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Father of slain toddler grieves in Missouri jail
By Shaun Hittle
May 15, 2013
Shawn Bailey, father of the 18-month-old killed in the quadruple homicide case in Ottawa, sits in a jail cell in Missouri, missing the funeral services of his daughter just 200 miles away. By Shaun Hittle
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County commissioners serve as ‘fence viewers’ to solve rural property dispute
By Peter Hancock, May 15, 2013
Road work on K-10 bypass begins Friday; downtown and 23rd Street bridges reopen
By Peter Hancock, May 15, 2013
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Legislative negotiations break down amid Republican in-fighting
By Scott Rothschild
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
By Ian Cummings
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
By Ian Cummings
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
By Scott Rothschild
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
By Ian Cummings
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
By Ian Cummings & Shaun Hittle
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
Staff Reports
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
By Ian Cummings & Shaun Hittle
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
By Ian Cummings
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
By Scott Rothschild
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
By Scott Rothschild
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
Staff and Wire Reports
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
By Peter Hancock
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
By Scott Rothschild
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
By Scott Rothschild
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
By Ian Cummings
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
By Scott Rothschild
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
Woman killed after falling out of party bus
May 6, 2013
A 26-year-old Kansas City, Kan., woman died Saturday after falling out of a party bus on Interstate 35 and being struck by three other vehicles.
Revenue secretary says tax cuts are working
By Scott Rothschild
May 5, 2013
Kansas Department of Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan says recent state tax collections show that Gov. Sam Brownback’s tax cuts are working as economic stimulants. But state Sen. Tom Holland, D-Baldwin City, a vehement critic of the tax cuts that Brownback signed into law last year, said it is way too early for the Brownback administration to claim success. By Scott Rothschild

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