 That October, field inspectors from the Federal Communications Commission's field office in Kansas City visited the station; fearful of potential violence and with rumors swirling that the station's facilities held weapons and barbed wire, the inspectors coordinated with local law enforcement officials, though ultimately there was no opposition.The inspection revealed several technical violations, which Nellie Babbs owed to the fact that her husband—the engineer—had left the family suddenly the previous month and taken equipment with him.Opponents of the station feared retribution; some refused to file petitions to deny, while six local residents involved in competing applications were injured on a rural highway, their car having been run off the road at night, in what was deemed a suspicious accident.