Suspect arrested in local murder case in New York
Tyrone Walker, 26, was arrested in New York on first degree murder charges in the 1989 death of Tamara C Baker in Lawrence. He allegedly met Baker during a court appearance and later vanished, with a warrant issued May 1990. Walker is in custody in New York awaiting extradition.
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Lawrence
New York City
Mike Hall
Tyrone Walker
New York
Tamara C. Baker
Hall
Walker
Baker
East Eighth Street
Douglas County District Court
Connecticut
Lawmaker dislikes Senate plan in school funding clash
Lawrence Rep. John Solbach says the Senate plan is insufficient and may face a constitutional challenge while the House plan, approved 82-43, shifts funding and changes school financing. Sen. Wint Winter Jr. backs the Senate plan but could support elements from both.
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Lawrence
Kansas Senate
Kansas House
John Solbach
D-Lawrence
Senate
House
Solbach
Shawnee County
Wint Winter Jr
Winter
Poll says Americans view Congress as corrupt in bank scandal
A New York Times CBS News poll shows 75 percent disapprove of Congress and 58 percent believe most House members are corrupt. Respondents say term limits should be considered, and views split along party lines regarding blame for the scandal.
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Washington
Congress
House Bank
New York Times
CBS News
Kathy Travis
New York
Penn Yan
Ms. Travis
Travis
House of Representatives
Claudine Wilson
Wrightsville, Ark
Spring returns with clear skies and breeze in JG
Inside today JG notes tonight mostly clear conditions with a high near 64 on Friday 31. Russia's deputy defense minister warns of dropping the quick strike posture as a senior administration official comments on the move. Page 2A.
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Russia
Republic
Kansas Senate passes compromise abortion bill
The Kansas Senate approved a compromise abortion regulation measure by a 28 to 12 vote sending it to the House. The bill tightens rules and would punish performing abortions after viability unless two doctors certify necessity to save the mother or fetus with severe deformity, and requires written informed consent. Governor Joan Finney opposed veto threats.
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Senate
Joan Finney
Wint Winter
Lawrence
Senate Judiciary Committee
Lawrence school board narrows superintendent finalists to five
The Lawrence school board selected five finalists from a pool of 30 applicants after a three member screening committee, paid 1800, reviewed complete applications. Names will be released unless candidates object. The April 17 target to replace Dan Neuenswander shifts to April 24 as the timeline tightens.
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Lawrence
Nona Tollefson
Kansas University
Terry Glenn
Junction City
Max Heim
Mary Loveland
Dan Neuenswander
Pittsburg
Loveland
Man Arrested After Bar Shooting in Downtown Lawrence
Lawrence police arrested 43 year old transient Daniel J. Chilton after he reportedly shot a man in the face at AJ's Eighth Street Bar. The victim, 25, was struck in the cheek and had a shattered jaw, taken from the scene to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and then to KUMC in Kansas City Kansas.
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Eighth Street
Eighth
Daniel J. Chilton
Rt. 3
Chilton
Douglas County
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City
Kan
KUMC
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