Perry-Lecompton boards executive session Aug 28
The Perry Lecompton school board will meet in closed executive session at 6 p.m. August 28 at 205 W. Bridge St. Perry to discuss nonelected personnel and protect privacy. The board will not discuss other topics and meets on the second Monday each month. Wichita license suspended for day care after toddler severly injured by lawn mower. The 18 month old girl was hospitalized in critical condition.
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State told to release Cold Blood files in Kansas case
Judge orders release of the complete Kansas Bureau of Investigation Clutter killings file to parties in a dispute over archival materials linked to Harold Nye. The order assigns $3,986 in attorney fees to the state and restricts viewing to case participants. The documents concern the 1959 Clutter family murders that inspired Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood.
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Man pleads no contest in two child abuse counts
A 20-year-old Eudora man, Michael Radice, pleaded no contest to two counts of aggravated battery in separate abuse cases involving infants under one and seven weeks old. The incidents included extremely hot water poured on a child's head and face on Nov. 8, 2013, and a July 10 injury with a fractured femur and ankle chips. The court denied release on recognizance, Radice remains jailed on 50,000 bond, and sentencing is set for Sept. 23.
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Douglas County
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Editor asks readers for important election issues in Douglas County
In a 2014 pre election note the Journal-World invites readers to suggest key topics for governor senate and House races. It highlights concerns like jobs, Obamacare, immigration, tax policy, education funding, higher education, and federal gun and environment rules, asking for specific questions via email.
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KU selects Hall Center Scholars for 2014 2015
Kansas University names ten undergraduates as Hall Center Scholars for the 2014 2015 year. Scholars come from economics, mathematics, American studies, pharmaceutical studies, history, genetics, anthropology, art history and other fields. Lecturers include Katherine Boo and Anna Deavere Smith.
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Minn
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Prairie Village
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Knoxville
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KU Professors Lamb and Wintoki Earn 2014 Teaching Awards
Teaching Lamb and Jide Wintoki are honored by KU for excellence in teaching. Lamb, assistant professor of English, receives the Ned N. Fleming Trust Award with a $5,000 stipend. Wintoki, associate professor of finance, wins the Byron T. Schutz Award and will give a public lecture.
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Labor Center Rally Opposes Overtime Regulation
Brownback warns the rule could force more institutionalization of workers and voices concern from attendees who rely on at home care. The discussion centers on overtime pay for home care workers under federal wage laws.
Kansas seeks delay on overtime rule for in-home caregivers
The governor pressed for an exemption or delay from a federal wage rule affecting home care workers who are often family members. The change ends the companionship exemption, imposes overtime, and would cost Kansas over 30 million dollars for sleep cycle support, impacting about 11,000 consumer-directed residents.
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