Judge rules murder defendant mentally fit for trial
Douglas County District Court Judge James McCabrin ruled 21 year old Rontarus Washington mentally fit to stand trial for the 2014 murder of a young woman at Cedarwood Apartments in Lawrence. Cheryl Wright Kunard said the decision in an email.
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Rontarus
Washington
Lawrence
Cedarwood
Douglas County
James McCabrin
Cheryl Wright Kunard
County approves jail expansion design plan to add 179 beds
Douglas County Commissioners on Wednesday authorized moving forward with a jail expansion design that would add 179 beds at an estimated cost of 44 million dollars. The decision followed Undersheriff Gary Bunting outlining six expansion options and presenting three of them previously on November 8.
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Douglas County
Gary Bunting
Bunting
Ex-student convicted of sex battery at KU to register 15 years
Douglas County jury found Hanbyt J. Chang, 20, Shawnee, guilty of one count of sexual battery, a misdemeanor. He faces sentencing December 12, with Judge Sally Pokorny noting the victim’s wish to speak. Chang must register as a sex offender for 15 years.
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University of Kansas
Douglas County District Court
Hanbyt J. Chang
Shawnee
Chang
Sally Pokorny
Mark Simpson
John Frydman
Hanbit Chang
Lawrence IDs five possible sites for new bus station
City officials in Lawrence unveil five candidate locations to serve city and University of Kansas routes. Sites span downtown campus western areas with choices including Seventh and Eighth streets Vermont Street area and Bob Billings Parkway. A second study shift emphasizes broader factors beyond operations.
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Lana Ceal
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Vermont Street
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10Th
Bob Billings
Crestline Drive
Stewart Ave
Clinton Parkway
Lawrence Avenue
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