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Adolfo Gomez Jr., 52, remains in Douglas County, Kan. Jail, awaiting sentencing in the case of two of his children were found bound and blindfolded in the parking lot of a Lawrence, Kan.

The cost of the event is $8 per participant and can be paid at the door. Shirley Barrand and Christie Curtis, parks and recreation dance instructors, will be leading the two-hour event featuring a variety of dances including: the foxtrot, waltz, cha-cha, tango, east coast swing, salsa and many others.

The second of four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity will visit the University of Kansas and host a public forum Thursday, June 20. Robert Pratt, professor of history at the University of Georgia, will make a presentation and take questions from the KU community.

"Jimmy was such a nice guy, I don't see anyone stabbing him for malice," said Michael Low, outreach worker at Bessie's House.

Civitium, LLC announced today the public beta release of CrowdFiber, a crowdfunding application built to bring together all of the stakeholders in broadband delivery and consumption in the creation of sustainable gigabit communities.

In 1962, Herk Harvey was a Lawrence, Kansas-based director of educational and industrial films.

KUsports.com "He's literally just getting started. His potential is untapped," said KU coach Bill Self, who said he has found Embiid to be a "sponge" in early-summer workouts.

For more information on the Kansas License Plate Collectors Association, contact Duane Johnson, 785-233-4499 or jayhawk333@cox.net In Kansas, collectors have a century of plates from 105 counties to choose from.

Just three years after The University of Kansas opened its Bioscience and Technology Business Center, construction is beginning on an addition that will more than double the space available for tenants.

A second mistrial has been declared in the trial of a 62-year-old Valley Falls man charged with attempted murder.

Authorities said eight people were injured, at least two seriously, when a traffic accident Saturday near Lawrence caused a sport utility vehicle to roll end over end.

Lecompton Territorial Days, which includes a carnival, pancake feed, Bleeding Kansas play and pioneer skills demonstration, will be Friday and Saturday, June 21-22, in Lecompton.

Hospital Ships is a rock quartet from Lawrence, Kansas, that began as the solo home project of front man Jordan Geiger, a multi-instrumentalist who's also spent time in the bands Shearwater and Minus Story.

Hutchinson officials have agreed to rename their community Smallville for one day in a nod to its claim as boyhood home of one of the world's most recognizable superheros.

A jury began deliberations Friday in the retrial of a Wichita man accused of strangling a Wichita woman in 2011 while on parole for murdering a woman in Lawrence more than two decades earlier.

Survivors include her husband, James M., Jr.; one son, James Scott of Lawrence, Kan.; two daughters, Sherry C. Novak of Marietta, Ga.

Life Care Center of Andover is a skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility located at 621 W. 21st St. in Andover.

The first of four candidates for vice provost for diversity and equity will visit the University of Kansas and host a public forum Monday, June 17. Sheying Chen, professor of public policy and administration and former associate provost for academic affairs at Pace University in New York, will make a presentation and take questions from the KU ... (more)

Night Line bus service started June 1, and so far it has some dedicated fans. The new late night bus service operated by Lawrence Transit System provides bus service for those needing after-hours transportation.

The state is expected to rest its case today in the retrial of a Wichita man accused of strangling a Wichita woman in 2011 while on parole for murdering a woman in Lawrence more than two decades earlier.