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Teen accused of killing grandmother to be tried as adult as an adult, a judge ruled Monday morning. The teen, Jaered Long, 17, faces a single charge of first-degree murder. He was arrested after his 67-year-old grandmother,
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A Lawrence teen accused of stabbing his grandmother to death in December will face trial
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Deborah Bretthauer, was found dead in her apartment on Dec. 28 with what police called “obvious traumatic injuries.” Long was 16 at the time and lived in the
apartment at 1200 George Court with Bretthauer. He was initially charged in juvenile court, but in March, prosecutors filed a motion to charge him as an adult.
A two-day hearing in September featured a number of witnesses who spoke to Long’s past and current mental health, his behavior and the nature of Bretthauer’s death.
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City to consider changing Sports Pavilion Lawrence free court policy By Rochelle Valverde rvalverde@ljworld.com
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hen I was a student walking around KU, I know what I always hoped to find “at the top of the hill:” an oxygen tank. Instead, I would find the Jayhawk Bookstore, which thanks to a long-running advertising jingle, everyone knew was “at the top of the hill.” The bookstore is no longer open, which has left many wondering what will take its place. There is some news on that front. As we reported in June, the Jayhawk Bookstore closed its doors for good as textbook sales continued to decline. The property at 1420 Crescent Road — it is just west of the Chi Omega fountain and the main entrance to Jayhawk Boulevard — had no shortage of interested buyers. A Kansas City-based equity firm, though, is the group that has finalized a deal to purchase the prime piece of real estate. Axiom Equities, an investment firm that has about a $200 million portfolio of strategic real estate investments, has closed on the property and now is figuring out what to do with it. “It is a front-and-center location in Lawrence,” said Ben Kalny, co-founder of Axiom. “Whatever happens on the site needs to fit with the neighborhood. Our general posture is to lease the
After the hearing, Douglas County District Court Judge Kay Huff took the matter under advisement. On Monday, Huff
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JAKOB RUDNICK, 9, AS CAPTAIN OF THE TITANIC, IS TRAILED CLOSELY by his father Gregory Rudnick, Lawrence, disguised as an iceberg during the annual downtown Lawrence Halloween event Monday. BELOW LEFT: Gnome Seth Lloyd, Topeka, carries his gnome son, Abel, 4 months. BELOW RIGHT: Jess Skinner, Linwood, watches trick-or-treaters from a window seat at Limestone, 814 Massachusetts St. To view a full gallery of photos, visit ljworld.com/halloween2016
At their meeting today, city commissioners will decide whether to backtrack on a policy made by the previous commission during the contentious approval of the Sports Pavilion Lawrence and Rock Chalk Park projects. Commissioners will consider approving changes to the court use policy at the pavilion, allowing all eight basketball/volleyball courts to be used for large events or tournaments up to 20 days per year. The current policy states that the facility will make at least one court available for free play during operating hours. In July, city administration faced some public criticism for not following the standing policy. All of the pavilion’s courts were closed for free play during the Hardwood Classic, > PAVILION, 2A
E. Lawrence project’s incentives request to be reviewed today By Rochelle Valverde rvalverde@ljworld.com
The first public incentives request to undergo a new review process will go before the City Commission at its meeting today. A mixed-use residential development project proposed for the Warehouse Arts District in East Lawrence is requesting about $650,000 in public incentives from the city, county and school district. The project would convert the old SeedCo building, at 826 Pennsylvania St., into a brewery, restaurant and apartment building. The developer, Williams Management
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