KU students to face big health insurance increase
Kansas Board of Regents weighs new health insurance rates for students at KU and other state schools. Certain students would see 7.9% rises, while most others face about 29.4% higher premiums, pushing fall-spring coverage toward $5,000 under the MHECare plan.
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Midland Railway tours idle as legal fight drags on
Midland Railway remains idle this holiday season as the company settles a lawsuit with Baldwin City and a local nonprofit. CEO A J Stevens of the Baldwin City & Southern and Leavenworth, Lawrence & Galveston Railroad faces a forging charge in Douglas County Court with his next appearance set for January. The line has halted tourist excursions since 2020 amid ongoing disputes over depot occupancy and unpaid rent totaling thousands.
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Young entrepreneur earns second place in county challenge
Lawrence youths shine in the fifth Douglas County Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge. West Middle School seventh grader Peter Morsches, 12, won $750 for Weaponscraft, the only middle school competitor, with a plan to boost learning and engineering creativity by selling cardboard sheets and assembly instructions.
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