Bulldozer clears wooded Lawrence property over homeless camps
Lawrence businessman Luke Oehlert hired a bulldozer and track hoe to clear trees and brush from a wooded parcel between Haskell and old Haskell avenues north of 31st Street. He says neighbors reported bicycle thefts and trespassing as camps expanded after a North Lawrence shelter closed in April.
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Lawrence teachers union and district reach tentative pay raise plan
Lawrence Education Association and the Lawrence school district formed a tentative contract proposing a $1,400 base annual salary increase for teachers starting this fall. Negotiations Co-Chair Josh Spradlin said further work remains to finalize the salary, with ongoing discussions expected.
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Kansas City teen gets five years in Brianna Higgins death
Davon D. Washington, 17, of Kansas City Missouri, received the maximum sentence in Johnson County Juvenile Court after pleading guilty to second degree unin tentional but reckless murder and a firearms offense. The Jan. 19 incident in Olathe involved dry firing guns from a parked car while Brianna Higgins, 15, of Lawrence, sat in the driver seat leading to her death.
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DA still mum on deputy departure in Kansas district attorney office
District Attorney Suzanne Valdez has not publicly commented on Deputy Joshua Seiden's abrupt departure about a week after he was seen on video mocking a man previously prosecuted by Valdez's office. The footage from the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center showed Seiden in a wig, hat and sunglasses mimicking Justin Spiehs while Valdez laughed and pointed.
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