Judges sign warrants with iPads in busy Douglas County
Douglas County six judges embrace portable technology as they sign warrants via PDFs on an iPad while on duty. Judge Robert Fairchild demonstrates signing with a red pen and electronic input, illustrating a shift from traditional methods to mobile court tools.
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Nick Krug
Journal-World Photos
Robert Fairchild
Douglas County
Fairchild
Kansas City
Eudora
Kansas Highway 10
Pardon denials span murder to traffic in Kansas 2011
Lawrence Journal-World reports 39 individuals were denied pardons by Gov. Sam Brownback in 2011 with no pardons granted. The Kansas Prison Review Board refused to release full pardon applications. Ronnie Rhodes, convicted of a 1981 Wichita murder, maintains innocence and has seen renewed attention from advocates and a Washburn Law class led by Rebecca Woodman.
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Lawrence Journal-World
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Governor’s Office
Kansas Prison Review Board
Journal-World Open Records
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Wichita
Washburn University School of Law
Kansas
Rebecca Woodman
Rhodes
Woodman
Turf war over synthetic turf at Lawrence apartments
Lawrence planners clash over a synthetic turf lawn at the Tuckaway Apartments near Sixth and Frontier. City officials consider allowing limited use of turf as a landscaping option amid concerns about maintenance and appearance and potential removal of thousands of dollars in material. The Tuesday city commission meeting will decide whether the fake grass stays or is torn up.
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Tuckaway
Frontier
Tiger Woods
West Lawrence
Lawrence City Hall
Sixth
Lawrence
Thomas Fritzel
Scott McCullough
Fritzel
SafeBus Named Preferred KU Student Ride Service
KU students designate SafeBus as preferred ride linking downtown hotspots to campus routes. In its early hours, a typical weekend crowd departs Lewis Hall after a late stop, leaving empty beer cans as Joshua notes. The program funded by student fees has grown from 10,000 rides in 2008 to over 42,000 last semester, with SafeRide as its taxi-like sister program and drivers urging safety.
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SafeBus
Sixth
New Hampshire
Joshua
SafeRide
Lewis Hall
Plenty of sun forecast for today
The forecast calls for abundant sunshine with a high near 51 degrees and a low around 29. A bright day is expected across the region with clear skies tonight.
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