Five story apartment tower eyed near KU campus edge
Lawrence city commissioners approved a rezoning for a five story 175 unit mixed use building near the KU campus at 17th and Indiana streets. The plan would surround 91 year old Georgia Bell's house on three sides, as a deal with the property owner remains unsettled.
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Quadruple homicide victim tied to shotgun blasts
Coroner described four deaths last year as shotgun homicides including a mother and her 18 month old daughter. DNA matched Kyle T Flack found at the scene and on a discarded shotgun as a judge ordered him to stand trial for the killings.
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Sunny Warmer Weather Ahead for Today
The forecast calls for sun and warmer conditions with a high near 65 and a low around 42. Today’s page 10A includes the usual comics and a note about deaths and social media reminders for LJWorld.
Kansas University Senate votes to end athletic subsidy
The Kansas University Student Senate voted to eliminate a decades old subsidy to the athletic department, signaling a major shift in funding priorities. The action was reported on page 3A.
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KU previews campus of the future expansion plan
Kansas University officials unveiled a 10 year vision to expand academic and research programs costing hundreds of millions. The plan aims to knit the Lawrence campus together by linking north central and west areas and creating a modern sustainable campus environment. Regents approved the summary document unanimously.
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NASA selects local firm to build high altitude drone
KalScott Engineering Inc. of Lawrence is chosen by NASA to develop an unmanned air vehicle for high altitude air sampling. The roughly $1 million project aims to supply data for NASA and NOAA earth science programs with possible uses in surveillance, GPS services, remote package delivery, wildfire monitoring, and wildlife and crop surveys. The contract phase is underway with Suman Saripalli noting the plan to debut the drone soon.
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