Ex-club owner Boswell jailed for sex trafficking ring
Frank Boswell, former Club Magic owner from Lawrence and later Topeka resident, was sentenced in Topeka to 46 months in federal prison and five years supervised release for conspiring to traffic women. He admitted leading a prostitution ring that operated from 2010 with as many as 20 workers, using escort sites and coercion, with many victims vulnerable women including single mothers and those in shelters.
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City and County face missing payments and audit findings
City payments miss in 2015 2016 and 2017 totaling about 686000 have been identified by an outside audit. The county paid back 427000 for 2015 2016 with 229000 for 2017 also covered. Officials cite poor record keeping insufficient training and data conversion as root causes while promising fixes and increased itemization in budgeting.
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County weighs jail expansion plans with three designs
Treanor Architects presented Plan A costing 37.4 million adding 100 staff and 131 beds, and Plan B two versions at 40.8 million adding 150 beds and 89 staff. Plans lack a pod for female inmates with mental illness, prompting pending revisions ahead of Nov 29. Funding questions loom if both facilities appear on a future referendum.
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Throne restrained after verdict in new case sentencing set
After the jury read the verdict deputies handcuffed Throne who lashed out in the courtroom and hallway. He shouted life ending expletives while repeating threats as he was led away. His 2007 Crawford County sex offense conviction is on the Kansas offender registry. FBI records show two counts of aggravated indecent solicitation of an 11 year old in 2006. Corrections records note the 2014 expiration of that sentence. He remains jailed and Judge Kay Huff set sentencing for December 12.
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Kansas Guardsmen aid Puerto Rico relief under EMAC agreement
Relief after Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on Sept 20 left most property devastated and the electrical grid down for over half the population. Lt. Col. David Burk praised Soldiers for readiness to assist citizens as the Kan sas Division of Emergency Management arranged the mission through EMAC, linking mutual aid across states for disaster response and recovery.
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Births Ayesha Wilson and Marcus Wilkins Welcome a Daughter
Ayesha Monique Wilson and Marcus Lee Wilkins of Lawrence announce the birth of a girl on Wednesday.
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