Judge to decide self defense in fatal shooting
Douglas County District Court Judge Kay Huff will determine if 21 year old Lawrence man Steven A. Drake III acted in self defense when he fatally shot Bryce Holladay after Holladay refused to leave Drake’s home. Drake described grabbing the gun and firing after warning Holladay.
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Lawrence
Steven A. Drake III
Bryce Holladay
Holladay
Drake
Douglas County District Court
Kay Huff
Douglas County jail overcrowding eyed with procedural tweaks
A 2016 study by Allen Beck for Douglas County proposes 10 recommendations to speed felony trials and reduce jail crowding. Ideas include a rocket docket prioritizing incarcerated defendants and a faster orders system, with minimal cost and adjustments to court and jail procedures.
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Douglas County
Douglas County Commission
Allen Beck
Kansas City
Justice Concepts Inc
Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council
Robert Bieniecki
Douglas County Criminal Justice
Douglas County District Attorney’s Office
Ancient spider like creature named Chimerarachne yingi
KU paleontologist Paul Selden and an international team describe a 100 million year old species named Chimerarachne yingi in Nature Ecology Evolution. The mid Crtaceous animal blended features of spiders and chimeric lore, yet posed little threat to contemporaries.
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University of Kansas
Paul Selden
Nature Ecology & Evolution
Selden
China
Germany
Virginia
U.K
Ku’s
Paleontological Institute
Lawrence 2017 growth slows as jobs rise 0.8 percent
Lawrence and Douglas County jobs grew slowly in 2017 with the Lawrence metro averaging 54,375 positions, up from 53,950 in 2016. The 425 additional jobs represent about 0.8 percent growth, much slower than population gains and a return to the slower 2000s pace.
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Lawrence
Douglas County
USS. Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
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