Family of nine finds home after months in motel
After five months in a Lawrence motel paying 800 a month, Jerry Hunt and April Schmidt move their family of nine into a four bedroom house in central Lawrence. Chelsea, 10, shows a green pumpkin while siblings explore their new home and adjust to more space.
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Kansas Voter Turnout Seen Under 50 Percent in General Election
Kansas officials forecast turnout under half of registered voters for Tuesdays general election with statewide 47.5 percent expected. Douglas County projects about 43 percent turnout. As of Friday, 191 083 advance ballots mailed, 126 119 returned, 53 284 cast at satellite locations. Election Day is Tuesday with in person advance voting ending Monday noon.
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Inmate Candice Amyx Held After 2 Years Missing
Candice Amyx, 45, was arrested near Lincoln after not returning to Douglas County Jail during the 2008 Christmas temporary leave. She led Lancaster County deputies on a brief chase in a stolen Missouri car, with her 14-year-old son in the vehicle.
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Three KU grads among Forbes top 25 powerful women
Three Kansas University alumnae appear on Forbes list of the world s 25 most powerful women. Cynthia Carroll CEO of Anglo American ranks 14th, Sheila Bair chair of the FDIC ranks 15th, Kathleen Sebelius former Kansas governor and U S Health and Human Services secretary ranks 23rd. KU is tied with Princeton Harvard and Yale for most graduates in the top 25 with three each. Carroll earned an geology master s degree at KU in 1982, Bair a philosophy bachelor s in 1975 and a law degree in 1978, and Sebelius a public administration master s in 1980.
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Ballot Question on City Library Expansion Plan
Details emerge on an $18 million ballot measure to expand the city public library. Voters will decide on the proposed funding and project scope.
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