Torch Run Delivers Flame for Special Olympics in Kansas
Law enforcement and Special Olympics athletes joined forces for the Flame of Hope torch relay. Douglas County and Lawrence officers escorted the torch from Lawrence to Ottawa, with stops in Eudora and Baldwin City, aiding a 42nd annual Kan sas Law Enforcement Torch Run. The relay advances toward the Maine State Summer Games featuring track and field cycling soccer and tennis.
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Registered sex offender charged with new sex crimes against a child
Calvin L. Payne 33, a registered sex offender from Topeka, faces multiple charges in Douglas County District Court including rape and aggravated indecent liberties with a child in a case alleged to involve the same victim between May 2022 and July 2022. He also faces counts of electronic solicitation of a child, sexual exploitation by possessing images, and interference with law enforcement. Witness lists include Meta records custodians. Payne was arrested at KU Medical Center in Kansas City Kansas after a Douglas County warrant.
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Douglas County Commission Cancels Meetings Through June
Douglas County Commission will not meet today May 31 nor Wednesday June 7 due to a five Wednesday month and conflicts among two of the three commissioners. The next meeting is set for June 14, as County Administrator Sarah Plinsky noted a lack of quorum.
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District manager seeks election to Lawrence school board
Brandon Moore, a Little Caesars district manager with restaurant ownership in Johnson and Shawnee counties, filed to run for the Lawrence School Board. He cites closures of Pinckney and Broken Arrow elementary schools as his main motivation and notes his family’s ties to Topeka and Eudora. Moore has partnered with Friends of JCDS and Boys and Girls Clubs of Topeka on fundraisers.
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