Crash victims shared a flight and intertwined stories
The Washington crash killed 67 people including Grace Max well a 20 year old mechanical engineering student returning to college after her grandfather's funeral and a Kansas trip. One victim was a young lawyer from Wichita whose birthday trip home aligned with a return flight. Another was a Philippine based police colonel working in Kansas to review equipment.
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Grace Maxwell
Wichita
Maxwell
The
Philippines
Legislature backs bill to ban gender care for minors
Rep Ron Bryce led hours of debate as the Kansas Legislature advances a measure to prohibit medical care supporting gender transitioning for people 17 or younger. The bill follows Kelly’s veto and a failed attempt to override.
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Kelly
Topera
Kansas
Laura Kelly
House
Senate
Ron Bryce
Coffeyville
Leaders weigh $17.3 million stormwater bid in Old West Lawrence
Lawrence City Commission will consider awarding a 17,338,472 dollar contract to Kissick Construction Co. for the Jayhawk Watershed Middle Beach Project part of a possible 32 million in storm water upgrades near the KU campus. The work will replace a stone culvert with a reinforced concrete box from near Eighth and Tennessee to Ninth and Indiana, and will partially redesign the Ninth Street corridor.
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Old West Lawrence
Ninth Street
Lawrence City Commission
Kissick Construction Co
Jayhawk
Middle Beach
University of Kansas
Eighth and
Tennessee Streets
Ninth
Indiana Streets
Tennessee Street
Eighth Street
Lawrence
Development group buys site once eyed for City Hall
A 6 acre site northeast of Sixth and Iowa streets, previously a Sallie Mae call center and once targeted for City Hall, has been purchased by Midwest Property Management. The local investment group will refurbish the 50,000 square foot office building and consider adding multi family units to an upper parking lot, creating a dynamic inclusive community space.
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Development Group
Sixth
Iowa Streets
Sallie Mae
City of
Lawrence
City Hall
Midwest Property Management
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John Seewer
Adam Geller
Associated Press
American Airlines
Washington, D.C
Tim Carpenter
Kansas Reflector
Grace Hills
Reflector
Bremen Keasey
Ljworld.com
CIT Commission
Bremen
Keasey
Journal-World Photo
Journal-World File Photo
Bluffs Drive
Town Ay
Chad Lawhorn
Clawhorn
Journal-Work
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