Prairie

Community Takes Stand: Lawsuit Challenges Prairie Village’s $30M City Hall Plan Without Public Approval

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Prairie Village, Kansas, is facing legal challenges over plans to construct a new city hall estimated to cost $30 million. A lawsuit has been initiated in response to the city council’s decision to move forward without holding a public vote on the project. Opponents of the city hall project argue that significant financial undertakings should require direct input from voters. According to the lawsuit, filed by local residents, city leaders have bypassed the community’s right to vote in what they consider a critical matter impacting local finances and governance. City officials have defended their decision, … Read more

Jury Deliberations Continue in Sun Prairie Homicide Case as Verdict Remains Elusive

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MADISON, Wis. – A jury in Dane County deliberated late into the night on Thursday without reaching a verdict in the trial of Devonte Gafford, a Sun Prairie man accused of homicide for his alleged role in a shooting at an apartment complex last summer. Gafford is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the shooting death of Devon Grant. The jury, after six and a half hours of deliberation, indicated that it was deadlocked on the charges. Following this, the Circuit Judge Mario White sent the jury home and ordered them to resume deliberations the … Read more