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49 News at 6:00: July 4, 2008

By Lisa Coble-Krings

Friday, July 4, 2008

A KU student was killed this morning and now police are looking for the suspect. Who he is and why this isn't his first run-in with the law. Plus, high gas prices don't just cost you. How the soaring prices are costing thousands of dollars for your local gas stations. And, from parades to turtle races -- how Topeka celebrates the Fourth of July. Plus, how eating watermelon could save men a trip to the doctor. How a husband and wife team is helping improve their neighborhood. The Topeka Stars were in action tonight at the Great Plains Shootout. How they fared against the Texas Stix. And, who took home the Mustard Belt at the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest. Mother Nature might bring some of her fireworks to the Independence Day celebration. When storms could move into the area.

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