Crime reports on KU campus fell in 2023
KU Police reports show 514 offenses on the Lawrence campus in 2023, a 1.2 percent drop from 2022, continuing a long term trend of fewer incidents on Mt Oread though the narrative notes a dramatic shift beginning in 2019.
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City Leaders Hear Update on Homelessness Efforts
Lawrence city staff presented at the City Commission meeting about homelessness programs including the Village at 256 N. Michigan Street and the opening of Pallet cabin units, alongside the closure of Camp New Beginnings and North Lawrence homeless camps as residents began moving in.
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District attorney reopens probe into 2016 infant death
The Douglas County District Attorney's Office restarts a probe into the 2016 death of 9 month old Ollie Ortiz at Sunshine Kids Group Day Care in Eudora amid a wrongful conviction lawsuit filed by Carrody Buchhorn, 49, who was convicted in 2018 of second degree murder. The office cites new evidence but offers no further details.
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Biden and Trump sweep primaries in Kansas and more
President Biden and former President Trump won their parties primaries in Kansas and also easily carried Ohio Illinois and Florida. Florida Democrats canceled their primary awarding all 224 delegates to Biden. As results came in Biden led Douglas County Democratic votes 81.15 percent and Trump led Republican votes at 60.80 percent.
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