KU student mentors as Be a Child's Superhero aims higher
Kansas University sophomore Jen Rosacker from Topeka helps coordinate a volunteer group that adopts the motto Be a Child's Superhero. The piece highlights students mentoring youth and fostering community service on campus.
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Kansas University
Topeka
Quote on lingering BP spill damage by LSU dean
Christopher D Elia dean of Louisiana State University School of the Coast and Environment says circumstantial evidence shows injuries to fish and wildlife from the BP oil spill two years later indicating harmful effects may persist.
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Christopher D’elia
Louisiana State University
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Leadership summit to be hosted by Lawrence Arts Center
The Lawrence Arts Center hosts a leadership summit this Saturday featuring keynote speaker Steve Hawley former astronaut and KU professor and address by Governor Sam Brownback both to speak to attendees on leadership and public service.
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Kansas repositions inmates after Ottawa County jail escape
Kansas state officials moved all inmates from Ottawa County Jail back to Ellsworth state prison after four inmates escaped from Minneapolis jail. Two escapees were captured. two remain at large including Santos Carrera Morales and Eric James. Escape triggered debate on jail overcrowding and prison placement.
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City tally shows Final Four costs and tax gains in Lawrence
City report details 179,786 in Final Four related expenses in downtown Lawrence with police overtime and public safety costs as KU reached the Elite Eight and Final Four. Officials expect sales tax revenue from bars, restaurants, and shops to offset costs, while 2008 champ wealth boosted drink tax receipts.
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Warrant Issued in Old Topeka Rape Case
Shawnee County prosecutor issued an arrest warrant for Joel L. Russell 46 in a 1985 rape and kidnapping case in Topeka. Joe Jones was previously wrongfully convicted but exonerated in 1992 after preserved DNA and CODIS testing linked Russell. Police reopen cold case as evidence matches Russell’s profile.
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Topeka
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Kansas Bureau of Investigations
CODIS
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