City rejects tax hike for sidewalk repairs in Lawrence
Lawrence city commissioners rejected a 0.05 percent sales tax proposal from the Pedestrian Bicycle Issues Task Force to fund sidewalk and ADA improvements. The draft report estimated $9.5 million in repairs and $850,000 yearly funding, with March 1 as a deadline for a revised final plan.
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Man accused of violent robbery to face jury trial
One of two men charged in a June violent armed robbery in Lawrence will go to a jury trial this spring. Alex Caprice Sanders, 19, and Deshane Keonte Rayton, 21, are accused of robbing a Lawrence woman of hallucinogenic drugs and electronics while her two daughters slept upstairs. Sanders appeared in Douglas County District Court for a preliminary hearing, facing felony charges including aggravated kidnapping, aggravated burglary, and aggravated robbery. The victim identified Sanders and testified about his involvement. Sanders, jailed, sat with his mother and 3-year-old daughter present.
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Lawrence parents learn of sexting rise at district info night
At a parent social media night at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, Lawrence police Det. David Garcia cited a local rise in preteen and teen sharing sexually explicit images. He said cases seen in Lawrence open concerns about online postings among youths.
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