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Lawrence Police said this morning they had made an arrest in Friday morning's deadly fire at Boardwalk Apartments in the 500 block of Fireside Drive. Jason Allen Rose, 20, was booked into the Douglas County Jail at 2:29 a.m. Tuesday. He was booked on suspicion of three counts of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated arson. Officials gave no other information about the arrest or investigation.
A 67-year-old Tonganoxie man was killed Tuesday afternoon in an apparent accidental fire in his home shop.
Co-workers and a former teacher at Lawrence High School describe the 20-year-old man arrested on suspicion of arson in the Boardwalk Apartment fire as quiet and reserved.
Family and friends can begin mourning the loss of two Lawrence residents after officials confirm the identities of two bodies, but the family of Jose Gonzalez still waits, as officials have yet to positively identify the body.
State Board of Education members are holding their monthly meeting at USD 497 headquarters today and tomorrow as part of a program to visit school districts across the state.
Lawrence city commissioners agreed tonight to consider a plan to quiet down a neighborhood in North Lawrence. The proposal would create a quiet zone to keep passing trains from sounding their horns.
Lawrence leads the race for a national competition that could bring 10,000 people to town in 2007. The National Junior Olympic Cross Country Championships are expected to be awarded to Rim Rock Farm.
The Jayhawks will be well-rested and have had plenty of extra practice when they take on the No. 7 Missouri Tigers in Columbia on Saturday, even if they will be down one key player.
The quarterback position for the Kansas football team has been a revolving door so far this year. Both Brian Luke and Adam Barmann have received starts while quarterback-turned-wide receiver-turned-quarterback-again Marcus Hereford has seen playing time as well.
Douglas County now has a new treasurer. Paula Gilchrist was sworn in this morning as the Douglas County treasurer.
It’s official.
Lawrence Police said this morning they had made an arrest in Friday morning's deadly fire at Boardwalk Apartments in the 500 block of Fireside Drive.
A band of showers was slowly creeping across central Kansas this morning, bringing a slight chance for some showers later today in the Lawrence area.
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