Firefighters cheer Royals during postseason run
Lawrence Douglas County Fire Medical Chief Mark Bradford allows staff to wear Royals caps for the ALCS and World Series as part of October celebrations. Firefighters previously aided Kansas City Fire Department after a fatal apartment fire that claimed two KCFD lives on Oct. 12.
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Journal-World
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Brendon Crain
Lawrence Douglas County
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Royals
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Kansas City
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Sheriffs seek Lawrence man, missing son
Douglas and Jefferson counties sheriffs request the public’s help to locate Steven C. Drake Jr. 40, of Lawrence, believed armed and dangerous. He allegedly abducted his son Andrew Drake, 12, from his noncustodial mother, last seen Oct. 16. His mother Shirley Morriss was involved in a separate crash the same day, possibly tied to the case. Drake faces warrants for aggravated assault, aggravated interference with parental custody, misconduct of a child and child endangerment.
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Jefferson Counties
Lawrence
Steven C. Drake Jr
Andrew Drake
Oskaloosa
Jefferson County
Jeffrey Herrig
Andrew
Herrig
Shirley
Morriss
Drake
Douglas County
Ole Miss to vote on KU provost as chancellor
Ole Miss leaders set a Thursday vote on Jeff Vitter, KU provost and longtime New Orleans native, to become chancellor of the University of Mississippi. The board will meet at 1:30 p.m. Central with a 2 p.m. press conference, streamed online, as Vitter visits Oxford and Jackson for campus meetings.
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University of Arkansas
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Man Allegedly Tries Break-In At Retirement Home
Lawrence police log details a Friday through Saturday stretch with dramatic calls. At 9:19 p.m. Saturday, Arbor Court Retirement Community staff at 1510 St. Andrews Drive reported a man later identified as Derrick attempting a break-in.
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Lawrence
Arbor Court Retirement Community
St. Andrews Drive
Derrick
Man 22 dodges arrest after breaking in to Arbor Court resident room
Adam Wright 22 of Tonganoxie allegedly visited a friend at Arbor Court, gained entry with a staffer’s help, talked with an elderly resident, then cut a screen and fled. Police later investigated a second burglary on Seminole Drive as Wright reportedly opened another home’s screen door.
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Trent McKinley
Wright
Seminole Drive
KU Parking weighs options to fix pigeon mess at garage
KU Parking hears concerns about a pigeon problem at the Mississippi Street garage raised by Gary Samuelson of Watson Library. Officials consider a system to power wash, capture runoff, filter it, and reuse water, though it is not simple.
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Kansas University
Mississippi Street
Samuelson
Watson Library
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