Halloween Trick or Treat Safety Tips in Mayhem Night
Community advisory outlines Halloween tips for parents and kids with porch light guidance, walk safety, crossing streets, and mindful behavior. Authorities urge accompanying children, inspecting candy, using sidewalks, driving slowly, and avoiding vandalism as police monitor the event. Transportation reporter Mark Fagan provides contact details for further updates.
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School Board weighs high school reconfiguration options
Lawrence school district studies moving ninth graders to high school buildings as part of a potential reconfiguration. Space exists at Lawrence and Free State high schools but the board will not rush a decision. Enrollments, programs, labs, and shared spaces factor in. First-year adds of 350 to 370 per school expected around 2011. LHS capacity over 2,100, Free State just over 1,800. Board will compare pros and cons of a middle school configuration and set a plan deadline.
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Lawrence
Free State
Scott Morgan
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Tinue
Rick Doll
Bison Return Journey From South Dakota to Flint Hills
The Bison have returned to the Flint Hills after traveling from South Dakota. This report outlines their migration path and current status as they reestablish themselves in Kansas.
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Flint Hills
South Dakota
Kansas
City panel weighs outright ban on panhandling downtown
City Commissioner Aron Cromwell will urge the panel to enact an immediate ban on panhandling in the downtown corridor from Sixth Street to 14th Street and from Vermont to New Hampshire streets. The proposal aims to curb street solicitation in the covered area.
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14Th Street
Vermont
New Hampshire
Lawmakers reject hate crimes in defense bill vote
Kansas U S senators Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts and two Kansas House members opposed a $680 billion defense bill because it included the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act extending protections to gender sexual orientation and gender identity. The measure passed 68 to 2 in the Senate with Rep Lynn Jenkins supporting the bill but opposing the hate crimes section.
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U.S
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Sam Brownback
Pat Roberts
Matthew Shepard
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