LJWorld.com Headlines for September 26, 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]( [Program that helps frequent 911 callers hasn't gathered much data, but Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical says it's making a difference]( A program that helps frequent 911 callers connect to non-emergency services hasn't gathered much data yet, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been making a difference, county leaders heard on Wednesday. At the Douglas County Commission's meeting ... [Program that helps frequent 911 callers hasn't gathered much data, but Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical says it's making a difference]( By: Josie Heimsoth A program that helps frequent 911 callers connect to non-emergency services hasn't gathered much data yet, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been making a difference, county leaders heard on Wednesday. At the Douglas County Commission's meeting ... September 25, 2024 @ 9:40pm [Group that helped return prayer rock to Kaw Nation will host open house about how Robinson Park should evolve]( By: Bremen Keasey More than a year after the prayer rock that stood in Robinson Park was returned to the Kaw Nation, the team behind that effort will be hosting an open house on Thursday to discuss some ideas for the future of the little park downtown. The focal ... September 25, 2024 @ 6:28pm [Jury finds man guilty of fleeing police and reckless driving after wrong-way chase on K-10]( By: Staff report A Douglas County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer and reckless driving in a case that involved the man driving the wrong way on Kansas Highway 10. Eliu D. Sanchez initiated a police ... September 25, 2024 @ 5:06pm [KU researcher wins grant that could help solar projects and agriculture co-exist; a sparse update on Kansas Sky Energy Center project]( By: Chad Lawhorn Sam Zipper, a scientist at the KU-based Kansas Geological Survey, has no involvement in the big, controversial solar project that has been proposed for more than 600 acres of farmland in northern Douglas County. But he’s sure heard the ... September 25, 2024 @ 4:00pm [Man gets mandatory prison sentence for aggravated assault with gun after victim tells court he forgives him]( By: Kim Callahan An Overbrook man who assaulted another man with a firearm last summer was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison for the crime. The man, Kevin Lee Lemon, 54, pleaded no contest to the offense on July 3 in Douglas County District Court. The ... September 25, 2024 @ 12:47pm 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