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Infant found in trash at apartment complex By Conrad Swanson Twitter: @Conrad_Swanson
An infant who was abandoned in a trash receptacle and seriously injured has police investigating and neighbors in a Lawrence apartment complex worried. Around 2:28 a.m.
9-month-old suffered life-threatening injuries Thursday, police received a report that an infant was left in a trash receptacle at an apartment complex in the 2500 block of West Sixth Street. The baby,
a 9-month-old girl, suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to a Kansas City-area hospital in serious but stable condition, Lawrence Police
Sgt. Amy Rhoads said. The apartments within the complex are owned and managed by Country Club on 6th, said Rob Presbrey, regional property manager for Apartment Management Consultants LLC.
LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS STAND GUARD at an apartment complex in the 2500 block of West Sixth Street where police say an infant was found in a trash receptacle early Thursday. Mike Yoder/ Journal-World Photo
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Lawrence Police would get
$435K
to hire eight new officers
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Markus releases budget proposal ——
Recommends staffing cuts, no property tax hike The library would get
By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @nikkiwentling
$13K
of its $300K request
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The Arts Center would get
$55K
fulltime staff positions would be eliminated
of a $156K request Kevin Anderson/Journal-World File Photo
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o avoid both property tax rate increases and a budget deficit, City Manager Tom Markus is recommending cuts to city spending in 2017, including the elimination of one part-time and eight full-time staff positions. Markus released his recommended 2017 budget Thursday evening. Besides personnel cuts, the budget, totaling $189 million, calls for reductions in an employee longevity program and contributions to employee retirement. Some requests from city departments and outside entities, such as the Lawrence Arts Center and Lawrence Public Library, won’t be met. Please see BUDGET, page 5A
KDOT opts for right-in, right-out at K-10 intersection By Nikki Wentling Twitter: @nikkiwentling
After months of debate, Kansas Department of Transportation officials announced that they have decided on a right-in, right-out configuration
where Kansas Highway 10 meets Kasold Drive. KDOT said in a news release the option was “low cost” and a compromise between safety concerns at the intersection and nearby residents’ calls to maintain access
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the ‘do nothing/no build’ alternative,” the release states. “It provides partial access at the current location, which addresses the public’s desire for access at the intersection.”
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The low-cost right-in, right-out reduced the predicted number of total crashes and (T-bone crashes) compared to the ‘do nothing/no build’ alternative.” — Kansas Department of Transportation news release
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to it. The intersection will change to right-in, right-out at an unspecified date this fall. “The low-cost rightin, right-out reduced the predicted number of total crashes and (T-bone crashes) compared to
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