Weekend Walmart TV theft and pirate fight near downtown
Law enforcement logged several weekend incidents. At Walmart on Congressional Drive a pair allegedly carted out three TVs around 10 p.m. Sunday before officers stopped their car. TVs and other items were recovered and both suspects faced theft charges. A Dollar General window break was reported Saturday night with no entry found after reviewing footage. In downtown a man dressed as a pirate and a panhandler fought after the pirate blocked the donor sign. both received notices to appear on disorderly conduct charges.
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Douglas County eyes rural recycling pilot with three drop-offs
Douglas County Commissioners will discuss a rural recycling pilot at their weekly meeting. The plan would add three drop-off sites at the Public Works Facility in Lawrence, Stull United Methodist Church in Lecompton, and Wakarusa Valley School in Lawrence to serve unincorporated residents after Walmart’s recycling center closed. The program may use Honey Creek Disposal containers to test demand.
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Kansas mental health system faces bed shortages
A Kansas state task force report finds the two acute care psychiatric hospitals in Larned and Osawatomie lacking bed space while smaller facilities remain underfunded and overburdened. The Adult Continuum of Care Committee finalized the report last week, highlighting inadequate treatment options for the mentally ill.
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