Restoration funds edge closer for Topeka Constitution Hall
National Park Service awards 18000 to Friends of the Free State Capitol to restore Constitution Hall facade. The group hopes a 90000 grant from Kansas Heritage Trust will fund front doors and windows as the building, part of the National Register, is prepared for a new chapter in Topeka history.
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Stop signs at Lawrence traffic circle spark debate
City engineers say stop signs at the 18th and Indiana circle are not a test case but a one year measure prompted by a visually impaired LHS student and his mother who asked for safer crosswalks. The move highlights Lawrence’s small town tenor amid traffic debates.
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Kansas Child Welfare Task Force Meets at Topeka
A Kansas legislative task force on child welfare convenes for a daylong meeting at the Statehouse to review a preliminary report on its findings. Lawrenc e resident Gina Meier-Hummel, now secretary of the Department for Children and Families, joins the panel after replacing Phyllis Gilmore who retired December 1. The group examines foster care problems for abused and neglected children amid calls for resignation.
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One Dead One Injured In Wichita Morning Shooting
Police say a 44 year old man died from multiple gunshot wounds after a home shooting in Wichita. A 31 year old man suffered two gunshot wounds to the leg and was treated at a local hospital. A 21 year old male suspect was arrested after leaving the residence with a handgun.
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