Canvassers tally provisional ballots in tight GOP primary
County canvassers began reviewing thousands of provisional ballots cast in the August 7 GOP governor primary between incumbent Jeff Colyer and Kris Kobach. Johnson County added 1,176 provisional and 275 partial ballots, with totals delayed until this afternoon due to thousands of write-ins. Sedgwick County reported over 1,300 provisional ballots, with final figures awaiting later updates as more than 21,000 write-ins are processed.
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Jeff Colyer
Kris Kobach
Sedgwick County
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Tabitha Lehman
Johnson County
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Large jury pool fills Douglas County murder trial lineup
Potential jurors packed two courtrooms as three defendants face first degree murder and violent felonies in a Motel 6 shooting that killed Cameron Hooks of Lenexa and injured two others. The jury panel numbered about 140, with two days planned to reduce to 12 jurors plus alternates and two weeks for the trial.
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Douglas County
Doug Hamilton
Cameron Hooks
Lenexa
Tyrone J. Carvin
Kansas City
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Ramone Singleton
North Low
Shawn Jence
Third K. Smith
Douglas County recount planned after Aug 7 GOP primary ballot count
Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew expects to work Saturday recounting about 8600 county ballots cast in the Aug 7 Republican primary for governor. Kris Kobach held a 110 vote lead over Jeff Colyer after counts by 105 counties, with provisional ballots to be counted this week. Colyer and Kobach have five days to request a recount.
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Jamie Shew
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Kris Kobach
Jeff Colyer
Douglas County
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District leaders updated on tech concerns
Lawrence school board hears technology update detailing losses of 26 iPads and 77 MacBooks from 2017 18, plus 42 iPads not returned. Replacement costs total 8 190 for iPads and 51 000 for MacBooks with charges of 40 and 75 respectively. District notes most missing devices remain with students in active records.
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Ellen Willets
Technology and Learning
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