Teamsters sue city in Douglas County over misconduct claims
Teamsters Local Union No. 696 representing Lawrence solid waste and municipal workers filed a petition in Douglas County District Court alleging city officials obstructed grievance processing, refused good faith discussions on working conditions, and took retaliatory actions against a grievance filer including forced rain painting and 40 hours of training videos. The suit seeks court orders to compel processing of outstanding grievances and cites unsafe instruction to operate front loader trucks.
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Lawrence man pleads no contest to low level felony in plea deal
Robert Keith Wright, 57, originally charged with rape and aggravated kidnapping, pleads no contest to a low level felony as part of a plea agreement in which the state will support a dispositional departure to probation. The case involves a Jan 10 incident on North Street in Lawrence and earlier, a court has faced multiple delays due to the unavailable witness and her mental health status. The plea replaces the initial charges with felony aggravated battery and avoids sex offender registration. Wright's attorney notes potential higher sentencing based on criminal history. The state seeks probation rather than prison under the deal.
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City to host walking tour for sculpture exhibition
Lawrence hosts an opening reception and walking tour for this year’s Outdoor Downtown Sculpture Exhibition. The kickoff begins 5:30 p.m. Friday June 30 at the Lawrence Visitors Center 812 Massachusetts St. Free and open to the public, with Otocast self guided tours and a map at lawrenceks.org Iprd odse.
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Lawrence poets invited to be featured on city buses
Lawrence Transit launches a Poet Laureate Program with the Lawrence Public Library and KU professor Megan Kaminski inviting writers of all ages to submit transit themed poems by November 1. Winners and their poems will be showcased on social media and Lawrence Transit's electric buses in 2024. A July 7 workshop led by Kaminski will travel Route 10 while participants write and receive prompts and invitations to submit. As of Friday afternoon, 12 seats remained.
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