Four sites eyed for $30 million Lawrence police HQ
Lawrence city commissioners voted to post details on four potential sites for a $30 million police headquarters on the city website to gather public input ahead of a possible November ballot. The sites include Venture Park land near the Douglas County Jail and parcels at Overland and Wakarusa.
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Governor pushes federal aid to protect lesser prairie chicken
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback urged Washington to expand incentives for farmers to enroll land in a conservation program to offset costs of protecting the lesser prairie chicken. He said the federal government has tools to help habitat preservation and criticized cuts to those efforts during a Statehouse briefing.
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Memorial Day shooting arrests announced
The Douglas County Sheriff's Office announced the arrest of two suspects in connection with the Highway 59 Memorial Day shooting. Page 3A.
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Gonzalez testifies in second trial over 2012 fatal party attack
Bruce A Gonzalez, 23, of Mission testifies he acted to protect a friend at a Lawrence party that turned violent. He recounts an older man, Nicholas Sardina, attacking Jake Anderson before Gonzalez struck Sardina with a Dos Equis bottle, a pivotal moment in the involuntary manslaughter case. The Feb. 24, 2012 incident in the Oread neighborhood led to Sardina's death.
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