Sex offender charged with indecent child solicitation
A 42 year old registered sex offender, Jonathan Stephen Nelson of Lawrence, was charged Tuesday with aggravated indecent solicitation of a child after allegedly asking a 10 year old girl to follow him to a men's restroom in a downtown Lawrence restaurant. Bond was set at 125000 and Nelson remains jailed. If convicted he could face up to 11 years in prison, with possible sentence doubling due to a prior sex crime conviction. He appeared in court Tuesday and is scheduled again Monday.
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Mark Simpson
Jonathan Stephen Nelson
Nelson
Trent McKinley
Simpson
Stacey Schlimmer
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Public Offender Registry
Douglas County
James T. George
Mitscher Described as Gentleman Scholar by KU Colleague
Kansas University officials recall Mitscher as a warm, witty, highly intelligent figure in medicinal chemistry. He helped develop antimicrobial agents including tetra cycline and quinolones and isolated antioxidants from green tea. Mitscher joined KU in 1975, chaired the department for 16 years, coauthored six books and nearly 250 papers. Visitation at Rumsey-Yost Thursday 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral Friday at Plymouth Congregational Church at 3 p.m.
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Kansas University
Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Vermont St
Commerce Bank reports data breach affects customers
Bradbury says customers are protected and not responsible for fraudulent losses. affected cards will be replaced and notices issued. Commerce Bank partners identify fraud patterns and notify about 80 percent before customers realize it occurred. The bank has 360 locations across Kansas Missouri Illinois Oklahoma Colorado with six in Lawrence. Other Lawrence banks deny any known impact.
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Missouri
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Commerce
Lawrence
Capital City Bank
First State Bank
Central Bank of the Midwest
Intrust Bank
Bank of America
Celebration of Service for Jean Ann Pike Hosted by Social Service League
The Social Service League hosts a May 22 reception at 6 p.m. in the Lawrence Creates Maker space to honor longtime thrift store manager Jean Ann Pike who recently retired to care for her cancer-battling husband. Gregory Thomas organized an online fundraiser at bit.ly/1cPflsT. Jesse Jones now manages the store returning after renovations at the Rhode Island Street site.
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Jean Ann Pike
Lawrence Creates
Ninth St
Pike
Ninth and
Rhode Island
Gregory Thomas
Jesse Jones
11Th
New Hampshire Streets
Rhode Island Street
Jones
Kansas Winter Wheat Crop Forecast At 272 Million Bushels
Kansas winter wheat production is forecast at 272 million bushels by USDA NASS, a 10 percent rise from last year but below the 288.5 million bushels seen in last week's wheat tour. Analysts note rains since data collection could lift updated forecasts next month, while current figures remain above last year's drought trim of 246.4 million. The estimate trails the decade average of 328 million bushels.
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Wichita
Kansas
U.S. Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Aaron Harries
Kansas Wheat
Department of Agriculture
City weighs traffic plan on 27th Street and 23rd cross
City commissioners hear residents’ plea for stop signs on 27th Street while considering longer term fixes such as traffic circles and speed cushions. They plan sidewalk work on the north side, a pedestrian crossing near Nai smith Park, and a grant bid for 23rd and Haskell improvements with turn lanes.
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27Th Street
Arkansas
25Th Streets
Iowa
Louisiana
25Th Street
23Rd Street
31St Street
Kansas Department of Transportation
23Rd
Haskell
Plea in Sex Case Ties to Earlier Privacy Breach at 643 Massachusetts
Lawrence man Graf pleaded to attempted rape and aggravated criminal sodomy after evidence from a privacy breach and a 2014 arrest connected to a collection of hidden camera videos. Judge Pokorny noted potential concurrent or consecutive sentencing, with a range of 55 to 247 months and a $300,000 fine, plus sex offender registry for life. sentencing set for June 22.
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Massachusetts St
Lawrence
James Schneider
Graf
Douglas County
Amy McGowan
Sally Pokorny
Pokorny
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