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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 2012
Page
6
Prosecutors in Eudora pursue counts of rape and aggravated sodomy against a 27-year-old man over alleged abuse of a 5-year-old girl from August 2010 to May 2011. Jury selection proceeded as opening statements outlined memory gaps and possible diminished mental capacity during the events.
Defense attorney Hatem Chahine is set to give his opening statement to jurors at 9 a.m. today. The Journal-World generally does not identify sex crime suspects unless they are convicted.
Hutchinson man Michael Scott Ramsey, 27, was sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of threatening the president. Ramsey admitted writing two letters in July 2009 to Larned State Hospital staff in which he vowed to kill Barack Obama. An evaluation found no mental disorder that impaired his ability to understand his actions.
Roosevelt Park Zoo in Minot sent more than 200 animals to 15 zoos and Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Wichita last June ahead of Souris River flooding. The plan was four to six weeks, but the Minot flood and zoo destruction keep the animals in Kansas while Tanganyika renovates. Tiger and big cat relocations followed, with later requests adding zebras warthogs and hornbills.
Kansas regents contemplate across the board tuition increases led by KU with a plan to raise admission standards. KU would auto admit top scorers with higher GPAs while a committee reviews borderline applications. About 65 percent of KU’s recent class would meet the new standards, and a Feb. 1 application deadline is proposed for automatic admission. Additional KU projects include a classroom expansion, a dental task force, and funding for a translational chemical biology institute.
More than 2,000 filled a Kansas school auditorium to mourn six Bramlage family members killed in a Florida plane crash. Ron Bramlage and his wife Rebecca, and their children Brandon Boston Beau and Roxanne, were honored by Rev George Fitzsimons at a Mass moved to Junction City Middle School.
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