Ex-head of ticket office pleads guilty in EU case
Former Kansas Athletics Inc ticket office chief Kassie Liebsch admitted participating in a scheme to steal at least $2 million in tickets and generate up to $5 million in sales while evading taxes. Under a plea deal approved by U.S. District Judge Wesley Brown she faces up to 20 years, must repay up to $2 million, and acknowledged receiving $100,000 as part of the scheme.
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MLK tribute at Free State High School district event
Elizabeth Runyan Jazmyne McNair presented the Martin Luther King Jr service learning project report for Cordley School classmates as Lawrence public school students gathered Thursday at Free State High School for a districtwide Martin Luther King Jr event. Nolan Smith watched his sister Bridget Smith discuss Sunflower School students collaborating on community projects. See video at LJWorld.com.
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Berry Plastics warehouse deal eyed with incentives offered
Douglas County plans a February 2 public hearing on a Berry Plastics 675000 square foot warehouse on a 60 acre site west of the Lecompton interchange. The package includes a 10 year 90 percent tax abatement valued at about 18.5 million and up to 600000 in county funding for infrastructure such as a new turn lane on County Route 438.
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Brownback budget cuts schools despite campaign pledge
Brownback proposes a budget that would reduce school funding this year and next, blaming four straight years of revenue decline. He defends the cuts as necessary to preserve essential state programs amid stagnation.
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Lawrence board seeks fresh names for middle schools
Lawrence's four public junior high schools may enter the next academic year with new identities as middle schools and new names. On a 4-3 vote the board decided to form a name recommending committee for each school to propose distinct names rather than a simple junior high to middle school rename.
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