City approves 1.84M for homeless shelter village plan
Lawrence leaders voted 4-1 to spend 1.84 million on a shelter village project at 256 North Michigan Street after residents urged delay. The package includes a 725000 contract to buy the site, waiving bid rules for 1.11 million in shelter structures, and a temporary halt to zoning enforcement to permit the shelters. Commissioner Amber Sellers framed the move as a starting point to address homelessness amid neighborhood concerns and late notice.
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Pilots ferry patients seeking abortion to Kansas and beyond
Pilots fly patients from Southern and Midwestern states to Kansas for abortion access as other states restrict or ban the procedure. A four-seater prop plane lands at a municipal airport in a state with near total bans, illustrating a rapid flow of travel for pills and procedures no longer legal locally.
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Lawrence teen plans stand your ground defense in murder case
Derrick Del Reed, 17, charged with first degree murder in the shooting death of 14 year old Kamarjay Shaw, appeared via Zoom in Douglas County District Court. His attorney says Reed plans to argue self defense under Kansas stand your ground law and discussed scheduling for motions on whether Reed should be tried as an adult and immunity from prosecution. Maple Lane residents and the two teens reportedly knew each other, according to charging documents.
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