Explorer overturns at busy Lawrence intersection
A Ford Explorer flipped in the middle of an intersection at 13th and Kentucky Streets Thursday around 1 p.m. after its driver ran a stop sign and hit a smaller four-door Toyota. No injuries were reported, traffic was blocked about an hour, and police, led by Sgt. Dan Ward, found no alcohol factor. Officer Jim Miller inspected the scene.
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Stabbing charges dropped as police arrest another man
In Lawrence, prosecutors dropped aggravated battery charges against Vidal Martinez 22 after his arrest for allegedly stabbing an acquaintance with a pocketknife outside Bubba's. Police then charged Omar Lopez Montiel 19 with the stabbing. he was arrested early Thursday. Court records show Martinez charges dropped pending further investigation.
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Kline praised by group challenging Kansas tuition law
In Topeka the Federation for American Immigration Reform lauded Attorney General Phill Kline for his criticism of Kansas’ tuition bill. FAIR called his statement a vindication of its federal lawsuit seeking to block the law that lets some undocumented immigrants pay resident tuition rates.
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Kathleen Sebelius
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Pump Patrol notes $1.79 gas at two Wichita outlets
The Journal-World reports gasoline prices as low as $1.79 per gallon at Presto Phillips 66 on 602 West Ninth Street and Citgo at 2005 West Ninth Street. Call Pump Patrol at 832-7154 to report lower prices.
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KU Professors Take Sabbaticals to Refresh Teaching and Research
Kansas University grants sabbaticals to 22 professors for fall, with 14 for spring and others relieved of duties. Tenured faculty with six years’ service are eligible. policy limits sabbaticals to about 4 percent of faculty, and KU uses its entire allotment yearly despite 60 to 70 applicants for 45 to 50 slots.
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University of Kansas
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Kansas Board of Regents
First cryptosporidium case diagnosed in Lawrence since outbreak
The Lawrence city health department confirmed a cryptosporidiosis case in an adult with no ties to swimming pools or daycare centers. Director Kay Kent said routine questions found no day care connection and no swimming link. The 2023 outbreak had caused about 100 lab-confirmed cases in seven counties, mostly in Douglas County, with hundreds more unconfirmed cases. No deaths reported.
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Douglas County
Geothermal system aids new KU scholarship hall
Neighbors expect quiet operation as Kansas University installs a 400-foot underground geothermal heating and cooling network for the new Rieger Scholarship Hall. The system uses antifreeze-like solution in deep wells to stabilize temperature, warming in winter and cooling in summer, with drilling slowed by recent rains and completion anticipated in a few weeks on the 1300 block of Ohio Street.
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Rieger Scholarship Hall
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2nd District Republicans differ on schools and marriage
Kansas voters see a heated primary for the 2nd District Senate as Don Johnson and incumbent Mark Buhler spar over funding schools without tax hikes. Johnson proposes borrowing from transportation to fund education, while Buhler warns that relying on growth or transit funds is unsustainable. The Journal-World previews Douglas County races including treasurer and notes party stances on school funding and same sex marriage.
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