Hobby Lobby ownership clarified in Topeka rumor
Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. owns the 480 store chain including a Lawrence location with CEO David Green and wife Barbara as owners. The First Amendment Project’s David Greene is not involved. Hobby Lobby denies any ties to Fred Phelps or Westboro and says it supports Christian charities and Bible distribution globally.
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Kansas lineman Chad Kolumber seeks speed and whimsy
Kansas University offensive lineman Chad Kolumber jokes about wanting super speed. Lawrence beams when asked about a wish granting genie role to help others.
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Kansas University
Philadelphia
Democrats file ethics complaint against state Rep Terri Gregory
The Kansas Democratic Party filed an ethics complaint alleging Rep Terri Lois Gregory violated state law by using public resources for campaign purposes. Gregory admitted a mistake in a newsletter email from her state account asking for campaign contributions for her 2012 re election. She will work with the Governmental Ethics Commission to correct the error and prevent recurrence.
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Lawrence man pleads guilty in child exploitation case
Willie J. Burtrum, 28, admitted sending sexually explicit texts and photos to a 12-year-old in March and faces 20 years in prison plus 247 months under a plea deal. He agreed to register as a sex offender and prosecutors dropped related 2010 domestic charges. Sentencing is set for Oct. 3 before District Judge Sally Pokorny.
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Amy McGowan
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Bank robberies under FBI investigation in two states
FBI says no arrests in two bank robberies last week. July 14 at Central National Bank in Lawrence involved a White male with green cap and brown hair. July 15 at Great Southern Bank in Ottawa described as a White male with goatee, camo cap, and dirty jeans. Suspect fled in red pickup toward I-35. a white female rode as passenger. Call FBI at 816-512-8200 with tips.
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Police reports and accidents in Lawrence area
A 20-year-old Kansas University student reported a fraud and $2,500 theft by computer. A 21-year-old Eudora woman survived a single vehicle crash south of Eudora, treated and released. Investigations continue into a Leavenworth suspect in a near Seventh and Michigan strong armed robbery. Two Lawrence men treated and released after separate motorcycle crashes on US 40. The Journal World notes reporting practices and corrects a story from Wednesday.
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Stormont Vail Regional Health Center
Topeka
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Pump Patrol finds gas as low as $3.49 at stations
The Journal- World reports gas prices dipping to $3.49 at multiple stations. Readers urged to call SG 832-7154 if they spot a lower price, prompting community price checks.
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Tragic I-35 crash claims Basehor-Linwood grad
Franklin County deputies report a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 35 near milepost 191 just before 3:30 a.m. Wednesday. Malorie Morman, 24, of Tonganoxie, died at the scene when her Ford SUV rolled over. A 2005 Basehor-Linwood High School graduate, she was described by friend Travis Andrews as a loving mother.
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Tonganoxie
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