New KBI director named amid county and court shifts
Week in review: Jim Malson, a 53 year old rural Lecompton resident, named director of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation effective 9 a.m. Thursday after serving as acting chief since Dave Johnson’s resignation on December 9. Douglas County District Judge Mike Malone appointed as 7th Judicial District administrative judge, succeeding James Paddock. County officials seek Supreme Court review of the South Lawrence trafficway ruling, arguing bond authority and future financing would be jeopardized without a new election. A jury found that a November 13 KU student’s death was an accident after the shooter testified the gun was not loaded, with details of the incident at a Lawrence apartment.
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South Lawrence
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Kansas University
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Lake Forest
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Kansas woman wins $20,000 lottery prize at Dillon's
Phyllis Garner visited a Dillon's grocery store to write a check for gas and bought a $1 lottery ticket. She scratched to reveal a $20,000 prize, sharing disbelief with the clerk and another customer. Garner says she bought few tickets since Kansas started its lottery in 1987 and expects the winnings to be paid within a week or so.
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Trustees named for Valleyview Care Home board
Douglas County commissioners appointed six of seven trustees to run Valleyview Care Home next year. Appointees are Robert K. Georgeson First National Bank of Lawrence Gerald Cooley local attorney Thomas F. Anderson KU facilities director Clark Cropp CPA and KU Endowment Association planner Donna Reynolds RN and Ron Radford county resident retired from the state Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services in 1986. A physician is sought to fill the seventh seat.
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First National Bank of Lawrence
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Thomas F. Anderson
Kansas University
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Kansas University Endowment Association
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Ron Radford
State Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
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King to keynote King Day banquet in Lawrence Kansas
King III will headline a banquet and lecture at 6 p.m. January 13 in the Kansas Union ballroom as part of local Martin Luther King Jr. observances. Organizers expect 400 to 600 attendees with city and county support. admission will be charged for the banquet and lecture.
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Jimmy Carter
Central Junior High School
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Wee Missionary Church
the Ecumenical Fellowship Inc
Weather and refinery fire blamed for local gasoline jump
Prices for a gallon of fuel surged into the 90 cent range as wholesale costs rose about 11 cents since December 23, driven by cold weather and a Baton Rouge refinery fire. Local distributors, including M M Oil Co., say price movements track refinery actions and market volatility, with many stations reporting roughly a 10 cent increase over the past week.
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Confessed killer Berdella described tortures and control
Robert Berdella, 40, convicted of multiple murders, told police during December interviews that he kept diaries and records of tortures as part of his need to dominate victims between 1984 and 1987. He said the killings arose from anger, perceived irresponsibility, or sexual attraction, and that some victims initially sought help before being harmed. The 715 page transcript was released by Jackson County prosecutors.
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Jackson County
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