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City of Lawrence moves excessive-force lawsuit against police department to federal court
The City of Lawrence has moved an excessive-force case involving its police department to federal court and requested that the case go to trial. Last month, a motorist who was shot by police after a traffic stop turned violent filed…
‘Affordable’ Housing An Elusive Target Impacting Community Growth
Ask anyone involved in economic development or any employer what is the number one factor that drives community growth and one item will almost always be at the top of that list - housing. Make that affordable housing. That’s not…
Students in Eureka skip classes to help beautify their town
Hundreds of kids cut class this week in Eureka, Kansas but it was all for a good cause. The students teamed up with community members for a local initiative to beautify the town. The school partnered with Myreka for the…
Residents share ideas for future of downtown Lawrence, including more housing, green space and river access
Lawrence residents at a meeting Wednesday envisioned a future downtown that included additional housing, more green space and improved access to the Kansas River. The next phase of the development of Lawrence’s Downtown Master Plan began Wednesday evening with a…
Baldwin City to host 62nd annual Maple Leaf Festival this weekend
Baldwin City has spent the last week putting on its festival face. Crews have been placing orange “no parking” placards along downtown streets, as well as portable toilets and ready-to-assemble barricades at key intersections. They’ve marked off the sites for…
City of Pittsburg officials see positive outcome in switching health plans
A local city is reaping the benefits of a self-funded employee health plan. A spokesperson with the company that offers the City of Pittsburg employee health insurance plan, IMA, recently gave city commissioners an update on the plan that went…
New electronic-voting machines unveiled to local government officials
Local voters will be seeing new voting machines at polling places this year. New electronic-voting machines were unveiled to local government officials during a meeting Thursday afternoon. The old machines have been replaced simply because the technology being used needed…
DA asks Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell to report past gifts; won’t file charges
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett is not filing charges against Wichita Mayor Jeff Longwell. But he is asking him to report past gifts he received from a company that’s helping design Wichita’s new water treatment plant. Bennett’s investigation into…
Douglas County no longer will prosecute simple marijuana cases
Responding in part to what he described as changing societal attitudes, Douglas County District Attorney Charles Branson announced Thursday his office no longer will prosecute simple marijuana offenses. According to a news release, Branson said he made the decision after…
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