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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2011
Page
4
The 130 million bridge replacement and ramp changes on the Kansas Turnpike through northern Lawrence are expected to finish in mid September. Project engineer Rex Fleming says all will be open with new signs and pavement markings. Separate pavement work east of the Lawrence service area should wrap by Thanksgiving.
At Dillons on West 23rd Street Ethan Yocum illustration major Lawrence residents complain about drivers in the city especially the rule that you can turn right on red. William Althouse unemployed says traffic has been this way for years since he has been there.
Douglas County prosecutors will not seek a second first degree murder trial for Darrell Jones after questioning the credibility of co defendant Major Edwards Jr. Edwards previously pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and testified against Jones, but new jailhouse allegations and disputed accounts cast doubt on the evidence, prompting dismissal without prejudice while leaving open refiling if new information emerges.
Douglas County prosecutors dismissed an aggravated arson charge against a 32-year-old Lawrence man tied to a June attempt to set an occupied North Lawrence mobile home on fire. They expect to refile within five years if witnesses can be located. The defendant, William David Charleston, remains jailed.
The Journal-World notes gas prices as low as 3.59 per gallon at multiple stations. Readers are urged to report if they find a lower price by calling 832-7154.
Bret and Sara Sorensen of Tonganoxie welcome a boy. Tim Evans and Margot Gray of Lawrence welcome a boy. Robert and Kellen Johnson of Lawrence welcome a boy and a girl.
George Diepenbrock can be reached at 832 7144 for crime coverage and follows Lawrence crime updates on Twitter at Twitter.com/lawrencecrime.
The chairwoman Linda Browning Weis asks the National Endowment for the Arts to continue funding Kansas programs as debate grows over the commission’s status, funding, and the private Kansas Arts Foundation's role after Gov. Brownback vetoed state funds and staff were terminated. Funding questions and grant holds loom as NEA reviews the arrangement.
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