KU Student Gianfran co Villagomez-Saldana Dies: Autopsy Awaited
Lawr en ce police say 23 year old Kansas University student Gianfran co Villagomez-Saldana left a Ninth and Michigan party early Saturday morning and was found dead Monday behind a home on Avalon Road. Investigators have interviewed about 30 attendees and await autopsy results to determine cause of death with no foul play suspected at this time.
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Lawrence
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City confronts lighting plan approval for Rock Chalk Park
City officials acknowledged a lighting plan for Rock Chalk Park was not properly approved before 100 foot light poles for softball, track and field, and soccer were installed. The issue centers on earlier assurances that a plan would be approved prior to permits, prompting criticism from Lawrence residents and scrutiny of developer Thomas Fritzel.
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Richard Hird
Lawrence
Jack Graham
Neniort
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State board keeps KU testing contract amid Core standards clash
Kansas State Board of Education votes 8-2 to continue contracting with the University of Kansas Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation to design and administer annual state assessments. The board rejected a move to adopt the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium tests, ending a tie in a multi-state Core standards effort.
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Interim director named for Headquarters Counseling Center
Steve Lopes was named interim director of Headquarters Counseling Center in Lawrence after volunteering there two years. He aims to move the crisis hotline into the 21st century and keep the center as an independent entity despite funding cuts and staffing declines since 2011.
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Headquarters Counseling Center
Lopes
Headquarters
Will
Ing
Marcia Epstein
Epstein
Lawrence
Mostly sunny forecast for today on page 12A
The city expects mostly sunny conditions with a high around 23 degrees. Weather details appear on page 12A with partial social media notes for LJWorld.
Kansas mixed on Sebelius Time Person of the Year finalist
Kansas readers react to Kathleen Sebelius being named a finalist among ten for Time magazine's Person of the Year. The panel highlights her public service and political track record while opponents question the selection amid current political debates.
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