Lawrence plans fall electronic recycling event
City communications manager Megan Gilliland says Lawrence will host an electronic recycling event in the fall with date and location to be announced. Details will be posted on the city website. Year round electronics recycling is available through several local businesses and the LawrenceRecycles.org listings. For questions, call 832-7297 or email SoundOff@ljworld.com.
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Endurance talk on Massachusetts Street prompts replies
People on Massachusetts Street share thoughts on endurance events and personal experiences. Respondents mention walking 5Ks for causes and a one mile race with a third place finish. The street conversation at LJWorld.com invites further participation.
Man Charged With Robbery After Road Rage Incident
Douglas County prosecutors charged 48 year old Lawrence man John Brian Crawford with robbery after a road rage incident on West 19th Street. The victim reported being struck and having eyeglasses stolen. Crawford was arrested two hours after the confrontation and remains jailed with a June 13 court date. Bond was set at 10000. If convicted, he faces 55 months to 20 years.
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Suspects linked to 2009 manslaughter case amid alleged drug robbery
Lawrence police pursued a drug related robbery case with two suspects named Alcornis and a 30 year old Minneapolis man. A 31 year old Topeka man reported a shooting in a restaurant parking lot around 3 pm Saturday, sustaining minor hand injuries. Investigators seek a fourth suspect and released photos while urging tips to police or Crime Stoppers.
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Topeka
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Hospital Births: A Girl for Dave and Deanne Lock
Lawrence couple Dave and Deanne Lock welcomed a daughter Friday at the local hospital. The new arrival adds to the family, with relatives awaiting details and a name to be announced.
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Lawrence
Lawrence City Commission Meeting Agenda Highlights
The Lawrence City Commission schedules a 6 35 p m session Tuesday at City Hall Sixth and Massachusetts with meeting documents available online at lawrenceks org Commissioners seek a new downtown bus stop and related actions on transit access and downtown planning.
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City probes temporary downtown transfer site near 10th and Kentucky
City commissioners will get another update on finding a temporary location for the downtown transfer station serving public transit buses. Staff suggest the 800 block of Vermont Street but merchants worry about parking loss on Vermont Street.
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City weighs transit hub sites downtown and Vermont block
Transit staff favor the 800 block of Vermont over 10th and Kentucky for a future downtown station. Estimated repairs to sidewalks and curbs run about 180000 dollars to aid disabled access. If buses double park on 10th Street the street would narrow to one lane. Construction at Ninth and New Hampshire drives the city to seek a new downtown site, with a later report to propose permanent station locations.
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City Commission approves minutes and various items
The commission approves May 28 minutes, receives minutes from boards, approves claims and licenses, sets a July 2 bid date for the Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program at 2912 Moccasin Drive, awards bids for road salt and airport project, waives estimates, sells surplus equipment, and adopts Hospital Revenue Bond and several ordinances. It also initiates horizon plan updates, considers speed limit on Peterson Road, approves temporary public right of way events, signs releases of mortgage, receives homeless counts and Bert Nash reports, adjusts leases, and reviews transit hub and broadband plans.
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Relay raises funds for cancer patients amid 12 hour event
The Relay across Kansas Missouri Nebraska Oklahoma Texas Hawaii and the Pacific Islands and Guam aimed to raise 190 000 this year after 169 000 had been pledged by Friday. Co chair Shelle Arnold said the goal would be met by extending fundraising until June 14 as teams keep pushing. Volunteers in purple shirts began with survivors on the track at dusk and highlighted personal stories including Gorman who joined Relay in 2005 after her mother died of leukemia and is now in remission.
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Lottery staff pay and structure in Kansas state payroll data
The Kansas Lottery employs about 100 staff with a $335 million annual budget, mainly for prizes and payments to casino managers. Jones-Sontag on Brownback’s staff earns $72,000. the deputy lottery director makes just over $84,000 yearly. Kansas voters approved the lottery in 1986, sales began in 1987, and in 2007 legislators allowed casinos with the Lottery owning gambling rights. Jones-Sontag expresses optimism about future growth and success.
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Jones-Sontag
Lottery
Kansas
Man electrocuted stealing copper found near power pole
Police in Wichita report a man in his 20s was found dead near a utility pole. Investigators believe he was electrocuted while trying to cut a 7,200 volt line with bolt cutters. A bicycle, flashlight, and bolt cutters were nearby. The body was found Friday afternoon by a passerby. The man remained unidentified.
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Wichita
Kake-Tv
Dennis Wilson
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