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Jury can’t agree on verdict for 1 of 2 former Haskell students accused of 2014 crime By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @Conrad_Swanson
The criminal trial process will start over again for one of two former Haskell Indian Nations University students accused of rape, a judge declared Monday morning. After four days of testimony and several hours in the deliberation room, jurors told Douglas County District Court Judge Paula Martin they would not be able to reach a unanimous verdict in the case. Martin declared a mistrial and scheduled the suspect, age 20, for another court date — 2 p.m. on June 30 — at which his new trial will be scheduled. The suspect faces two felony counts of rape
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CAMPER LENORA ROBERTS MAKES A GROUND-LEVEL ESCAPE FROM A BLOCK FORTRESS on Thursday at the Lawrence Arts Center. In the fall, the Arts Center will begin offering afternoon kindergarten classes. BELOW: Lorelei Dunn concentrates as she adds background to a painting Thursday at the Arts Center.
Arts Center to begin kindergarten program By Rochelle Valverde Twitter: @RochelleVerde
After 30 years of offering preschool, the Lawrence Arts Center is enrolling its inaugural class of kindergarten students for the upcoming school year. Though the kindergarten curriculum will be based on the academic standards used by Kansas public schools, the program’s director said it will use a creative approach to teach the material. “The children will learn — we know they can, we know they will
— and they can do it in many ways,” said Linda Reimond, director of the center’s preschool and kindergarten programs. “It’s going to be
half-day and begin with one class of students for the 2016-2017 school year. Certified teachers will instruct the class using arts-based activities designed to teach the state academic standards for reading, math, science and social studies, Reimond said. The curriculum includes art, music, dance and drama, as well as outside playtime, Reimond said. In addition a lot of hands-on, a lot to daily arts instruction, of discovery, a lot of there will also be handscreativity.” on activities. For examThe center’s Kelly ple, Reimond said, the Galloway KindergarPlease see ARTS, page 2A ten program will be
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he chairman of the Kansas Republican Party said Monday that he is not taking part in recent efforts to change party rules in a way that could deny Donald Trump the presidential nomination. “At this point I’m not on board with this,” Kelly Arnold, the state GOP chairman, said. “We held a caucus, invited Republicans to come out and vote, and I think
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The Sunflower Foundation announced it will award Lawrence a grant of up to $110,000 to build a section of the Lawrence Loop, a trail planned to someday circle the city. The grant will be used for a trail north and west of Rock Chalk Park. The 4,130-foot section will connect the South Lawrence Trafficway Trail with the under-construction Baldwin Creek Trail, creating 15 miles of continuous concrete
path, said Chris Tilden, community health director with the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department. The health department has advocated for completion of the Lawrence Loop — envisioned to be a total 22 miles — for the past couple of years. “This year, once the Baldwin Creek Trail is completed, this new segment at Rock Chalk Park is completed, and the SLT trail being built east of Iowa,
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Sunflower Foundation awards $110,000 for part of Lawrence Loop By Nikki Wentling
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and one count of aggravated criminal sodomy. The second suspect, age 21, faces felony counts of aiding and abetting COURTS attempted rape and two counts of rape; his trial is scheduled to begin July 25. The two suspects are accused of raping a 19-year-old Haskell freshman in their dormitory room in the early-morning hours of Nov. 15, 2014. Both were arrested that day and later released from jail after posting a $75,000 bond each. They were also expelled from Haskell.
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