Lawrence, Free State head into unbeaten stretch
LHS opens its season with a 42-21 win over Shawnee Mission South as Free State improves to 3-0 with a 20-14 victory over Shawnee Mission North. INSIDE LHS notes first-season win and FSHS momentum across local high school football.
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TV caution as preschool programming grows
Quotes warn about excessive television exposure for children while noting increasing cable offerings for preschool viewers. Marnie Cooper, an acting coach and mother, cites concerns as families balance screen time. Page 2A.
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Historic Castle Tea Room Poised for Revival Events
A historical foundation plans to revive the 112-year-old Victorian Castle Tea Room building, reusing it for special events on Sundays. The project aims to preserve the site’s heritage while offering a venue for community gatherings and celebrations.
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Buffer zone gas tax proposal stirs Kansas debate
A Kansas buffer zone plan would raise the state gas tax by 1 cent per gallon to align with Oklahoma Missouri Nebraska and Colorado while extending 3000 feet into the border. Supporters cited local gas stations while officials fear erosion of tax revenue as neighbors tax rates vary.
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KU Tree Climbing Club Takes to Veterans Park
KU students form a Tree Climbing Club to relive childhood climbs with six members meeting at Veterans Park. They test physical limits by scampering up trunks and leaping between branches, drawing bystander awe as they ascend oaks and push the activity toward a legal, club format.
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Spinach Outbreak Ties Natural Selection Foods Firm
A California natural foods company linked to a nationwide E. coli outbreak that has killed one and sickened nearly 100. FDA reports illnesses across 16 states with 29 hospitalizations, 14 kidney failures. Natural Selection Foods recalls products. no contamination found in its spinach yet the link is from patient histories.
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Spinach recall hits Kansas eateries and markets
Kansans are warned not to eat bagged spinach due to an E coli outbreak affecting several states. Lawrence grocery stores and restaurants pull spinach from shelves and menus as a precaution until FDA review is complete.
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Kansas Neurological Institute Faces Medicaid Funding Risk
State institution in Topeka may lose Medicaid funds after a Kansas Department on Aging survey reported safety lapses endangering residents at Kansas Neurological Institute. Inspectors cited injuries or neglect arising from oversight problems, described as very serious by DOA spokeswoman Barbara Conant. Among the findings were several at risk or actual harms to clients.
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