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Education March 28, 2021 - 7:16 pm

‘Big Willie’ Dotson, coach of Primetime Ballerz youth basketball team, has died

by Mackenzie Clark

Willie Dotson III — known to many as “Coach” or “Big Willie” — touched hundreds of lives before he died suddenly on Saturday. 

Jordan Mills
Lawrence Life March 28, 2021 - 5:35 pm

Miso the cat rescued from a tree

by Mackenzie Clark

Miso the cat bit off a bit more than she could chew Sunday, climbing to a height her owner estimated at about 30 feet up a tree in the Pinckney neighborhood.

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State News March 28, 2021 - 3:16 pm

As immigrant’s health deteriorates in Seward County Jail, his wife pleads for mercy

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

Olvera Argueta now has spent nearly six months in jail after being pulled over for speeding in Texas and transferred to Kansas for a decade-old charge that was dropped.

Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
State Government March 27, 2021 - 6:43 pm

Kansas Attorney General’s Office scoffs at ACLU’s ‘grossly exaggerated’ fee request for voter rights case

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas AG says attorneys involved in the ACLU’s 5-year legal battle over voter rights are asking to be repaid for “grossly excessive” fees.

Courtesy of Amber Brown
Lawrence news March 27, 2021 - 3:44 pm

Lawrence woman plans Easter dinner for homeless people in the community; seeks donations

by Mackenzie Clark

A Lawrence woman wants to provide Easter dinner for all of the homeless and houseless people in the community. She is looking to spread the word and raise donations.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government March 26, 2021 - 7:07 pm

Kansas Senate majority leader drove 90 mph in wrong direction while drunk, charges allege

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was charged Friday with drunk driving and felony fleeing from police while traveling 90 MPH in the wrong direction on Interstate 70 in Topeka.

August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Health March 26, 2021 - 4:25 pm

Douglas County will continue prioritizing those in Phase 3 and 4 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout

by Conner Mitchell

It will take a bit longer for those in Douglas County to get shots in their arms.

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State Government March 26, 2021 - 4:17 pm

Kansas House bill would remove guns from abusers

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

House Bill 2251 would require relinquishment of firearms in instances of domestic violence.

Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
State News March 26, 2021 - 12:17 pm

All Kansans 16 and up will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 29, Kelly says

by Conner Mitchell

Less than a week after Kansas moved into its current Phase 3/4 stage of COVID-19 […]

August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Health March 25, 2021 - 5:47 pm

COVID-19 variant found in Douglas County, health officials say

by Lawrence Times

A new case of the B.1.1.7 variant that causes COVID-19 was identified in Douglas County.

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