Students enjoy outdoor activities at Baker Wetlands Nature Center
TOP PHOTO shows West Middle School students Nikki Shaw Arial Lindsey and Chase Overton learning about a snake during a field lesson at Baker Wetlands Nature Center. LEFT PHOTO features Prairie Park Elementary first graders Maggie Nelson and Lilly Goldthwaite in a three legged race during field day Friday.
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Caregiver accused in abuse of two disabled roommates
Two mentally challenged men living in Lawrence were beaten confined and driven to fight by caregiver Brooke Tiara Shinn 20 of Topeka. She was arrested April 26 facing two felony counts of mistreatment of a dependent adult one felony count of aggravated battery and one misdemeanor count of criminal restraint. Shinn and another ResCare caregiver cared for the men at a Crestline Drive home during 2015 according to Douglas County Court documents.
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Lawrence Ranked No 2 For Graduate Job Seekers In Small Metro
Lawrence earns second place among small metro areas under 250000 people in a study by the American Institute for Economic Research. The ranking uses migration patterns and city traits from 2005 to 2014, highlighting where well educated young professionals move, and notes Lawrence’s progressive growth.
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New gun laws expand concealed carry for public workers
A Friday signing adds a measure allowing public employees to carry a concealed weapon on the job. The bill joins other new laws approved that day, reflecting broader push for firearms access in state government workplaces.
KU business dean named next provost
Kansas University names Neeli Bendapudi, current School of Business dean, as the next provost and executive vice chancellor. Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little praises her energy, creativity, and leadership as the university looks to boost its national research stature. Bendapudi led Capitol Federal Hall funding and construction at 70.5 million dollars, the campus’s priciest privately funded academic building. The Indian-born alumna earned her KU doctorate in 1994.
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Protected birds draw federal agents into apartment dispute
Federal wildlife agents visited the Remington Square apartment complex in southwest Lawrence this week over the presence of nesting barn swallows. The migratory birds have taken up residence at the complex, drawing officials due to safety and wildlife rules.
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