Stepfather to Face Charges in Baby Found in Trash
Marquis Jamall Young, 27, of Lawrence, will be charged with attempted first degree murder and child abuse after an infant girl was found seriously injured in a trash receptacle at a West Sixth Street apartment complex. He is jailed on $20,000 bond. police say he remains in custody on related domestic battery records.
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S&P Downgrades Kansas Credit Rating Amid Budget Woes
S&P Global Ratings cut Kansas to AA from AA due to structural budget pressures and lack of cash reserves. The downgrade follows months after a negative credit watch and comes as Gov. Sam Brownback led tax cuts in 2012 13, widening the state’s budget gaps and leaving Kansas with fewer high rated peers.
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Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks to visit Lawrence
Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks will visit Lawrence this fall as part of the Lawrence Public Library 2016 Ross and Marianna Beach Author Series. Library director Brad Allen says Brooks has a rich career as a reporter in the Middle East and as a writer of nonfiction and novels, popular with local book clubs.
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Transit Hub At KU Project Funding Update
The city allocates four million dollars to the transit hub project with five hundred thousand dollars set aside to replace aging city vehicles, matching last year’s budget.
Lawrence capital plan allocates 107.5 million in 2017 projects
City Manager Tom Markus leads a revamped five year capital improvement plan totaling 107.5 million for 2017. The Lawrence Planning Commission unanimously endorses the projects as aligned with the comprehensive plan. City Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the fall 2017 budget and adopt the plan on August 16.
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Humid INSIDE Comics Join Us On Social Pages
A short notice invites readers to engage with Humid INSIDE Comics and follow updates on the LJ World Facebook and Twitter pages for the latest content and announcements.
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Haskell rape trial opens with betrayal claim
Prosecutors on Tuesday described an alleged rape at Haskell University as an act of betrayal while the defense contends the encounter was consensual. The court proceedings focused on differing accounts of the 3A case as jurors consider the allegations.
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