New motion filed in suit against KU
A Kansas University professor has filed a motion in federal court asking a judge to rule in his favor in a lawsuit against KU.
Mike Cuenca last week filed a motion for default judgment, asking a U.S. District Court judge to rule on his side in a lawsuit against KU, the journalism school, a former journalism dean and the current journalism dean.
Cuenca first sued in April 1999 for alleged discrimination and retaliation practices that he said were committed when he was denied tenure and promotions because he is Filipino-American. He also claimed he was punished by KU for complaining about his treatment.
In his motion filed March 16, Cuenca states that the defendants withheld crucial evidence, including a university report illustrating the dissatisfaction among minority faculty, records showing applicant rejection rates among minorities and annual affirmative action plans, which Cuenca stated would have detailed the scarcity of minorities at KU.
Attempts to contact KU's general counsel office were unsuccessful.
City inspector to retire
A reception is scheduled to honor a retiring Lawrence city structural inspector.
The retirement party for Lloyd Hoobler will be from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. today at the Union Pacific Depot and Visitors' Center in North Lawrence. Hoobler who will officially retire Monday after 26 years of service to the city.
Hoobler, a native of Oswego, joined the Public Works department as a building inspector in 1974. He has inspected commercial, residential and industrial properties, the largest ones being the Riverfront Plaza, the Douglas County Jail and Free State High School.
Hoobler and his wife, Joanne, will continue to live in Lawrence.
Teens arrested for burglary
A 19-year-old and a 16-year-old were arrested after a vehicle burglary in which witnesses helped capture one suspect while police chased the second.
A 16-year-old boy was caught by employees at PackerWare, 2330 Packer Road, after a vehicle burglary Thursday morning near there. He was held while police responded and learned that another man had escaped, Lawrence Police Sgt. Mike Pattrick said.
Officers learned that suspects had thrown a car battery through a window of a vehicle and taken some property, including a leather coat. Officers then pursued the second suspect and caught him near Fourth and Arkansas streets, Pattrick said.
But before they could place the suspect in handcuffs, he head-butted the officer, Pattrick said. The officer wasn't injured.
The 19-year-old was booked into the Douglas County Jail in connection with vehicle burglary, battery on a police officer, theft and criminal damage.
Arraignment next month in child abuse case
A Lawrence woman was ordered to appear next month to answer to charges that she burned her 3-week-old child.
Stephanie Raby, 25, is charged with one count of abuse of a child. She was arrested Jan. 26 in connection with the allegation, which was investigated by Lawrence Police and the Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services.
Raby appeared Thursday in Douglas County District Court, where she waived her right to a preliminary hearing, during which prosecutors would have been required to present evidence against her. Raby's arraignment is scheduled for April 13.
She remains free on $5,000 bond.
Deputies make arrest for domestic battery
Douglas County sheriff's deputies arrested a man who allegedly used a handgun during a domestic battery incident, authorities said Wednesday.
Timothy Ray Kilburn, 40, of rural Lecompton, was arrested following the incident, which lasted from about 8:45 p.m. Tuesday until 1 a.m. Wednesday, Sheriff's Lt. Kathy Tate said.
The victim, who called 911, reportedly wasn't injured and refused medical treatment at the scene. Kilburn, however, was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released for unspecified injuries, Tate said.
Kilburn appeared in Douglas County District Court via a video hook-up from the Douglas County Jail. He was ordered held on $2,000 bond for a misdemeanor charge of domestic battery and two misdemeanor counts of criminal damage.
A prosecutor said during Kilburn's first appearance that Kilburn had been armed with a handgun and fired one shot at a vehicle belonging to the victim, hitting a tire.
Foundation Follies features singing superintendents
Lawrence schools Supt. Randy Weseman and former Supt. Dan Neuenswander will sing for a good cause next week.
The 11th annual Foundation Follies, a variety show fund-raiser for the Lawrence Schools Foundation, is set for March 30 at Liberty Hall, 642 Mass. The money it raises benefits Lawrence public schools. The foundation also will present a $1,000 check to its Educator of the Year during intermission between the first and second acts.
Reserved tickets for $25 are available at Liberty Hall and the school district's administration center, 110 McDonald Drive. Food and beverages are being provided by caterers and restaurants. Hors d'oeuvres will be served at 7 p.m. and the variety show starts at 8 p.m.
Shar-Pei comes out worse in dogfight with Rottweilers
A Shar-Pei dog received stitches and staples to repair several injuries caused by two Rottweilers that escaped from their home, Lawrence Police said Thursday.
An animal control officer was dispatched on Sunday to the 2400 block of Haversham Drive on a report of two dogs on the loose. While the officer looked for the animals, another dispatch was issued about an animal attack a couple of blocks away, in the 600 block of Brentwood Drive, Sgt. Mike Pattrick said.
The animal control officer found the two Rottweilers and the Shar-Pei, which had been bitten several times, suffering tears to its skin on the backside and neck, Pattrick said.
Both Rottweilers were taken to the Lawrence Humane Society for quarantine. Their owners, who had been searching for their dogs, apologized to the owners of the Shar-Pei, Pattrick said.
The Rottweiler owners were cited for allowing their dog at large and criminal damage to property, Pattrick said.
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