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- Burgers, bratwurst, gifts and good times: friends tell of homicide victims’ last days
- May 19, 2013
- The four victims of the homicides discovered last week in Ottawa, and the friend accused of murdering them, were all together for a barbecue not long before the killings. They ate hamburgers, played with their hosts’ children, and left happy, as far as anyone could see. Friends couldn’t see any sign of trouble, though they knew of Kyle Flack’s history of violence. By Ian Cummings
- Wheel Genius: Roadwork planned for this week
- May 18, 2013
- Roadwork planned for the week of May 19.
- Legislative negotiations break down amid Republican in-fighting
- May 17, 2013
- Budget and tax negotiations broke down in the Legislature on Friday, prompting another round of Republican in-fighting before legislators went home, guaranteeing that the wrap-up session would extend into another week. By Scott Rothschild
- Police to aggressively enforce seat-belt laws in 2013 Click It or Ticket campaign
- May 17, 2013
- From Monday to June 2, police will make a special effort to pull over and cite drivers who are not wearing their seat belts. Lawrence police are joining more than 140 other Kansas law enforcement agencies in the 2013 Click it or Ticket enforcement campaign beginning from Monday to June 2, when officers throughout the state will aggressively enforce seat-belt laws and other traffic violations, according to a news release from the Lawrence Police Department.
- Kansas Attorney General taking over prosecution in Ottawa homicide case
- May 17, 2013
- Prosecutors from the Kansas Attorney General’s office have taken on the lead role in prosecuting an Ottawa man a quadruple homicide discovered in rural Ottawa last week, according to a statement from the office of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt on Friday.
- Conservatives at odds over budget, taxes as wrap-up session drags on
- May 14, 2013
- Kansas’ elected leaders may describe themselves as conservative Republicans, but, at this point, they aren’t getting along, and that means the state’s budget and tax system remained up in the air Tuesday as the 2013 wrap-up session dragged on. By Scott Rothschild
- Lawrence man with disability found safe after going missing from group home
- 10:57 a.m., May 14, 2013 Updated 07:20 p.m.
- Family members were relieved after finding Andrew Ellis, 20, who had gone missing from a Leawood group home early Tuesday morning. Ellis suffers from a brain injury and does not usually travel alone.
- Families pack courtroom for hearing in Ottawa murder case
- May 13, 2013
- Friends and family of the four victims found killed in rural Ottawa last week packed a Franklin County courtroom Monday afternoon as the capital murder case went forward against Kyle T. Flack, 27, Ottawa. Flack is accused of killing four people, including a young child and her mother, at a house about five miles west of Ottawa. By Ian Cummings & Shaun Hittle
- Wheel Genius: Road work planned for this week
- May 12, 2013
- City construction projects are now mapped at lawks.us/construction-map.
- Search for missing toddler — presumed dead — ramping down after intense week
- May 11, 2013
- There will be no mass search for missing toddler Lana Bailey on Sunday, but investigators continue to follow leads elsewhere, Franklin County Sheriff Jeff Richards said Saturday. Searches will begin anew Monday, with the total manpower available down to about 50 from the 150 working this week. Officials are still holding out hope of finding the 18-mongh old child of a young woman found dead along with two other men in rural Ottawa early this week. By Ian Cummings and Shaun Hittle
- Hundreds gather at candlelight vigil for Ottawa homicide victims
- May 10, 2013
- Many of those who gathered at Ottawa’s Forest Park Friday night were strangers to each other, but they were together in mourning the four young people killed in rural Ottawa this week. Ian Cummings
- Regents waiting on budget negotiations before taking up tuition proposals
- May 10, 2013
- One of the major duties of the Kansas Board of Regents is to set tuition and fees at the state universities. But that process will be delayed if Gov. Sam Brownback and the Kansas Legislature don’t come to an agreement soon on the state budget. By Scott Rothschild
- Kansas Action for Children files lawsuit against Attorney General Derek Schmidt over settlement records
- May 10, 2013
- A child advocacy group filed a lawsuit on Friday against Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, alleging Schmidt’s office has violated the state law that requires the disclosure of public records. The attorney general’s office issued a statement that said it was following proper procedure. By Scott Rothschild
- All 3 Kansas prison escapees recaptured
- 10:13 a.m., May 10, 2013 Updated 12:49 a.m.
- Two of three inmates who walked away from a northeast Kansas prison are in custody in northwest Missouri.
- City and county awarded historic preservation grants, but money is being delayed
- May 9, 2013
- Douglas County and the city of Lawrence each have been awarded grants to fund historic preservation projects. But the money is currently tied up because of wrangling over the federal budget. By Peter Hancock
- Ralliers want to preserve current system of providing long-term services to those with disabilities
- May 8, 2013
- Hundreds of people with developmental disabilities and their parents and guardians gathered Wednesday to plead with Gov. Sam Brownback to leave their current system of services alone. By Scott Rothschild
- Brownback concludes tour urging support of stable funding for higher education
- May 7, 2013
- Gov. Sam Brownback on Tuesday concluded his statewide tour aimed at protecting higher education from budget cuts, but Democratic legislative leaders said the effort “rang hollow.” By Scott Rothschild
- Tiger among exotic animals seized from Atchison County resident
- May 6, 2013
- Almost a dozen wild animals, including a tiger, were seized from an Atchison property, and their owner jailed, Sunday after sheriff’s deputies responded to reports that the animals were not being cared for properly. Ian Cummings
- Advocates for those with developmental disabilities applaud Brownback’s funding proposal, urge withdrawal of KanCare plan
- May 6, 2013
- Parents of Kansans with disabilities on Monday praised Gov. Sam Brownback for proposing additional funds to provide services and to move people off of waiting lists that they say have reached a crisis point. But they also urged Brownback to withdraw his plan to provide long-term care for their children under KanCare, which is the overhauled Medicaid program run by private insurance companies. By Scott Rothschid
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