Kansas Senate stalls attempt to block concealed carry mandate
The Kansas Senate sent back to committee a bill to restrict carry in state and municipally owned hospitals and at the University of Kansas hospital. A split vote followed an amendment forcing state psychiatric facilities to permit concealed weapons for nonpatients with permits, despite security cost concerns. Senator Mary Pilcher-Cook warned signs alone fail to deter criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Senate
Topeka
University of Kansas Hospital
Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Bert Nash
Senate Budget Committee
Sam Brownback
Osawatomie
Parsons, Larned
Ed Berger
R Hutchinson
Mary Pilcher- Cook
Shawnee
Svaty to seek Democratic governor nomination in 2018
Former Kansas Rep Joshua Svaty announced his bid for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018. The Ellsworth native, a former state representative and Agriculture secretary, frames the race as a referendum on Kansas direction. He joins Wichita figures Carl Brewer and Jim Ward in the contest as he aims to build cross‑party support on leadership issues and policy divides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toppeka
Joshua Svaty
Svaty
Ellsworth
Kansas House
Kansas
Mark Parkinson
Blackwater
Wichita
Carl Brewer
House
Jim Ward
Swaty
Journal-World
Kimberly Swaty
City of
Municipal Utilities
Greater Kansas Racing Alliance
Judge orders competency exam for murder suspect in Lawrence
Rontarus Washington Jr., 20, faces first degree murder and aggravated burglary charges over a 2014 killing of a 19 year old neighbor in Cedarwood Apartments Lawrence. His trial was set to begin Tuesday but a competency evaluation was requested in March by his attorney Angela Keck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence’s
Cedarwood Apartments
Rontarus Washington Jr
Washington
Angela Keck
Keck
Douglas
Sunset Hill appoints Andi Stipe as principal in Lawrence
Lawrence Public Schools announces Andrea Andi Stipe will become principal of Sunset Hill Elementary, effective July 1 pending school board approval. She succeeds Darcy Kraus, who moves to district director of elementary school support after three years at Sunset Hill. Stipe has six years in Kansas City area administration and teaches ESL, with degrees from Emporia State University Ottawa University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle Hayden
Andrea “Andi
Stipe
Sunset Hill Elementary
Lawrence
Sunset Hill
Darcy Kraus
Andi
Hayden
Kansas City
Kan
Oak Grove
Kansas
Ottawa University
Also Mentioned on This Page
Phancock
Ljworld.com
Statehouse
Peter Hancock
Ljwpqhancock
Joanna Hlavacek
Shlavacek
Meadowlark Estates
Bauer Farm Drive
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!