KU to expand online education as on campus enrollment slips
KU Provost Barbara Bichelmeyer says the university will ramp up Jayhawk Global to boost online offerings and may shift focus away from growing Lawrence campus enrollment. She noted undergraduate numbers on the Lawrence campus have fallen for four years, down to 22,508 this fall from 23,669 in 2017.
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Barbara Bichelmeyer
Lawrence
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University Senate
Thieves Target Catalytic Converters in Lawrence Area
Local police and sheriff's office report a rise in catalytic converter thefts over the past 18 months, aligning with higher precious metal prices. Targeted vehicles include trucks and SUVs, with Priuses identified as a national hotspot. Recoveries involve costly repairs and potential recycling values, underscoring the financial impact on affected owners.
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Troy Miller
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County reports another COVID death and 233 new cases
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health adds one more coronavirus death, a man aged 75 to 84 from December 2021, to Douglas County’s tally, bringing total deaths to 129. The county also reports 233 new cases since Wednesday, for a cumulative 23,995, with 19 COVID inpatients at LMH Health.
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FBI reviews restrained teen death in Kansas detention center
The FBI is reviewing the death of 17 year old Cedric Lofton who was restrained for over 30 minutes at a Sedgwick County Juvenile Intake Center in Wichita. The case follows an autopsy ruling of homicide and will probe the actions of staff during Lofton's restraint and subsequent collapse.
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Sedgwick County
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Jeff Easter
Cedric Lofton
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Commission
U.S. Department of Justice
Lofton
Justice Department
Pael Liem
Antorney
Marc Bennett
Bennett
State awards 2M for EV charging on highways
Kansas awards 2 million in grants to travel center operators along I 70 and the Kansas Turnpike to install electric vehicle charging stations. Funding comes from VW settlement funds. Stations will be placed at Oakley Wakneeney Russell Abilene and Maple Hill on I 70 and Matfield Green and Belle Plaine service areas on the I 35 turnpike.
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