Request for continuance denied in double homicide case
Douglas County judge denied a motion to delay the preliminary hearing for Rodney Ericson Marshall 52 accused of killing William OBrien 43 and Shelby McCoy 52 in Lawrence on July 31 2022. Marshall held on 1.5 million bond.
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Douglas County
Rodney Ericson Marshall
Marshall
William D. O’brien
Lawrence
Shelby McCoy
Amy Hanley
Cline Boone
Matthew Cohen
Jennifer Tatum
Boone
Hanley
Michael Clarke
Carol Cline
Clarke
Journal-World
Cohen
Clay County
County leaders question Chamber funding in 2024 budget
County leaders seek details on more than $100,000 in funding for the Lawrence chamber of commerce and the Economic Development Corporation of Lawrence and Douglas County. The money would back a Revolving Loan Fund for minority startups, but private donor matching and fund terms remain unclear. Commissioner Shannon Reid urged clarity on the chamber and partners' investments and commitments.
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Douglas County
Sarah Plinsky
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Plinsky
Chamber
EDC
Shannon Reid
Suspect surrenders in Wichita homicide after standoff
Lawrence man Kevin L Harris aged 63 surrendered to police after an hourslong standoff that prompted evacuation of an apartment building near the University of Kansas campus. He is charged with first degree murder in Sedgwick County over the Aug 21 death of Jose Lumbreras.
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Wichita
Lawrence
University of Kansas
Kevin L. Harris
Sedgwick
Jose Lumbreras
Kansas program funds Kansas food for state food banks
A 2.5 million dollar extension keeps the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program going for another year. Kansas producers supply local food to Feeding America networks including Harvesters in Kansas City, Kansas Food Bank, and Second Harvest in St. Joseph, serving 75 of 85 counties. Over 800 thousand pounds of Kansas grown produce have been distributed so far in 2023, benefiting families across the state.
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Kansas Department of Agriculture
Laura Kelly
Just Food
Lawrence
Feeding America Food Banks
Harvesters
Kansas City-area
Food Bank
Feeding America
Wichita
Kansas Food Bank
Second Harvest Community Food Bank
St. Joseph
Missouri
Kansas
LFPA
Stephen Davis
Man accused in Baldwin City drive by shootings deemed unfit for trial
Jonah Augustus Sisney 21 of Baldwin City faced one count of attempted capital murder for firing at multiple people outside Bullpen Bar and near Baldwin City Library before returning to the bar. A judge ordered up to 90 days at Larned State Hospital to restore competency as wait times at Osawatomie were considered. Sisney remains jailed on a 500000 bond.
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Baldwin City
Douglas County
Jonah Augustus Sisney
Eighth St
Baldwin City Library
Seventh St
Sisney
Kansas
Stacey Donovan
Larned State Hospital
Nicholas David
Donovan
Larned
David
Osawatomie State Hospital
Osawatomie
The
Journal-World
Chad Marek
Regan Marek
Marek
Diepenbrock
Black Writing exhibit opens at KU Spencer Museum
An exhibit blending contemporary art and Black writing opens at the University of Kansas Spencer Museum of Art, featuring Paul Stephen Benjamin’s two wall pieces titled Black is Beautiful, along with Dread Scott’s I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free and works by five other artists. The show runs through January 7 and includes a marathon reading of Parable of the Sower on Nov 29–30. Curtis Young named director of the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, moving from Florida to lead state arts initiatives in Kansas.
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Spencer Museum of Art
Spencer
Mississippi St
University of Kansas
Atlanta
Paul Stephen
New York
Dread Scott
Florida
Kansas
Curtis Young
Kansas Creative Arts Industries
Kansas Department of Commerce
Young
Division of
Arts & Culture
Florida Department of State
Florida State University
Tennessee
Commerce
Creative Arts Commission
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