Jails seek better mental health care and precrisis help
Douglas County sees 30 of 150 inmates with mental illness, triggering calls for broader treatment. Bert Nash staff visit the jail several times weekly to provide care, while officials push for easier access and public education to steer nonviolent offenders away from confinement toward treatment. Local leaders stress timely help before crises and campaign to reduce stigma around mental illness.
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National Zoo pandas welcome healthy newborn cub
The National Zoo reports its newborn panda cub is healthy and vocal, while mother Mei Xiang proves attentive and protective. Keepers note the cub, born Saturday in a back den, weighs about a quarter-pound and is mostly hidden but occasionally visible behind Mei Xiang's paw as she refines holding techniques amid bonding.
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Foster job ends, parenting never will for Lawrence couple
In Lawrence, Pat and Phil McPhail spent years fostering Lauren and another teen. They treat foster kids as family, uphold the same rules for all, and use garage sales to provide for needs. A social worker praises their organized, loving home, now in a rented house. The couple, reliant on Social Security, consider themselves among the wealthiest.
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Fire damages four units at Village Square apartments
Fire damage affects four Village Square apartments with one more unit taking smoke damage. Investigators debate whether the blaze began on a balcony or inside. Residents sought other lodging. no Red Cross assistance accepted. Damages and cost await assessment. Police blocked Ninth Street to access a hydrant for fire crews.
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