Kansas Supreme Court Invalidates New School Funding Plan
The court ruled the states new per pupil base and weightings fail to guarantee a constitutionally adequate education and rejected the attempt to rely on a successful schools model. It kept funding steady for now while lawmakers must craft a compliant formula. Lawrence district gains nearly 4.8 million in state aid this year and 1.4 million more in local taxes, with districts facing adjustments to equalization subsidies.
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Wichita
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Emporia
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Overland Park
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Carl Brewer
Josh Svaty
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Triple homicide shocks Lawrence as gunfire injures two others
Police and medics responded to a mass gathering near llth and Massachusetts in Lawrence where one woman and two men were killed. Two other men were wounded, with one hospitalized in stable condition. Names identified include Leah Elizabeth Brown and Tremel Dupree Dean, both Topeka residents, and Colwin Lynn Henderson of Topeka. Investigators seek tips about the fight that led to the shooting and any suspects. Authorities urged the public to share video or photos and offered a tip line for anonymous information. The scene drew hundreds as detectives work to identify suspects amid Lawrence’s third to fifth homicide this year.
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Shawnee
Colwin Lynn Henderson
Topeka
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Llth
Massachusetts
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Rhoads
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Lawrence
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Community rallies in Lawrence after weekend shooting
Lucky Dog owner praises town for support as firefighters wash streets to erase blood. Bartenders and workers along Mass Street describe mixed moods, call for forums and more police, while residents emphasize resilience and continued nightlife. Nine gun deaths in Douglas County cited.
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Local Numbers List Appears in Classified Lines
Readable OCR shows a block of telephone-style numbers 832-6353 832-6314 832-7166 832-1187 832-7165 832-6362 832-7154 832-7151 832-1147 832-6388 likely part of a contacts or advert section without clear context.
Local births listed for Cody and Mechell Wentling pair
Cody and Mechell Wentling of Lawrence welcomed a baby girl on Sunday. Dumoon Torki and Mohanad Al-Ibadi of Lawrence welcomed a girl on Monday. Patrick and Danyeal Pasco of Tonganoxie welcomed a baby boy on Monday.
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Mechell Wentling
Lawrence
Dumoon Torki
Mohanad Al-Ibadi
Patrick and
Danyeal Pasco
Tonganoxie
Journal-World issues correction on KU graduation rate
A corrected Journal-World note clarifies inaccuracies in a Sept 30 report about University of Kansas retention and four year graduation rates. It states forty seven percent of KU's 2013 cohort graduated in four years and directs readers to contact newsroom staff with errors.
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