LJWorld.com Headlines for September 19, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> Special Offer - All-Access to LJWorld.com $30 for 6 months - Just 17¢ per day! 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]( [Douglas County leaders approve extension of current fire and medical agreement with City of Lawrence; it will give them more time to craft a new one]( To give the City of Lawrence and Douglas County more time to figure out their next fire and medical services agreement, county commissioners on Wednesday approved an extension of the current agreement through the end of 2025. The commission ... [Douglas County leaders approve extension of current fire and medical agreement with City of Lawrence; it will give them more time to craft a new one]( By: Josie Heimsoth To give the City of Lawrence and Douglas County more time to figure out their next fire and medical services agreement, county commissioners on Wednesday approved an extension of the current agreement through the end of 2025. The commission ... September 18, 2024 @ 9:15pm [Man gets probation for felony criminal threat; judge grants lighter sentence, citing severe addiction issues]( By: Kim Callahan A Lawrence man with a lengthy criminal record narrowly avoided a prison term Wednesday for felony criminal threat after a Douglas County judge granted a departure from the state sentencing guidelines and gave him probation instead. “If you ... September 18, 2024 @ 6:04pm [KU's $10M request for architecture school expansion wins preliminary approval]( By: Chad Lawhorn The University of Kansas’ hope of winning $10 million in state funding to help spur an expansion of its architecture and design school has cleared one hurdle. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday unanimously agreed to recommend the ... September 18, 2024 @ 5:41pm [KU's to-do list: Right-size the Lawrence campus; new master plan says it may be 20% too large]( By: Chad Lawhorn During the next 10 years the University of Kansas may be able to get rid of 20% of all of its building space on the Lawrence campus, according to KU’s recently completed master plan. In fact, the plan says if KU wants to remain financially ... September 18, 2024 @ 5:28pm [Lawrence-Douglas County League of Women Voters' social media pages have been restored after not having access for a week]( By: Josie Heimsoth The League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County’s social media has been restored after staff was unable to access the accounts for a week. According to a post on the nonprofit’s Facebook page, both its Facebook and Instagram accounts ... September 18, 2024 @ 4:43pm [Lawrence adds 11 new city services for residents to request in city's app, including pothole repairs]( By: Bremen Keasey The city of Lawrence’s app now allows residents to make 11 new types of service requests, including pothole and pavement repairs and stormwater issues. The city announced the expanded service requests offered by the web app, called ... September 18, 2024 @ 3:52pm [Donna Kelce is making her film debut in 2 Hallmark movies — football-themed, of course]( By: Associated Press Donna Kelce is the latest family member to make her mark on the world of entertainment, cameoing in two upcoming Hallmark Christmas movies that, naturally, are football-themed. True to form, she won't be playing favorites between her sons, ... September 18, 2024 @ 1:51pm [Thwarted in their Haskell investigation, congressional committees seek documents, explanation from Interior secretary]( By: Kim Callahan Members of Congress are still at apparent loggerheads with the U.S. Department of the Interior as they try to obtain information related to their investigation of alleged misconduct at Haskell Indian Nations University and the Bureau of Indian ... September 18, 2024 @ 10:37am 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