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