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compared to the prior year. Sales in June 2014 totaled 140 units, he Lawrence Board of Realtors’ compared with 149 in 2013. June report showed the number of “We have potential home sales continues to buyers who are be down; however, the clamoring for houses,� average number of days said Bonham. “But that newly listed homes many are not buying stay on the market also because there are just not enough homes to is down. This indicate s choose from.� the Lawrence market currently has good Bonham said that demand but modest when attractive homes inventory, said Susan in the $125,000 to $300,000 price range Bonham, President of come onto the market the Lawrence Board in Lawrence, they Realtors. typically sell quickly. Total home sales fell The average amount of by 6 percent in June time needed to sell a
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Journal-World This home on Kentucky Street The average time on market in Lawrence recently sold. for homes in the Lawrence market is down to 74 days in 2014.
newly listed home so far in 2014 is 74 days, compared with 91 days at this time last year.
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Angelica M. Kulp, right, of Lawrence, faces a first-degree murder charge in the death of Christine M. Kaplan, left, whose body was found Saturday at her home at 1117 New York St. Kulp is currently incarcerated in Shawnee County.
Flint Hills burning need not be only in the spring, study says ———
Report contradicts long-held beliefs about annual rite, says other times of year may produce better results By Scott Rothschild Twitter: @ljwrothschild
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THIS EAST LAWRENCE HOME AT 1117 NEW YORK ST., pictured Thursday, was the scene of a homicide investigation over the weekend. The home’s owner, Christine Kaplan, 56, was found dead Saturday.
The massive burning of grassland in the Flint Hills is an annual tradition in Kansas. Ranchers have torched the ground for decades and have sworn that the burning must be done during a short time period, usually in late April. But new research from Kansas State University says that is wrong. The study by E. Gene Towne and Joseph Craine, both researchers in the Division of Biology at K-State, says that burning outside the late spring time frame has no negative effects for the prairie and may have many benefits. That means ranchers can burn in the fall, winter or spring. “It’s going to cause a lot of jaw-dropping, because it goes against what is thought to be gospel truth,� said Towne, the fire chief at Konza Prairie Biological Station. Please see BURNING, page 2A
Suspect currently in Shawnee County Jail By Caitlin Doornbos Twitter: @CaitlinDoornbos
Lawrence police have identified a 38-year-old Lawrence woman as a suspect in the killing of an East Lawrence homeowner. An arrest warrant for first-degree murder has been issued for Angelica M. Kulp in the death of
Christine M. Kaplan, 56, who was found dead last weekend at her home at 1117 New York St. Lawrence police officers were dispatched to Kaplan’s residence on Saturday after they said a friend of Kaplan’s called to report the death. Police and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation concluded the death was a homicide and
spent more than three days investigating the scene. An autopsy was performed late Saturday night, but results have not been made public. As the investigation progressed, detectives began to seek a woman who was known to Kaplan and who had possibly stayed Please see HOME, page 2A
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HORSES GRAZE in a pasture in Chase County as crews begin the annual Flint Hills burn on April 14, 2010.
Kansas revenues in July beat expectations by $1.6 million Previous three monthly reports added up to a combined $338 million shortfall
By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
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Topeka — State revenues in July came in $1.6 million above estimates, the first time that has happened since March, the Kansas Department of Revenue said Thursday.
That was good news for Gov. Sam Brownback who has been hit with a barrage of criticism over previous revenue shortfalls. “Withholding tax receipts show that more Kansans are working and earning more
Overall, the state collected $408.6 million in July. That was 4 percent less than it collected during the same month last year, reflecting the impact of additional tax cuts that have gone into effect since then.
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money, helping grow the state’s economy,� Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan said. “We are cautiously optimistic about these results but pleased to see further evidence that Kansans are getting back to work.�
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Sales tax collections, at $183.9 million, were down 4.9 percent compared to July 2013. Department of Revenue spokeswoman Jeannine Koranda said that Please see REVENUES, page 2A
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Boog Highberger has fired his campaign manager over remarks she made about his opponent. Page 3A
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