Hub for Outdoor Recreation Aims to Boost Clinton Lake
Construction started Monday on a 6400 square foot Clinton State Park visitors center near the gate to a 7000 acre lake west of Lawrence. Leaders expect a fourfold larger facility to raise visibility of public lands surrounding Clinton Lake and showcase nature projects including monarch butterfly work and a tended bee hive. The center will host school field trips and a large meeting room with a catering kitchen for about 70 guests.
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Kansas Recreation and Park Association
Supporters pack courtroom as woman speaks on assault
In Douglas County District Court a near full courtroom listened as a young woman testified about a brutal crime. Daniel James Garcia Hernandez, 24, of Topeka, was sentenced to 41 months on two counts of sexually motivated aggravated battery after a plea deal, with post release supervision and 15 years as a sex offender. The judge acknowledged the gravity of the case and the victim’s impact statement.
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Woman in coma after North Lawrence motorcycle crash
Brooke Mesa Hislar, 27, of Leavenworth, remained in an induced coma with severe brain injury after a Thursday motorcycle collision in North Lawrence. Her sister said the rider had never been on a motorcycle before and was wearing an unfastened helmet. the Jeep collision occurred during a police chase on North Second Street in Topeka.
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Haskell Indians win CAC tournament title
Haskell Indian Nations University guards Mahpiya Irving and Myona Dauphinais celebrate their CAC tournament victory over Northern New Mexico. The win confirms Haskell’s top finish as the team clinches the CAC crown on Sunday.
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