LJWorld.com Headlines for June 28, 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]( [15-year-old testifies that she was given cocaine in exchange for sex; judge orders man to stand trial for rape and other alleged crimes]( A 15-year-old girl testified on Thursday that a 24-year-old man had given her cocaine in exchange for sex and that when he found out how old she was the sex only grew more violent. The man, Kendrick Deandre Atkins, 25, is charged in Douglas ... [15-year-old testifies that she was given cocaine in exchange for sex; judge orders man to stand trial for rape and other alleged crimes]( By: Chris Conde A 15-year-old girl testified on Thursday that a 24-year-old man had given her cocaine in exchange for sex and that when he found out how old she was the sex only grew more violent. The man, Kendrick Deandre Atkins, 25, is charged in Douglas ... June 27, 2024 @ 5:41pm [Lawrence police blotter for June 27, 2024]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... June 27, 2024 @ 5:44pm [Affidavit alleges shelter resident violently strangled another shelter resident to death as witnesses looked on]( By: Chris Conde A recently released police affidavit alleges that a man violently strangled another man near the Lawrence Community Shelter, where both men were living. The defendant, George Miller, 34, is charged in Douglas County District Court with ... June 27, 2024 @ 4:28pm [From gambling revenues to private investors, college athletics 'will have to get turned on its head,' Girod says]( By: Chad Lawhorn In ordinary aspects of life, if you ever find yourself saying “FanDuel to the rescue,” check your faculties — although maybe check your wallet first. The online betting site isn’t usually the best of rescue plans. But the world of ... June 27, 2024 @ 4:16pm [Jury convicts man of beating woman with sex toy and damaging her home, but acquits him on more serious count of aggravated domestic battery]( By: Kim Callahan A Douglas County jury on Thursday convicted a Lawrence man of beating a woman with a sex toy after he found it in her nightstand drawer and allegedly became enraged. The jury also found the man guilty of criminal damage to property, but ... June 27, 2024 @ 3:53pm [Missouri governor says new public aid plan in the works for Chiefs, Royals stadiums]( By: By DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals from being lured across state lines to new ... June 27, 2024 @ 2:56pm [Upcoming events include Final Friday, Free State Festival, theater, Independence Day celebrations and more]( By: Sarah Parsons FRIDAY, JUNE 28 • Trinity Vintage & Garage Sale, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 1011 Vermont St. Continues Saturday 9 a.m.-1 p.m. • Discover with Dole: Celebrating Independence Day, daily through July 7, noon-4 p.m., Dole ... June 27, 2024 @ 1:21pm [Residents invited to Douglas County primary forum for commissioners and district attorney elections]( By: Staff Report Douglas County residents are invited to a primary forum on Saturday for candidates in the County Commission and the district attorney races, hosted by the Lawrence NAACP and the League of Women Voters. The forum will be at Watkins Museum, 1047 ... June 27, 2024 @ 12:48pm 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