Brownback budget proposal pledges no furloughs or layoffs
The Brownback administration says the January budget plan will avoid layoffs and furloughs for state workers despite a 350 million shortfall. GOP officials urge immediate spending cuts, while KOSE cautions on worker impacts and advance notice requirements.
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Immigrant held after Kansas jail release in child abduction case
BRIEFLY WICHITA AP reports Yesenia Sesmas, a Dallas woman accused of killing a Wichita mother and abducting her baby, was living in the country illegally when released from a Kansas jail before federal authorities could request detention related to a prior kidnapping. ICE says it did not receive the sheriff's arrest list until the day after release. The sheriff said Sesmas was released on bond within 24 hours. she remains jailed in Dallas.
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Friday murder conviction moves to further hearing
The Kansas Court of Appeals unsealed a habeas corpus ruling in the 2008 murder of Jerry Lee Deshazer, sending Friday’s case back to Douglas County for an evidentiary hearing. The panel upheld the death by blunt force trauma verdict but found errors in suppression of a taped confession and potential ineffective counsel.
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Roeder given minimum 25 year sentence for Tiller murder
Scott Roeder received a life sentence with at least 25 years before parole after a surprise resentencing. He was also sentenced to two more years for aggravated assault against two church ushers as he fled. The case stems from the May 31, 2009 shooting of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita, a pivotal event in abortion rights history.
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Topeka Gas Prices Spark Kansas Market Questions
The AAA report shows Topeka's unusually low gas prices while Kansas overall hits a holiday low not seen since 2008. Lawrence shifts from near statewide high to near the bottom, with prices drifting downward across several Kansas cities as prices fall for 40 straight days.
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Lawrence Journal World Classifieds and Contact Info
Local Lawrence daily announces contact details for stories and notes delivery hours and office locations. Advertising and news departments list phone numbers and emails for arts government courts crime datebook and university coverage.
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Spopes! Cescessotees
Cone University of Kane
Local Births in Lawrence and Eudora Area
A boy born on Wednesday to ATs David and Caitlyn Westerhouse of Eudora. A girl born to Eric and Gretchen Welch of Lawrence. A boy born to Kyle Roggenkamp and Lisa Rowe of Lawrence.
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Lawrence
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Four plus officers respond to Lawrence calls in 24 hours
Lawrence police logged multiple incidents requiring four or more officers from Tuesday morning to Wednesday 1:28 a.m. The entries include disturbances on Maine Street, auto crashes at Harvard Road and Iowa Street, a child out of control on New York Street, a domestic battery on West 24th Street, a mass assignment at Massachusetts Street, and auto burglary on New Hampshire Street.
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