Flags to be lowered today for soldier
Gov. Sam Brownback orders flags at half staff to honor 2nd Lt. Justin Lee Sisson from Johnson County. A Blue Valley West High School graduate and Florida State University history major, he completed Ranger School before deployment to Afghanistan. Funeral planned at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. he is survived by parents Kevin and Phyllis Sisson and brother Ryan.
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Shawnee County delays gun law in public buildings
Shawnee County commission votes to delay a state concealed carry law for six months, barring weapons in public buildings until January 1, 2014. Earl McIntosh of the Kansas Libertarian Party urged against the delay, saying it risks public safety in buildings.
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Three More Arrested in McDonald’s Drug Robbery Case
Three Topeka men were arrested in Topeka on Thursday in connection with a drug related robbery outside a Lawrence McDonald’s two weeks earlier. With the arrests four suspects are in custody and two appeared in court Friday on charges. Douglas County prosecutors charged Mario A. King and Justin S. Alcorn with aggravated assault and criminal possession of a firearm. The incident occurred in the parking lot at 4911 W Sixth St. in Set. No serious injuries were reported and investigators have not confirmed a gun was fired.
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Mistrial Declared in Valley Falls Attempted Murder Case
A second mistrial was declared Friday in the case of 62 year old John Hayworth Jr of Valley Falls over the December 2011 shooting of William Schoonover 58 of Valley Falls on Schoonover's property near Lawrence. Jurors could not reach a verdict after evidence concerns. The prior October mistrial stemmed from improper DVD evidence.
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