D A releases first detailed account of June shooting
Zachary James Ortiz, 24, of Lawrence, was arrested Thursday night on suspicion of two counts of aggravated assault linked to a June 22 incident when police shot Ortiz at 1103 Kasold Drive. police said a report described two shots from a small caliber rifle from the Ortiz home.
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Mike Yoder
Journal-World Photo
Zachary James Ortiz
Lawrence
Douglas County
Richard Gwin
Journal-World File
Ortiz
Kasold Drive
Zachary Ortiz
Edward Ortiz
D.A
Harvard Road
Charles Branson
Skyler Richardson
Richardson
Amtrak leaders tour Kansas towns in whistle-stop push
Joseph Boardman Amtrak president and CEO joined Carey Maynard Moody and Sen Marci Francisco on a cross state whistle-stop tour to press for more funding. The group visited Topeka Newton Hutchinson Dodge City and Garden City thanking supporters for restoring the BNSF depot at Seventh and New Jersey streets. Depot Redux a local nonprofit group has led the restoration effort.
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Joseph Boardman
Amtrak
Carey Maynard-Moody
Depot Redux
Marci Francisco
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Kansas Department of Transportation
Lawrence
Topeka
Newton
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Garden City
BNSF
Seventh and
New Jersey Streets
Judge OKs dual ballot voting plan to continue
Shawnee County judge ruled Friday that Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach can press ahead with requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for voting in state and local elections through the upcoming primary. The ruling stops short of deciding whether the dual ballot system is constitutional, a separate suit by the ACLU continues.
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Topera
Shawnee
Kansas
Kris Kobach
U.S
Franklin Theis
American Civil Liberties Union
Theis
ACLU
Lawrence proposes new bus hub near Kansas University endowment site
City Hall will host meetings next week to discuss a proposed transit hub on University Endowment Association property at 21st and Iowa. Officials say the change would be the system’s biggest since its inception and aim to include the whole community beyond neighbors. Robert Nugent notes broad dialogue is essential to avoid surprises for riders.
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Lawrence
Kansas University Endowment Association
21St
Iowa Streets
Robert Nugent
City hosts open house meetings for project questions
The city will hold open house style sessions allowing the public to arrive, ask questions, and learn details about the project. Scheduling includes 10 a.m. to noon and 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the Carnegie Building, 200 West Ninth Street. Wednesday at the Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive. and Thursday at the Holcom Recreation Center, 2700 West 27th Street.
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Carnegie
Ninth St
Overland Drive
Holcom Recreation Center
27Th St
Baker University elects Lynne Murray as new president
Lynne Murray takes the helm as the new president of Baker University and begins settling in, outlining priorities and future plans for the campus.
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Baker University
Lynne Murray
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