Mental health issues drive Douglas County jail meeting
Douglas County Sheriff Ken McGovern and about 30 attendees discussed jail expansion and a possible community mental health crisis center. KU researchers cited 18 percent of jail bookings related to serious mental illness, with 80 percent not involving violent offenses.
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Margaret Severson
Kansas University School of Social Welfare
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Lexington
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Topeka
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Barbara Sabol
David Johnson
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
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Free State Festival set to return in 2016
The Lawrence Arts Center will host the Free State Festival from June 20 through 25, 2016 with film screenings and music. Tickets go on sale in February 2016 and organizers aim to expand venues and sponsorships to offset a reduced city grant and NEA support, with a famed headliner to be announced.
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Lawrence Arts Center
Lawrence City Commission
Arts Center
National Endowment of the Arts
Sarah Bishop
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Withoutabox.com
Critical injuries after Saturday crash at Anderson Road
A Saturday evening crash left John Bolin III critically injured after running a stop sign on Anderson Road and colliding with an eastbound Ford pickup. Bolin, 27, was airlifted to a Kansas City trauma center. alcohol was detected. A 16-year-old driver was uninjured. Bolin remained in critical condition Monday.
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Lawrence
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Anderson Road
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Bolin
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
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Dole Institute director recalls working with late Sen Thompson
Bill Lacy recalls meeting Fred Thompson in 1993 to discuss a Tennessee Senate race and his 2008 presidential bid. Thompson, 73, died in Nashville after lymphoma recurrence. Lacy, KU Dole Institute director, praises Thompson as a thoughtful conservative and notes his campaign strategy work in Washington and Tennessee.
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U.S. Senate
Tennessee
Lacy
Nashville
U.S
Law and Order
Washington, D.C
Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics
Kansas University
al Gore
Bob Dole
Robert Hemenway
Washington
Knoxville News Sentinel
Fred
Hollywood
John McCain
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