McLemore pleads not guilty in Kansas minor in possession case
Kansas University basketball recruit Ben McLemore, 18, pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of minor in possession after a state Alcoholic Beverage Control officer alleged he was found with a Red Bull and vodka at Abe and Jake’s Landing. His next court date is March 6 as KU and NCAA context looms.
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St. Louis
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Kansas Corrections witness details Thomas disciplinary history
A corrections contractor testified that Thomas accumulated about 130 disciplinary reports including a 1999 note alleging a plan to sexually assault several female staff. Branson said doctors testified Thomas with paranoid schizophrenia could worsen. Griffy argued lack of proof of loss of control. Under Sexually Violent Predator law, Thomas stays in custody for treatment in Larned with appeal rights.
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Kansas Department of Corrections
Thomas
Branson
Elbridge Griffy
Larned
WellCommons celebrates community health site open house
Public invited to WellCommons celebration and open house at the News Center 645 N.H. from 8 to 9 30 a m Friday Feb 3. The site owned by The World Company has grown since 2010 adding hundreds of members and more than 100 groups. A video at 8 30 a m will honor Lawrence residents for contributions to WellCommons and a reception will follow.
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News Center
N.H
the World Company
Dads of
Douglas County
LiveWell
Eat Well Restaurant Challenge
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Farmers Markets
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Editor & Publisher Magazine
Karrey Britt
Ben Spaulding
Alice Brewer
Kathleen Johnson
Monica Taylor
Alex Parker
Lawrence
Well Commons
Jefferson Co. man dies in U S 59 crash
A Jefferson County resident, Donald G. Vandyke, 54, of Perry, died in a one vehicle crash on U S 59 three miles south of Oskaloosa. His Jeep Wrangler left the road at 7 14 p m Wednesday and rolled over ejecting him. he was not wearing a seat belt. Earlier in the week, Marty L Warriner, 42, of Oskaloosa, died in a separate southbound crash on the same highway segment. he was not wearing a seat belt.
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Oskaloosa
Kansas Highway Patrol
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Perry
Vandyke
Marty L. Warriner
Warriner
Highway Patrol
Lawsuit Filed Over Brandon Woods Abuse Case
The suit names social worker Pat Howell and Five Star Quality Care Inc. as defendants, alleging mishandling of an alleged sexual abuse of Allen at Brandon Woods in 2010. It claims staff delayed suspension and misled medical staff, delaying police notification while Allen was moved to LMH for an alleged Medicare exam. The plaintiffs seek damages and possible class-action status, with eight counts mostly at 150000 each, amid ongoing court proceedings in Douglas County.
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Five Star Quality Care Inc
Brandon Woods
MalQueen
Allen
Jean Allen
Mal- Queen
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
LMH
Roger Allen
Lawrence
Howell
Skepnek
Merritt
Bingham
Kansas University
Haskell Indian Nations University
Douglas County
Charles Branson
SMH
Scott Bloch
Federal
Office of
Special Counsel
Bloch
Washington, D.C
Alvamar
MulQueen
Robert Fairchild
Lawrence teacher earns Horizon Award for math education
Karlin, a Shawnee Mission area native and Lawrence High School educator, earned a Kansas Horizon Award as he pursues a career impact focus. He returned to school for a master's degree, completed student teaching, and teaches algebra II and geometry to sophomores, aiming to spark early career thinking. Lawrence has earned nine Horizon Awards since the program began ten years ago.
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Karlin
Shawnee Mission
Lawrence
Lawrence High School
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