Kansas Bioscience Authority policy changes after audit findings
The Kansas Bioscience Authority updates policies after an external BKD LLP audit. It cites a former CEO Tom Thornton for improper actions and notes reimbursement. A new nonfraternization policy and stricter disclosures were implemented while conflict of interest rules remain compliant. KU Cancer Center investments and Deciphera updates were also presented.
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Roy Jensen
Kansas University Cancer Center
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National Cancer Institute
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Deciphera Pharmaceuticals
Lawrence
Daniel Flynn
Deciphera
KU Cancer Center
Flynn
Lawrence police recover gun after car pursuit
In western Lawrence, officers arrested Fields after a brief struggle and recovered a handgun discarded from the vehicle. Prosecution asks for 21 months in prison at Aug 27 sentencing, with probation possible under the plea, while Taste owner license issues and a separate cabral case outline related hearings and diversion fees. An upcoming Senior Summer Health Fair at Natural Grocers will offer health info, samples, and senior-focused resources, with a Constance Whiston photo exhibit on display through the month.
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Kay Huff
Tom Frost
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Huron Consulting to pay 1 million in SEC settlement
The SEC said Huron Consulting Group will pay 1 million in fines for a 2009 accounting scandal. The firm overstated pretax income from 2005 to 2009 by failing to book acquisition costs as compensation expenses. Former employees also agreed to cash settlements with no admissions of wrongdoing.
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Man pleads no contest to shooting at former Lawrence bar
A 20-year-old Topeka man, Dante Marcus Fields, pleaded no contest to aggravated assault and aggravated battery in the March shooting of bouncer Terrance Fowler outside the Taste Lounge Bar and Grill in Lawrence. Fowler, 30, testified he was shot in the left abdomen after a confrontation over a stolen tip jar as Fields fired a handgun.
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Lawrence
Dante Marcus Fields
Terrance Fowler
Fields
Taste Lounge
W. 24Th St
Woman to receive diversion in fentanyl case in Kansas
A Lawrence woman accused of arranging a sale of her mother's fentanyl patches linked to a fatal overdose in 2010 is expected to receive diversion after spending 48 hours in jail. Prosecutors charged her with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and conspiracy involving Jack O Bry an, who died April 18, 2010, with fentanyl in his system.
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Charles Whitman
Stephanie Cabral
Cabral
Jack O’bryan
Julie A. Thompson
Thompson
O'Bryon
O’bryon
Open meetings probe into governors dinners in Kansas
Shawnee County prosecutors review reports on seven Cedar Crest dinners held for GOP and committee members in January. The probe examines possible Open Meetings Act violations as Gov Brownback discussed policy, with Taylor to review a forthcoming summary. Republicans call the inquiry political.
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Shawnee County
Governors Mansion
Matt Patterson
Chad Taylor
Taylor
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Patterson
Cedar Crest
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Market roundup shows declines across major indices
Monday trading closed lower for the Dow at 12,721.46, down 101.11 points, the Nasdaq at 2,890.15, and the S&P 500 at 1,350.52 as commodity futures moved lower with corn, soybeans, wheat, oil, silver, and platinum all posting losses.
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