Lawrence area eyes new neighborhood near 23rd and O'Connell
In eastern Lawrence, signs point to a developing neighborhood near the 23rd and O’Connell intersection as Menard Inc. plans a production center at Venture Park across the highway. Roger Johnson and partners have bought 43 single family lots nearby and are in talks with local builders about home projects and potential retail growth.
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23Rd and
O’connell
Lawrence
Menard Inc
Lawrence Venture Park
23Rd
Roger Johnson
R.D. Johnson Excavating
Johnson
Tractor Supply
23Rd and O’connell
Town Talk eyes new affordable housing near 25th Terrace
Chad Lawhorn reports that Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church property at East 25th Terrace and O'Connell Road may host a traditional single family affordable housing project priced around 200000. Johnson aims to start this summer with builders to be finalized, while Rhodes group buys multiple nearby lots for potential multifamily or rent controlled units as Venture Park activity and new Me nards plant momentum rise.
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Lawrence
Johnson
Menards
East 25Th Terrace
O’connell
Cornerstone Southern Baptist Church
Venture Park
Farmland Industries
23Rd and
Johnson County
Gardner
David
Suzanne Rhodes
East 25Th
Rhodes Group
27Th
Rhodes
23Rd
Kansas lawmakers seek limits on police body cam video releases
Lawmakers push a House bill to restrict public access to body camera footage to those directly involved or their attorneys and parents, with court orders needed for broader release. Supporters cite privacy, while critics and ACLU Kansas warn it may curb accountability and public oversight. leadership testimony noted balance of privacy and accountability.
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Kansas
House Judiciary Committee
Ed Klumpp
Klumpp
Associated Press
Kubic
Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press
Chuck Wexler
Police Executive Research Forum
Wexler
Forum
Department of Justice
Wichita
Kansas City
Topeka
Senate
House Committee
Forfeiture bills spark clash over police funding and reform
Kansas lawmakers push a trio of bills on law enforcement reform including forfeiture changes that would divert seized cash to a state fund. Police and prosecutors warn reduced seizure funds would hinder crime fighting while reform advocates cite abuse concerns and note a pending audit to estimate total forfeitures.
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Kansas
Floyd Bledsoe
Jefferson County
John Bradford
Lansing
Bradford
The
Journal-World
Kansas Association of Chiefs of Police
Kansas Peace Officers Association
Kansas Sheriffs’ Association
Kansas County and District Attorney Association
Bill Edwards
Eudora
Institute For Justice
Koch Industries
American Civil Liberties Union
Obama
John Rubin
Rubin
Missouri
Finney-Bradford
Finney
Judiciary Committee
Ed Klumpp
Topeka
Lawrence man arrested in Eudora on sex crime charges
An 18 year old Lawrence man was arrested in Eudora after 5 a.m. Sunday on suspicion of aggravated indecent liberties with a child and three counts of criminal sodomy of a child older than 14 but younger than 16. Booking records show he was held on a $15,000 bond in the Douglas County Jail. Eudora police could not provide more details Sunday.
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Lawrence
Eudora
Douglas County
Church Street
First trial date set in killing of Salina teen
In Saline County a judge set April 11 as the trial date for 19 year old Stephen Gentry in the 2015 killing of Allie Saum. Five suspects face first degree murder and related charges. Prosecution says the driver was shot at a truck passing by a group of men who mis believed the driver involved in an earlier confrontation. Gentry's defense seeks to move the case until the actual shooter is tried. Prosecutors declined to pick a first defendant.
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Salina
Saline County
Stephen Gentry
Allie Saum
Gentry
Saum
On the Record Pairings Include Multiple Kansas Residents
A list of names and ages paired as couples across several Kansas towns including Lawrence Baldwin City Eudora Manhattan and Fort Riley. The note enumerates Natalia Bartnovskaya Brett Price James Deters Karen Lane Stephen Bankston Irene Albrando Christopher Yeadon Micayla Payne Connie Greenlee John Friday Samantha Gary Andrew Henderson Jessica Mackie Gaetan Mackie Heather Bott Jason Bott and Aaron Guerrero with an address at 2113 West 26th Street H103.
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Natalia V. Bartnovskaya
Lawrence
Brett Ray Price
James Paul Deters
Eudora
Karen Sue Lane
Stephen Wade Bankston
Baldwin City
Irene Yamamo Albrando
Christopher Yeadon
Fort Riley
Micayla Habiger Payne
Connie Greenlee
John Friday
Samatha Lorraine Gary
Manhattan
Andrew Joel Henderson
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Menard
Chad Lawhorn
Ljworld.com
Clawhorn
Ed Klump
A-Lansing
Edwards
Troy Briggs
Haskell
Briggs
Legislative Division of Post Audit
Karen Dillon
Jworld
Rinney
Jessica M. Mackie
Olathe
Gaetan E. Mackie
Heather Bott
Jason A. Bott
Aaron Keith Guerrero
26Th St
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