houses, she says. they killed our families. scattered battles broke out in the capital. moammar gadhafi is in hiding and refusing to give himself up. rebel forces have now detained several of his sons. nato ordered all of moammar gadhafi s troops to return to their barracks or face furth