Obama taps Steve Six for 10th Circuit seat
Lawrence resident Steve Six, former Kansas attorney general and Douglas County judge, was nominated by President Obama to fill the vacancy on the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals created by Deanell Tacha’s retirement. Six must win Senate confirmation and previously practiced at Stevens & Brand in Lawrence after serving as attorney general.
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Kansas ranks seventh in mental health funding cuts
Kansas ranks seventh nationwide for cuts to state mental health programs. spending fell from 115 million in 2009 to 97 million in 2011, a 16 percent drop, shifting costs to emergency rooms schools police and the justice system. NAMI Kansas director Rick Cagan said budget cuts leave people without timely help, increasing hospital ER use and straining families.
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Star striped legacy: family donates wartime flag to Kennedy School
Kennedy School receives a U S Army flag donated by the Oshel family five generations strong. Richard Oshel known as Mr. O died at 88 in November after 20 plus years as custodian. The flag honors his WWII service in Italy and Germany and his lifelong bond to the school.
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Couple accused in child's death arrested
Lawrence police detec tives arrested Ryan Lee Robert Davis and Larissa Renee Davis on Tennessee warrants for the 2009 death of their daughter Izabel Davis who was under one year old. Sullivan County indictments allege first degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and aggravated child neglect. Investigators had pursued the case for over a year as authorities awaited the arrest.
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Census Snapshot Reveals Lawrence Population Shifts
Data from the 2010 Census show Lawrence with higher vacancy at 6.8 percent, more Hispanics and Asians, fewer under 18, and Blacks steady near 4.7 percent. White residents at 82 percent. Asian 4.5 percent. American Indian 3.1 percent. Lawrence Hispanics total 5,006 in 2010, Kansas Hispanics 10.5 percent statewide. City reporter Chad Lawhorn.
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