LJWorld.com Headlines for September 18, 2024

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[City Commission rejects Lawrence church's nomination to local Register of Historic Places]( By: Bremen Keasey The Lawrence City Commission voted Tuesday night to reject a church's nomination for the Lawrence Register of Historic Places, expressing concerns over the size of the parcel of land it would apply to and how other nearby properties could be ... September 17, 2024 @ 9:17pm [Woman in custody after babysitter reports being attacked in Centennial Park]( By: Staff Report A woman is in custody after a babysitter reported being attacked at Centennial Park on Tuesday while holding a 4-year-old child, Lawrence police said on social media. The Lawrence Police Department said in a Facebook post that police were ... September 17, 2024 @ 8:12pm [Lawrence Schools Foundation receives $40,000 donation from Truity Credit Union at annual education breakfast]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence Schools Foundation has received a $40,000 donation from Truity Credit Union, according to a news release from the foundation on Tuesday. The release said Truity representatives presented the donation to the Lawrence Schools ... September 17, 2024 @ 5:13pm [KU students protest merger of diversity, gender offices on the Lawrence campus; fears grow that it is a step toward cutting them]( By: Chad Lawhorn When it comes to issues of gender, sexuality, diversity and other such topics, there’s a new debate at the University of Kansas: Is there an evolution or an elimination underway? KU administrators last week announced a reorganization that ... September 17, 2024 @ 4:26pm [Partnership between Douglas County and Kansas Land Trust would show residents how to protect their lands]( By: Josie Heimsoth Douglas County commissioners at their weekly meeting will hear from open space leaders who want to not only tell but show area residents how easy it can be to put legal protections on land so that it won't be developed in the future. On ... September 17, 2024 @ 1:59pm [Theatre Lawrence scares up a musical production of Mel Brooks' 'Young Frankenstein' for its season opener]( By: Kim Callahan The director of Theatre Lawrence’s “Young Frankenstein” thought about staging the season opener entirely in shades of gray — gray costumes, gray set, gray props. That would be a fitting homage to the 1974 Mel Brooks film of the same ... September 17, 2024 @ 1:49pm [St. John Oktoberfest, coming at the end of September, to feature German food, beers and live music]( By: Staff report St. John the Evangelist Catholic Parish will host its 28th annual Oktoberfest on Sept 28. The event, from 4 to 10 p.m. at 1234 Kentucky St., will feature homemade German food, premium German beers and live German music. The St. John ... September 17, 2024 @ 1:12pm [League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County's social media accounts have been suspended; they don't understand why]( By: Josie Heimsoth The League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County’s social media accounts have been suspended with election day less than two months away. Sonja Czarnecki, president of League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County, told the ... September 17, 2024 @ 1:22pm [Lawrence man who shot and injured parents last year now facing involuntary manslaughter charge in Shawnee County]( By: Kim Callahan A 22-year-old Lawrence man who shot and injured his parents last year is now facing a charge of involuntary manslaughter in Shawnee County. Dalton Vale Turner was arrested Tuesday morning on a warrant during a traffic stop by Lawrence police. ... September 17, 2024 @ 10:09am [Dole Institute to honor late Supreme Court justice Sandra Day O'Connor with top leadership prize]( By: Staff Report The Dole Institute of Politics will award its top leadership prize to the late Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, at a public program next month. It is the first time the Dole Institute has honored a ... September 17, 2024 @ 8:54am 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. 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