LJWorld.com Headlines for August 22, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [After hearing more about K-State Research and Extension funding, county leaders are still asking what their role is]( After hearing more about K-State Research and Extension's services and how they're funded, Douglas County commissioners still have questions about what role they should play — especially when it comes to funding the extension's cost-of-living ... [After hearing more about K-State Research and Extension funding, county leaders are still asking what their role is]( By: Josie Heimsoth After hearing more about K-State Research and Extension's services and how they're funded, Douglas County commissioners still have questions about what role they should play — especially when it comes to funding the extension's cost-of-living ... August 21, 2024 @ 9:32pm [Lawrence's GIS team earns achievement award for sidewalk model that helps illustrate pedestrian demand]( By: Bremen Keasey The Geographic Information System team for the City of Lawrence has earned a Special Achievement Award for its work on the sidewalk network model that is being used to prioritize the construction and repair of new sidewalks in the city. Darren ... August 21, 2024 @ 6:13pm [Fire at Brandon Woods was caused by 'improper discarding of smoking material']( By: Staff report The cause of the fire Monday at Brandon Woods at Alvamar has been determined to be accidental due to improper discarding of smoking material, according to a news release Wednesday from Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical. As the Journal-World ... August 21, 2024 @ 5:06pm [Mom sentenced to life in prison after her 2-year-old son fatally shot her 4-year-old daughter]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — A Kansas mother whose 2-year-old son fatally shot his 4-year-old sister has been sentenced to life in prison. Mariann Belair, 24, won't be eligible for parole until she's served 25 years under the sentence imposed Tuesday in Shawnee ... August 21, 2024 @ 4:50pm [Family barricaded themselves in room to get away from man with knife, police say; officers helped them escape]( By: Staff Report After a family barricaded themselves in a room to get away from a man with a knife early Wednesday morning, Lawrence police helped them escape and took the man into custody, according to the police department's social media. The Lawrence Police ... August 21, 2024 @ 4:43pm [Freedom, health, fresh air: Safe Routes program can give kids a boost before and after school]( By: Bremen Keasey Walking to school with your friends. Riding your bike home on a nice sunny day. These types of activities were a rite of passage for a lot of older adults who remember them fondly, even if they weren't aware of any particular health ... August 21, 2024 @ 4:16pm [Big move-in days at KU dorms set for Thursday, Friday, with traffic jams likely; key KU dates, including two big downtown parties]( By: Summer doesn’t end with a bang in Lawrence — but, maybe, a honk or two. You know summer is over when the long line of vehicles — pillows crammed against the back window, a lamp dangling out the passenger door and a bundle of nerves and ... August 21, 2024 @ 3:54pm [KU wins $26M grant to create new research center that aims to make refrigerants more environmentally friendly]( By: Chad Lawhorn Story updated at 5:12 p.m. Aug. 21: The University of Kansas has won a $26 million federal grant — one of its largest in history — to help develop new technologies that will make everything from air conditioners to refrigerators more ... August 21, 2024 @ 3:41pm 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