Topekan charged in downtown shooting
A Topeka man was served Thursday with a Douglas County arrest warrant for a shooting two weeks ago in downtown Lawrence.
Alfreddie Kelley, 41, was charged with aggravated battery and criminal possession of a firearm for a March 16 shooting that injured an 18-year-old Tonganoxie man. Kelley was served with the warrant and rearrested during a court appearance in Shawnee County, where he had been jailed on a probation violation.
Kelley remained in the Shawnee County Jail in lieu of $15,000 bond. It wasn't clear when he would be returned to Douglas County to face the additional charges.
Depositions to be taken in malpractice suit
Ottawa Depositions are to begin next month in a malpractice suit against Ransom Memorial Hospital and a doctor who practices there.
Ottawa resident Tracy Black filed the suit against the hospital and Dr. Willard Ransom in November.
Black sought treatment from Ransom from October 1993 through April 1994, while she was pregnant. She claims the doctor failed to diagnose distress in her fetus. The condition led to brain damage and cerebral palsy in her daughter Kelsie, said Black's attorney, Josh Tolin of St. Louis.
Kelsie now is 6 years old and attends special education classes at Lincoln Elementary School. She lives at home with her parents.
Tolin said Black sought treatment from Ransom the day before she gave birth to Kelsie, but Ransom has no record of her visit.
Tolin, who specializes in malpractice cases, said he expected the suit to be heard early next year in Franklin County District Court.
Bob Green, an Ottawa attorney representing the hospital, declined comment on the suit.
Mental illness recovery class offered at LMH
Project Acceptance and the Kansas University School of Social Welfare are sponsoring a recovery class for those suffering from mental illness.
The free, all-day class is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in Room D at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
"It's supposed to be a self-initiated way for people to deal with their mental illness," said Sharilyn Wells, executive director at Project Acceptance.
For more information, call 843-1266 or 864-3830.
KU alumnus to perform at KC jazz museum
Kansas City, Mo. Nathan Davis, Kansas University alumnus and jazz performer, will perform at 7 p.m. today at the American Jazz Museum, 18th and Vine.
Davis' concert is part of the annual Charlie Parker Symposium that will be today and Saturday.
Davis, a Kansas City native known for his alto saxophone playing, is director of the jazz studies program at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to a music degree from KU, he has a degree in ethnomusicology from the Universite of Paris-Sorbonne and a doctorate degree in music from Wesleyan University.
LHS gets Wolf Creek grant
Lawrence High School will have new science classroom equipment this year, thanks to a $1,200 grant from Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp.
Alan Gleue submitted the proposal for LHS. The funds will be used to purchase sensor probes, which will be used with existing computer software to learn about the properties of magnetism, electrical power and circuit analysis. WCNOC operates Wolf Creek Generating Station in Coffey County.
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