Free State teams drop tournament games in hard fought events
Free State High School boys fall 65 to 43 while girls lose in double overtime 55 to 52 in tournament play. Moms n Touch International operates 11 Lawrence chapters as it works to expand its prayer program for children in schools. Diet research links weight gain after breast cancer to higher mortality risk, with every 11 pounds raising fatality odds by 14 percent.
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Free State
Moms
Moms N Touch International
Lawrence
Suburban sex club in Duncanville prompts city ban
A Duncanville Texas home known as The Cherry Pit with a group sex room and Naked Twister nights has led the city to outlaw sex clubs in residential areas. Police released images of a teen gunman and a death note after a Omaha mall shooting. Oil prices near $100 spur eastern Kansas producers to increase pumping and profit.
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Duncanville
Texas
Cherry Pit
Robert Hawkins
Omaha
Neb
Hawkins
Kansas
Eight-year-old Maggie Donates Birthday Toys for Toys for Tots
Maggie Brierly, age eight, asked friends to bring gifts for Toys for Tots of Douglas County on her Nov. 19 birthday. The drive for 500 runs 10 am to 2 pm at the Dole Institute of Politics with free food, prizes, and a Santa photo. Community groups report ongoing needs as adopt-a-family programs list hundreds awaiting help.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Maggie
Andrew
Lawrence Board of Realtors
Maggie Brierly
Douglas County
Dole Institute of Politics
Petefish Drive
Santa Claus
U.S. Marine Corps
Lawrence
Ballard Community Center
Penn House
Paul Hunt
Hunt
Ballard Center
Last Call State Bar license fight unsettles club
State regulators denied a request to keep Last Call open during appeal. Dennis Steffes sought Shawnee County court intervention after Joan Wagnon ruled to revoke the liquor license for the downtown club at 729 North H. The decision leaves the club's future unclear as attorneys pursue possible reversal.
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Last Call
Secretary of Revenue
Joan Wagnon
Dennis Steffes
N.H
Steffes
Shawnee County
Wagnon
Dan Owen
Wakarusa Festival seeks long-term Clinton State Park lease
Organizers led by Brett Mosiman seek to keep the Wakarusa Festival at Clinton State Park amid talks with state leaders. They cite past attendance and oppose relocation to Jefferson County. law enforcement concerns include noise, panhandling, and street crime, prompting debate over site choice.
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Clinton State Park
Jefferson County
Brett Mosiman
Mosiman
City Commission
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Lawrence
Ron Olin
Olin
Mossman
Brett Massman
Reactor shutdown cuts crucial medical scans worldwide
The outage at Chalk River’s 50 year old reactor halves Canada and US scan capacity. Technetium-99 shortages delay cancer and heart tests. 15 million yearly scans rely on the isotope. Authorities warn hospitals run at 20 to 30 percent capacity.
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New York
Canada
United States
Sandy McEwan
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Reston
Chris O’brien
Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine
Chalk River
Ontario
North America
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd
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