Firefighters battle house blaze after overnight explosion in Lawrence
Crews responded Friday to a house fire in eastern Lawrence following an overnight explosion described by resident Tim Kelly as at the home at East 15th Street and Cadet Avenue. The garage, deemed the fire’s center, was being torn down Friday morning for safety. Fire officials provided details in a Friday morning news release.
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Fire destroyed detached garage at 1501 Cadet Ave soaks house
Resident recalls a series of explosions as flames engulfed a detached garage at 1501 Cadet Ave around 10 p.m. Thursday. Firefighters used high flow attack hoses and went defensive due to ignited flammables. the home and garage suffered severe damage, about a third of the house affected. No injuries reported. cause under investigation.
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Former KCK mayor launches US Senate bid
Kansas City Kansas former Unified Government mayor Mark Holland 52 a United Methodist pastor and Mainstream UMC executive director plans a Monday campaign for the US Senate facing Republican Senator Jerry Moran. Holland previously ran for mayor losing to David Alvey in 2017.
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Shawnee Chief seeks inquiry on children buried at boarding school
Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes urged a state and national inquiry into whether Indigenous children are buried at the Shawnee Mission Indian Boarding School site in Fairway Kansas. He spoke on Orange Shirt Day noting unmarked graves and supported ground penetrating radar surveys to locate remains as part of a broader reckoning with residential schools.
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13 year old accused of attempted murder back in jail
A 13 year old tied to an attempted murder case has been returned to Douglas County Jail after Friday arrest. Alejandro Martinez-Diaz 18 was detained at the Pretrial Services Office around 3 30 pm on weapon possession charges while on bond for the earlier case. Both Martinez Diaz and co defendant Jackson 18 face two counts of attempted second degree murder from a May 27 North Lawrence shooting. Preliminary hearing set for October 14.
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