Three KU fraternities suspended in 2018
At the University of Kansas three fraternities Delta Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Phi Epsilon faced suspensions in 2018 as the university probes policy violations and health and safety concerns. SAE’s Kansas City chapter closed January 19 pending further notice, with probation through January 31, 2020. Delta Upsilon’s chapter was placed on emergency suspension January 29. Sigma Phi Epsilon’s KU chapter is under hazing investigation.
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Delta Upsilon International Fraternity
Ashley Martin
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Yesenia Sesmas to stand trial for murder and kidnapping
A Kansas judge ordered 35 year old Yesenia Sesmas to stand trial March 26 on first degree murder kidnapping and aggravated interference with parental custody charges in the death of Wichita resident Laura Abarca and the alleged abduction of Abarca's newborn daughter. Prosecutors say Abarca was shot in November 2016 and the 6 day old infant was taken and later found with Sesmas in Texas. The child was returned to relatives in Wichita after being recovered.
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Wichita
Yesenia Sesmas
Sesmas
Laura Abarca
Abarca
Texas
Colyer backs Eisenhower statue for Statehouse grounds
Gov. Jeff Colyer signs the first bill of his term to place a 7-foot bronze statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower on the Statehouse grounds. Donors have funded most of the $140,000 cost. remaining funds are sought via the Kansas Historical Society. The statue recreates a Brothers design showing Eisenhower addressing troops before Normandy in June 1944.
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Abilene
Jeff Colyer
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Statehouse
Salina Journal
Colyer
Jim Brothers
U.S
Normandy
Kansas Department of Administration
John Milburn
The
Kansas Historical Society
Kansas lawmakers eye gun debates after Florida shooting
In Topeka Jenkins and Roberts tour DaVita Wanamaker Dialysis Center and back a federal shift to speed facility certification for Medicare, while signaling a tough debate ahead on gun control. They reference AR-15s, bump stocks, and rising school violence, amid Kansas House plans for firearm safety education and broader safety measures.
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Roberts
Topeka
DaVita Wanamaker
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland
Fla
Nikolas Cruz
Florida
Las Vegas
Kansas
Congress
National Rifle Association
NRA
Kansas House
Kansas State Board of Education
Ice and weather slow Lawrence area as storms crease delays
Lawrence police report one ice related crash with no injuries at Clinton Park Way and Atchison Avenue around 11:30 a.m. A separate three vehicle I 70 crash near Wabaunsee County injured a Lawrence man, Rico J. Wilcox, who was hospitalized in Topeka. Schools and many events canceled due to inclement weather while forecasts call for wintry mix this weekend.
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Lawrence
Drew Fennelly
Clinton Parkway
Atchison Avenue
Kansas Highway Patrol
Douglas County
Wabaunsee County
Highway Patrol
Rico J. Wilcox
Topeka
University of Kansas
Lawrence Public Schools
Channel
Rehmer
National Weather Service
Teens Pannell and Hormell tied to park armed robbery
Police affidavits outline a plan by Pannell and her boyfriend Hormell to rob a victim over marijuana. Hormell, wearing a ski mask, produced a gun during the confrontation and claimed he shot someone. Both suspects face multiple felonies, with bonds set at 100000 and 50000 respectively.
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Pannell
Hormell
Parnell
Lawrence district to add inclement weather make up day
Lawrence public school students will attend an Inclement Weather Make-Up Day on April 20 to compensate for four weather-related cancellations this year. After this day, Kansas will grant forgiveness for the district’s second such day, with the board deciding how to recover remaining instructional time to meet state requirements.
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Lawrence Public School
Julie Boyle
State of Kansas
Boyle
Lawrence
Journal World Local News Summary Card
A sanitized OCR fragment from the Lawrence Kansas Journal World page lists contact lines for departments including City government Courts and crime Datebook University and Sports with several phone numbers. No clear events or names readable to summarize.
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Lawrence Schools
Society
University Kansas
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