Shootout at drug house leaves 1 dead and 3 officers wounded
Kansas City police say three officers were shot while serving a warrant at a suspect drug house. A standoff lasting about 18 hours ended with the discovery of a slain man and the surrender of a 50 year old suspect, Jimmie Lewis Jr., who faces federal meth dealing charges. An uninjured woman and two other suspects surrendered earlier. The investigation began with a federal drug probe led by the Jackson County Drug Task Force and involved a SWAT entry around 3:30 p.m. The wounded officers are non life threatening, and the slain man’s identity and cause of death await autopsy.
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Kansas City
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Bill Lowe
Jimmie Lewis Jr
Lowe
Stacey Graves
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Jackson County
Man accused of multiple felonies ordered to stand trial
A Baldwin City man, Derrick James Davidson, 31, was ordered to stand trial in Douglas County District Court on five of 13 counts including felony interference with police two counts of vehicular burglary theft and drug possession. The judge declined probable cause on the remaining charges. The incidents spanned Jan 6 to Jan 11 involving a Ford Focus a firearm and a box truck with law enforcement chase and arrests following.
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Douglas County District Court
Derrick James Davidson
Amy Hanley
Davidson
Topeka
Lawrence
Broadview Drive
Journal-World
McDonald Drive
Lake Street
Hanley
Bronson Star
Michael Clarke
Raymont Inn
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Douglas County Route 458 closures for road and bridge work
Two segments of Route 458 near Lawrence will be closed for construction starting March 6. One project on North 1000 Road south of Lawrence lasts about nine months with two phases from March to June and June to November, adding paving shoulders and an eastbound turn lane while resurfacing East 1600 Road south of Route 458. A second closure about a half mile west of East 2200 Road closes the bridge area for roughly five months March to July for deck removal and replacement with new guardrails. Call Douglas County Public Works at 785-832-5293 with questions.
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Douglas County
Lawrence
East 1600 Road
East 1600
Eudora
Public Works Department
Lawrence Busker Festival returns to downtown in May
The Lawrence Busker Festival resumes in downtown Lawrence for four days starting Friday May 26 in its 15th year. The organizer notes a global lineup of performers including Mat Ricardo Lisa Lottie Reuben Dotdotdot and Sara Twister plus Her Majesty’s Secret Circus with food vendors a beer garden and family activities.
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Richard Remner
Mat Ricardo
Hula Hooper
Lisa Lottie
Europe
Australia
Reuben Dotdotdot
Sara Twister
Germany
Her Majesty’s Secret Circus
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