Witness Testimony in Maple Lane Murder Preliminary Hearing
A Douglas County judge began hearing evidence to determine if Derrick Del Reed should stand trial for first degree murder in the March 18 shooting of 14 year old Kamarl Shaw on Maple Lane Lawrence. A 17-year-old eyewitness described gathering with Shaw and friends near Reed’s home and a confrontation that led to the shooting.
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Kamarjay Shaw
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Dolly Parton visit marks Imagination Library reach in Douglas County
Dolly Parton visited Overland Park as Kansas expands the Imagination Library statewide. Douglas County volunteers celebrated the local affiliate launched in 2020, serving about 2,500 children and mailing 60 000 books to date, with Gov. Laura Kelly in attendance.
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Laura Kelly
Julie DeYoung
City leaders to consider CROWN ordinance
Lawrence city officials will weigh an ordinance to ban hiring mandates requiring employees to cut locs. Byron Myrick, who faced such a choice when hired at a local restaurant, supports the move as a wrong condition for employment. The ordinance would make Lawrence the first Kansas city to bar such mandates.
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Byron Myrick
Lawrence
Myrick
Lawrence school board approves 2023 24 budget and tax hike
Lawrence board advances budget with a small property tax rate increase for 2023 24 while setting maximum spending authority and mill levy. The plan contemplates school closures and staffing reductions alongside steady revenue gains and ongoing costs.
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