Woman testifies in rape hearing against ex Haskell students
A 20 year old woman testified that two Haskell Indian Nations University students raped her in their dorm room during the early hours of November 15 2014. One man a former Haskell football player faces multiple rape and sodomy counts while the other is charged similarly. The 19 year old waived preliminary hearing and was bound over for trial. the 20 year old proceeded. The testimony covered飲 curfew policies and the sequence of events leading to the alleged assault. The judge set briefing on consolidation of charges and a May 13 hearing to decide. The two men were released on bond and expelled after the allegations.
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Haskell Indian Nations University
Haskell
Anadarko
Okla
Lawrence
Catherine Decena
Martin
Douglas County
Oklahoma
Semi driver injured in I-70 rollover near Lecompton
The Kansas Turnpike Authority is probing a rollover on I-70 at mile 193.1 near Lecompton after a 41-year-old Wichita man, Raymond A. Karubi, reached for a cigarette and lost control of a 2005 Freightliner. He was treated and released from Lawrence Memorial Hospital. firefighting crews contained a diesel fuel leak.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority
Lecompton
Lawrence-Douglas County
Raymond A. Karubi
Wichita
Karubi
KTA
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
LMH
Belinda Rehmer
Senate approves abortion bill pending governor action
The Kansas Senate passed a new abortion bill awaiting Governor Sam Brownback’s signature after a heated debate. It redefines dismemberment abortion, bans instrument use, and allows life-saving or health-protective exceptions, drawing strong protests from Planned Parenthood and abortion rights groups.
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Senate
Sam Brownback
Mary Spaulding Balch
Trust Women
Wichita
Planned Parenthood of
Kansas
Mid- Missouri
Overland Park
Elise Higgins
Brownback
Laura McQuade
Parenthood Chapter
House
Mike Riegerl
National Committee
Kansans For Life
Free State assistant principal Keith Jones to step down
Keith Jones, Free State High School assistant principal, will leave at year end to become a middle school principal in Topeka. He spent two years in Lawrence Public Schools after earlier roles in Overland Park and Kansas City, Kansas. The district will seek a replacement immediately. The accompanying Topeka items note the Kansas Senate rejection of a teacher firings bill and other legislative actions.
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Keith Jones
Free State High School
Thc Endant
Lawrence
Jones
Topeka
Julie Boyle
Overland Park
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence Public Schools
Boyle
Senate
Sam Brownback
House
Safe Routes for All discusses Lawrence transportation future
A town hall at Liberty Hall gathered Hughes and about a hundred residents to explore safer transportation in Lawrence. The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department and Lawrence Pedestrian Coalition organized the event. Robert Ping urged road redesign toward people, suggesting smaller roads, fewer parking spaces, a complete bike path loop, and a grid street plan to boost livability and economy. Local residents like Karen Hawk voiced safety concerns for walkers and nonconfident cyclists, while attendees noted growing community interest and potential for broader advocacy.
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Liberty Hall
Massachusetts St
Lawrence
Lawrence-Douglas
Robert Ping
Walkable and
Portland
Ore
Ping
Massachusetts Street
Karen Hawk
Hawk
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Toppeka
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