Lawrence man pleads no contest in child exploitation case
Justin E. Lewis, 25, was convicted in Douglas County District Court after a plea deal for two counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a child. He faced up to 68 months but could receive 12 months probation with an eight month underlying sentence per count if he has no prior criminal history, with sentencing set for next Tuesday.
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Grandmother recalls happy grandson killed in crash
Vicki McMullin of Tonganoxie remembers James Henderson Jr. as a perpetually cheerful, lighthearted young man. The 20-year-old Lawrence resident died in a two-vehicle head-on crash around 12:15 a.m. Saturday in the 2500 block of West Sixth Street near Crestline Drive. Police say the westbound car crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. impairment is being investigated as a possible factor. Henderson grew up in Tonganoxie and attended local school, with family noting his joyful nature and habit of making others smile.
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Vicki McMullin
Tonganoxie
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Lawrence
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Hospitals confront bed shortages amid surge in COVID-19 cases
Doctors and public health officials from Kansas and western Missouri warn of collapse as hospitals cancel surgeries and transfer patients to Oklahoma. With record COVID admissions and up to one third of staff out, beds are unavailable and deaths await transfer rose from eight in November to 41 last month. University of Kansas Health System CMO Steve Stites calls this the most difficult moment of the pandemic.
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Topeka
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University of Kansas Health System
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Stites
Children’s Mercy
Missouri
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Jennifer Watts
Hospital leaders warn omicron wave endangering Kansas patients
KU Health System reports 90 active infections with 19 in ICU and 6 fully vaccinated patients among staff out sick. Kansas hospitals face cancellations, crowded ICUs, and near crisis standards of care as doctors urge masks, vaccination, and renewed emergency aid.
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Dana Hawkinson
KU Health
Kimberly Megaw
HCA Midwest Health System
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