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KU Hospital testing patient for Ebola virus By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos
Kansas University Hospital confirmed Monday that it is testing a patient for the Ebola virus. KU Hospital reported that a man called and then came into the hospital around 6 a.m. Monday with a high fever, nausea and WellCommons other serious Lawrence-Dougsymptoms. Belas County Health cause the patient Department closely had worked on a monitoring Ebola medical boat off virus, answering the west coast of questions. Page 2B Africa as recently as Wednesday, he was immediately isolated on a special infectious disease unit and is undergoing tests. Hospital staff met the patient wearing personal protection equipment and
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WORKERS ON MONDAY REMOVE THE WRECKAGE of a small plane that crashed late Sunday in the Chicago suburb of Palos Hills. Three Lawrence residents on board were killed in the crash. The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was on its way to Lawrence at the time of the accident.
3 doctors die in plane crash By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep
Three Lawrence residents, all physicians, were killed when their small plane crashed shortly after takeoff Sunday night in Chicago. The twin-engine Beechcraft Baron crashed around 10:40 p.m. Sunday in the Chicago suburb of Palos Hills, shortly after takeoff from Chicago Midway Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane was bound for Lawrence Municipal Airport. Tausif Rehman, Ali A. Kanchwala and Maria Javaid were aboard the plane, according to StormontVail HealthCare spokeswoman Nancy Burkhardt. Rehman was a neurosurgeon and Kanchwala was a pulmonologist at Topeka’s Cotton-O’Neil Clinic, a division of Stormont-Vail HealthCare. Javaid,
Lawrence residents were flying from Chicago
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who was married to Kanchwala, was an interventional cardiologist at Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan. “Dr. Rehman and Dr. Kanchwala were extremely valued, highly skilled and beloved members of our staff,” Randy Peterson, president and chief executive officer of Stormont-Vail HealthCare, said in
a statement. “We are heartbroken. Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these individuals and the staff who worked closely with them. These physicians were deeply committed to their patients and to bringing the best of care to our community. We also extend our deepest sympathies to the Providence Medical Center staff for the loss of Dr. Javaid.” Rehman attended medical school in Pakistan and had residencies in New Mexico and New York before coming to Kansas, according to his hospital staff profile. Kanchwala also went to medical school in Pakistan and had a residency in New York. Rehman was a pilot and owned a
Please see EBOLA, page 6A l Health care officials are urging hospitals to prepare for Ebola cases. Page 6A
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City to consider closing another portion of New Hampshire Street for building project Officials are estimating it will take 18 months to build the new building, but are asking for permission to close the Downtown motorists, your one-way adventure on street up to 24 months, in case the New Hampshire Street may project takes longer. By Chad Lawhorn
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just be beginning. Motorists may have up to two more years of the construction cones. Lawrence city commissioners at their meeting on Tuesday are scheduled to approve a partial closing
of the 800 block of New Hampshire Street to accommodate the construction of a new multistory apartment and office building at the
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of Ninth Street and south of the midblock crosswalk in the 800 block of New Hampshire Street. Officials are estimating it will take 18 months to build the new CITY building, but are asking COMMISSION for permission to close the street up to 24 months, in northeast corner of Ninth case the project takes longer and New Hampshire streets. than anticipated. The city’s The project will cre- director of public works is ate lane closures on New Please see CITY, page 2A Hampshire Street north
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eople who are not already registered to vote have until the end of the day today to register in time for the Nov. 4 general election. Officials in the Douglas County clerk’s office said applications being sent by mail must be postmarked no later than today. People can also register in person at the Douglas County Courthouse, or through the county clerk’s website, www.douglascountyelections.com. People registering for the first time in their county must also provide proof of U.S. citizenship with their application. Registered voters can begin voting by advance ballot on Wednesday. Douglas County voters may cast advance ballots in person at the courthouse from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday this week. Starting Saturday, Oct. 25, additional advance balloting locations will be available in various locations throughout the county. A schedule of advance balloting times and locations is also available on the county clerk’s website. Voters may also call the county clerk’s office at 832-5267 for information about how to request an advance ballot by mail.
Schools and money A new study by the Kansas Association of School Boards says states that spend more on their public schools tend to get better results. Page 3A
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