Panel debates student placement if schools close in Lawrence
Boundary Advisory Committee discusses where Broken Arrow and Pinckney students might be reassigned after the Lawrence school board weighs closures. Using a show of hands, the panel listed Langston Hughes Sunflower Schwegler Cordley and Prairie Park for Broken Arrow and Deerfield Sunset Hill Hillcrest Cordley and New York for Pinckney.
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Broken Arrow
Pinckney
Lawrence School Board
Langston Hughes
Sunflower
Schwegler
Cordley
Prairie Park
Deerfield
Sunset Hill
Hillcrest
New York
Heartland sees spike in visits for family planning
Heartland Community Health Center reports a sharp rise in family planning visits prompting county leaders to consider Heartland as the new home for Title X funded services. CEO Julie Branstrom and Health Director Dan Partridge described contraceptive services pregnancy testing cancer screenings and STI testing funded by a government grant.
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Heartland Community Health Center
Douglas County
County Commission
Heartland
Julie Branstrom
Lawrence Douglas County Public Health
Dan Partridge
Health Department
Settlement closes skateboarder police brutality case
A Lawrence skateboarder alleging police brutality reached a settlement, prompting US District Judge Kathryn H. Wratil to administratively close the case. The parties advised the court on February 21, 2023, that they had settled, with trial set for March 13 per court records.
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Lawrence
Journal-World
Kathryn H. Wratil
Hoax Call Sparks Swatting Response at Free State High
Lawrence police and multiple statewide departments investigated a hoax 911 call claiming an active shooter at Free State High School, prompting a rapid deployment of about two dozen officers. The district said students were safe and there were no safety concerns. Other Kansas departments, including Topeka and Wichita, faced similar prank calls.
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Free State High
Lawrence
Free State High School
Overland Drive
Lawrence Police Department
Laura McCabe
LPD
Free State
Topeka
Wichita
Manhattan
Garden City
Junction City
el Dorado
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PLA
Lawnen Journal
Woriy
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