Road curve on US 59 haunts Douglas County residents
House guests and several homes along the curve of US 59 south of Pleasant Grove suffer repeated dings from speeding cars. Residents recount fatalities in 1993 1995 and 1996 and push for traffic safety fixes as an engineering study proceeds. Officials say widening shoulders and signs have been proposed by Lawrence and Douglas County.
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Outburst disrupts district courtrooms in Kansas incident
Lawrence man Warren Elmore burst from a Douglas County courtroom on Friday morning shouting help and was tackled and handcuffed by sheriff's deputies. Elmore, 45, claimed to be a victim of an assault and was questioned and released. He reportedly clashed with an unidentified man in Judge Robert Fairchild's division around 11:05 a.m., prompting a brief halt to hearings across the building.
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Douglas County
Warren Elmore
Elmore
Robert Fairchild
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Loren Anderson
Anderson
Penny Porter
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KU voter drive on campus surpasses 300 registrations
A SLAB led effort at Kansas University registered more than 300 students during a monthlong drive tied to enrollment in Strong Hall. Coordinators and volunteers ended the push on November 12 with plans for a second campaign. Ron Thornburgh praised student interest and may visit to recognize the effort.
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Strong Hall
Student Legislative Awareness Board
SLAB
Kansas
Samantha Bowman
Ron Thorn
Burgh
Thornburgh
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