Six Teens Injured In One Vehicle Wreck Near Baldwin
Six teens were hurt in a one vehicle crash near Baldwin in the early hours of Wednesday. Driver Robert Milkey, 16, failed to stop at a stop sign on East 800 Road near US 56, sending the 1997 Chevrolet Tahoe into a fence and ditch. All six occupants, including Courtney Shawbaker, Amy Breithaupt, Mark Maley, Kaylee Denning, and Maria Rodriguez, were treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Alcohol was reported inside the vehicle, and the investigation continues.
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Courtney Shawbaker
Amy Breithaupt
Mark Maley
Kaylee Denning
Maria Rodriguez
Lawrence
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Kathy Tate
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Hearing postponed in sex predator case at Leavenworth home
A Leavenworth County court delayed a hearing on whether 70 year old Leroy Hendricks may remain barred from a rural Golden Road group home. Officials say the site violates zoning. Hendricks has been returned to Osawatomie State Hospital as the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services misses a Wednesday court appearance.
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Kim Wilcox
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MSU
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Kansas University
Kansas Board of Regents
Barbara Romzek
Gasoline price survey finds cheap fuel options citywide
Patrol reports gas prices as low as 1.99 at Citgo on 2005 W Ninth, Presto Phillips 66 on 602 W Ninth, and Zarco 66 on 1415 W Sixth. Readers urged to call Pump Patrol at 832-7154 with lower prices.
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Teachers' summer work shows district pay gaps
Lawrence teachers face summer duties beyond idle time as many take second jobs to cover rising costs. Despite a 2004-05 salary move, some pay gains were small, with examples like Karen Johnson earning extra 125 while working at Weaver's Department Store. District salaries average 43,321 in 2003-04, lower than Blue Valley's 50,872. negotiations continue ahead of June 24 session amid a morale boost from a Kansas Supreme Court ruling.
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Woodlawn
Lawrence
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Johnson
Langston Hughes School
Weaver’s Department Store
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Kansas Department of Education
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KU Sets Sights on Asia in China Taiwan Korea Trip
Kansas University plans a China led mission by Chancellor Robert Hemenway with three EU officials to expand Asian university affiliations. Jeff Weinberg and Diana Carlin accompany, funded by private donations. The trip aims to boost exchanges for research and study in China and Taiwan.
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China
Taiwan
South Korea
Carlin
Robins Rockin New Webcam in Old West Lawrence
Late last month two baby robins hatched in Old West Lawrence. A webcam on wwwijworld.com streams the chicks from the west cam, showing nest activity as parents bring food and the youngsters grow. an adult Robin stays nearby to prevent falls as the fledglings age.
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Dig aims to prove John Day Underground Railroad site
Margaret Wood and eight anthropology students wrapped a three week dig at a northwest Lawrence site to test if a 12 by 20 foot limestone cellar is John Day's Underground Railroad home. They found hundreds of clues including buttons bullets medicine bottles lenses and ceramics but could not confirm the link. Day, a Lawrence abolitionist and homeopathic doctor who aided 12 escapes, settled here in 1854.
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Margaret Wood
Lawrence
John Day
Day
Wood
Washburn University
Topeka
Peterson Road
County plans moratorium on five acre subdivision exemption
Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a moratorium on the five acre rural subdivision exemption to tighten rules. The measure keeps the exemption for parcels over 10 acres and retroactively applies from June 1 until 5 p.m. November 30. Some residents supported compromise on housing needs while opposing out of county land speculators.
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Douglas County
Bob Johnson
Baldwin
Bill Harmon
Comsuisse
Charles Jones
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