photo by: Kevin Anderson

Major C. Edwards Jr., left, was sentenced Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, to 10 more years in prison for his role in the 2006 shooting death of Lawrence hip-hop artist Anthony Vital.

photo by: Josh Anderson, Associated Press

In an Aug. 3, 2011 photo, Chief Investigator Marc Martin, right, holds a bag of methamphetamine worth approximately $10,000 as he talks with investigator Jody Cavangaugh, left, at the Warren County Sheriff's office in McMinnville, Tenn. In Kansas, meth seizures have gone down in recent years, but the state still ranks 14th in the country.

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Only 19 of the state’s 347 nursing homes were identified by a state advocacy organization as having good inspection records over the past three years. None was from Lawrence.

Dyana Krzanowsky gives some added assistance to Kenzie Hoover, 7, as the two play a card game called "Blink" with other kids during the Holiday Happenings at Holcom Park on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. The day camp, which goes through Dec. 30, is designed to keep kids busy during the holiday break.