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FRIDAY • MARCH 14 • 2014
Suspect in custody in city shelter stabbing
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By Stephen Montemayor and Elliot Hughes Twitter: @smontemayor and @eshughes12
A 46-year-old Lawrence Community Shelter staff member suffered life-threatening injuries after reportedly being stabbed by a shelter resident Thursday afternoon. Loring Henderson, the shelter’s executive director, declined to identify the victim, the kitchen manager, Thursday but said he is expected to survive. According to the Douglas County jail booking log, Christopher Jamond George McKay, 21, of Kansas City, Mo., was arrested in connection with the incident. In a statement released Thursday evening, Sgt. Trent McKinley, a Lawrence Police Department spokesman, said the victim underwent surgery and remains hospitalized at a Kansas City-area trauma center. McKinley said the suspect was arrested on Please see STABBING, page 2A
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KANSAS GUARD ANDREW WIGGINS slaps hands with Jayhawk fans as he leaves the court following the Jayhawks’ 77-70 overtime win against Oklahoma State on Thursday at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo. Wiggins led all scorers with 30 points. He also added eight rebounds, three steals and three assists. See the story in Sports, page 1B.
Rental licensing program closer to city approval
City, merchants preparing for March Madness in Lawrence. 3A
St. Pat’s parade more than a good time
By Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com
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A proposed, citywide rental licensing and inspection program is still not universally loved, but it is one step closer to winning Lawrence City Commission approval. City commissioners explained, and at times defended, the proposed program to a crowd of about 55 residents at a public forum at Lawrence High School. Several landlords expressed concerns that the proposal was an overreach by government, and that the city CITY simply should do a better job of educating tenants about COMMISSION the city’s existing safe housing laws. “If we think people feel helpless, why don’t we educate them about their own rights?” said Jo Barnes, a Lawrence landlord. “We should enable them to be their own advocates. This proposal is just duplication and government red tape.”
Related events throughout year raise a big pot of gold for local nonprofits By Giles Bruce Twitter: @GilesBruce
The annual Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade is a time for fun and celebration but also a time to give back to the community. Through its various benefits throughout the year, the parade, which is in its 27th year, raises money for local nonprofits. This year, the parade will benefit: l Bikers Against Child Abuse, a group of northeast Kansas motorcycle riders that supports and empowers children who have been physically or sexually abused.
rence, who lost her fight with cancer at the age of 5. l Camp Bromelsick Foundation, an organization that promotes personal health, conservation, leadership and citizenship among Douglas County youth. Several fundraising Journal-World File Photo events are on tap for this A LEPRECHAUN from last year’s weekend: downtown parade greets the l Leprechaun Leap Pub Crawl at 6 p.m. Friday startcrowd. ing at Conroy’s Pub, 3114 W. Sixth St. The crawl visits l Baby Jay’s Legacy of four to five restaurants and Hope, a charity that assists bars, where St. Patrick’s local families battling child- Day Parade memorabilia hood cancer named in honPlease see PARADE, page 2A or of Jayden Souter, of Law-
The 27th annual Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade begins at 1 p.m. Monday from South Park in downtown Lawrence. Check-in for float entries starts at 9 a.m. at 12th and Rhode Island streets. “The weather looks like it’s going to be beautiful for the parade, and we’ve got about 100 (float) entries,” said Sarajane Scott, a chairwoman of the Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day committee.
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Deans to leave Two dean positions at Kansas University will open up as the deans in architecture and social welfare announce their departures. Page 3A
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