LJWorld.com Headlines for June 27, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> Special Offer - 40% off All-Access to LJWorld.com If you haven’t already, please consider supporting local journalism through a digital subscription to LJWorld.com. Subscribers are the No. 1 source of revenue that supports our local journalists. [Subscribe Today]( [Former Illinois basketball player Terrence Shannon picked by Minnesota in first round of NBA Draft]( Former University of Illinois basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. was picked in the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves selected him at No. 27 overall. Shannon averaged 23 points and was a third-team ... [Former Illinois basketball player Terrence Shannon picked by Minnesota in first round of NBA Draft]( By: Staff Report Former University of Illinois basketball player Terrence Shannon Jr. was picked in the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday night. The Minnesota Timberwolves selected him at No. 27 overall. Shannon averaged 23 points and was a third-team ... June 26, 2024 @ 10:48pm [County Commission approves funds for Wakarusa Drive extension project]( By: Josie Heimsoth The Douglas County Commission at its meeting Wednesday approved an engineering plan to extend Wakarusa Drive, but the timing of it could clash with another KDOT project and cause problems for first-responders, some at the meeting said. ... June 26, 2024 @ 9:31pm [Sentencing delayed in fentanyl overdose death case after defendant contests juvenile criminal history from 20 years ago]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man was scheduled to be sentenced to prison on Wednesday in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of a Lawrence teen but the hearing was continued after the man discovered that he could be sentenced to three times longer than he ... June 26, 2024 @ 5:27pm [City considering new downtown district where people could stroll the sidewalks with alcohol in hand]( By: Chad Lawhorn Soon, any night could be — legally — your own Martini Mosey on the sidewalks of Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence. What’s more, with drink in hand, you could take that Stoli Stroll (we’re not going to run out of liquor or ... June 26, 2024 @ 5:01pm [Shawnee County judge denies Rontarus Washington’s request to withdraw guilty plea in armed robbery case and grants him probation]( By: Chris Conde A Shawnee County Judge denied Rontarus Washington’s request to withdraw his guilty plea on Tuesday in connection with an armed robbery at a gas station and granted him probation. Washington, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated ... June 26, 2024 @ 3:53pm You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044