Lawmakers cool toward corrections plan in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers heard proposals to consolidate parole and probation services under one agency. Blaine Carter of the Kansas Sentencing Commission urged a single agency, noting two task forces diverged on creating a new department. Rep Solbach cited fragmentation and Gov Finney’s opposition to a new agency.
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Lawrence fire fatal to boy in mobile home blaze
A 6-year-old Lawrence boy, Mark Fox, died at the University of Kansas Medical Center after being injured in a Wednesday morning mobile home fire that destroyed the home. He suffered smoke inhalation and burns and was airlifted to a Kansas City hospital. His mother Dee Fox, 28, and his 3-year-old brother escaped. firefighters found him unconscious on the bedroom floor. The fire department treated the incident as an accident.
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