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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 2011
Page
2
Four earthquakes rocked southeastern Guatemala in under two hours on Monday afternoon, causing at least one death and three missing. The strongest measured 5.8, centered about 30 miles southeast of Guatemala City. President Colom urged calm as rescue teams mobilized.
FBI data show violent crime fell 6 percent in 2010 marking the fourth straight year of decline while property crime slipped 2.7 percent for the eighth straight year. Nationwide about 1.2 million violent crimes and 9 million property crimes were reported with murder and non negligent manslaughter at 4.8 per 100 000.
Monsoon rains since August have killed more than 220 people, damaged or destroyed about 665,000 homes and forced more than 1.8 million people from their villages in Sindh. Authorities and aid groups struggle to respond as the area endures extensive flooding for a second year.
Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik was ordered kept in pretrial detention for eight weeks in a closed Oslo court hearing. The 32-year-old extremist confessed to the July 22 bomb and island massacre that killed 77 people. Four weeks will be in solitary confinement as police prepare a formal indictment.
A small preliminary Atlanta study finds the whooping cough vaccine loses much of its effectiveness after three years, potentially explaining recent outbreaks among fully vaccinated children. Authors caution results require confirmation, but booster timing may be debated.
Kansas SRS Secretary Robert Siedlecki praised communities for funding to keep offices open, saying five of nine targeted sites will stay open at least two more years. Lawrence leads with a $450,000 two year commitment, while Coffeyville Garnett Lyndon and Wellington closed.
Kansas lawmakers from both parties grilled Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer over Medicaid cost projections and Brownback administration decisions. Senators Roger Reitz and Pete Brungardt pressed on managed care ideas and the choice to return a $315 million ACA health exchange grant, while Colyer defended seeking control of rising Medicaid costs and delaying the exchange until the Supreme Court rules.
State and local officers issued 26 tickets in Lawrence during a Sept. 8 operation focused on minors possessing alcohol or fake IDs. The Fake ID 101 effort involved the Kansas Department of Revenue Alcoholic Beverage Control and local agencies, with four bars named for alleged minor access. One bartender and one server were cited for furnishing alcohol to a minor, and ABC issued administrative citations to four establishments.
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