Kansas primaries set stage for governor battle
Voters head to polls across Kansas from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to decide tightly contested gubernatorial and other races. The first primary where both major parties fielded nominees since 1994, with endorsements and independent filings noted for the race.
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Mother drove into river to kill children charged
Sharron Dingledine 26 of Columbia Missouri is charged with first degree murder for killing her 5-year-old daughter and with attempted first degree murder for attempting to kill her 1-year-old son by driving into the Kansas River. Bail set at 1 million. next hearing scheduled.
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Sharron R. Dingledine
Columbia
Douglas County District Court
Dingledine
Charles Branson
Lawrence
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Carol Cline
City to rule on police pay after contract impasse
After long mediated talks between the city and the Lawrence Police Officers Association, no agreement on officer pay remains. The Lawrence City Commission will review final proposals and may set a public hearing for August 14 to choose a contract path covering raises, longevity pay, shift differentials, funeral expenses and other compensation terms. The contract ends this year.
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Motel 6 murder trial set to begin with missing eyewitnesses
The Motel 6 shooting in North Lawrence will proceed in Douglas County District Court with two of four key eyewitnesses absent. Judge Sally Pokorny will allow earlier November preliminary hearing testimony to be read aloud. The Sept 2, 2017 gunfire inside Room 308 left 23-year-old Cameron Hooks dead and wounded two others amid a robbery attempt. Suspects Tyrone Carvin, Ramone Singleton, and Shawn Smith, all 19, remain held on $1 million bonds.
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Sally Pokorny
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North Lawrence
Cameron Hooks
Lenexa
Tyrone J. Carvin
Kansas City
Kan
Ramone Singleton
Shawn K. Smith
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