Army Corps blasts hole in Birds Point levee to avert flood
The Army Corps of Engineers began a two mile blast to breach the Birds Point levee near Cairo Illinois to relieve pressure from rising floodwaters. Five inches of rain fell overnight as crews pumped liquid explosives and predicted more rain and flood risk across western Tennessee with Memphis suburbs blocking streets and 175 people sheltering in a church gym.
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Obama honors two Korean War Medal of Honor recipients
In the East Room at the White House President Barack Obama posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor to Army privates Anthony T. Kahoohanohano of Pukalani Hawaii and Henry Svehla of Belleville New Jersey. Obama called them hometown kids who stood tall in America’s uniform and linked their legacy to recent events.
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Supreme Court to hear Jerusalem birth place dispute
The Supreme Court will review a case brought by Menachem Zivotofsky and his parents challenging the State Department for not listing Israel as his birthplace on his passport. Congress had directed the change in federal law, but the administrations argue over presidential discretion in foreign policy.
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Libyan mourners push for revenge at Gaddafi son funeral
Mourners bury Seif al Arab with anti-aircraft fire in the background as NATO faces international warnings. Seif al Islam and Mohammed attend, crowd chants revenge while reports say three grandchildren died in the same attack and Gaddafi escaped unharmed.
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Police chief promotes 4 department members
Lawrence Police Chief Tarik Khatib promoted two captains and two sergeants in his first major moves. Captains Jim Martin and Bill Cory will lead evening and night patrols while Sergeants Trent McKinley and Robert Murry assume supervising roles. The changes aim to strengthen patrol leadership and community engagement.
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Ron Olin
Ray Urbanek
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Kansas Budget Deep Cuts Rejected in House Vote
On Monday several House Republicans proposed deeper state budget cuts, but Democrats and other Republicans blocked them. The plan would reduce base state aid to schools from 4012 to 3664 dollars per pupil after prior House actions had already cut funding. Lawmakers argued the proposed reduction was too large and late in the session.
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Shawnee
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Clawrence
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City set to approve lighted path from downtown to KU
City commissioners will likely approve 137010 dollars in CDBG funding to build a lighted sidewalk linking downtown to Kansas University. The plan, supported by KU’s 120000 dollar contribution and city 50000 dollars from other sources, aims to boost pedestrian safety with high efficiency LED lighting and motion sensors along the route through South Park to 12th Street and onto Louisiana Street.
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Lawrence schools seek applicants for consolidation working group
Lawrence superintendent Rick Doll seeks at large volunteers to join a 27 member Elementary School Consolidation Working Group overseeing the plan to reduce 14 remaining elementary schools to 11 or 12 within two or three years. Applicants must be connected to one of seven involved schools and are due by May 20.
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