LJWorld.com Headlines for October 22, 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]( [Local nonprofit supports "no" vote on referendum question over expanding affordable housing sales tax to include homeless services]( A Lawrence nonprofit formed by a group of downtown business leaders urges residents to vote “no” on the referendum question asking for an increase in the city’s affordable housing sales tax that would help fund services to help people ... [Local nonprofit supports "no" vote on referendum question over expanding affordable housing sales tax to include homeless services]( By: Bremen Keasey A Lawrence nonprofit formed by a group of downtown business leaders urges residents to vote “no” on the referendum question asking for an increase in the city’s affordable housing sales tax that would help fund services to help people ... October 21, 2024 @ 6:56pm [Dividing Lawrence: Six scenarios for how town might get divided if voters approve City Commission districts]( By: Chad Lawhorn Here’s a fun Lawrence fact for you: Ninth Street doesn’t exist west of Kasold Drive. Granted, it is not an overly fun fact, and if you miss a curve on the western portions of Ninth Street and you and your vehicle end up in someone’s ... October 21, 2024 @ 6:38pm [Overland Park pediatric physician pleads guilty to using concealed cameras to secretly record 13 child victims]( By: Staff report An Overland Park pediatric physician pleaded guilty in federal court Monday to using concealed video cameras to secretly record 13 child victims for the purpose of producing child pornography over a three-year period from Oct. 4, 2020, to Oct. ... October 21, 2024 @ 4:12pm [Leeway Butcher closing at the end of October]( By: Staff report Leeway Butcher will be closing at the end of the month, according to a post on social media by its owners. "As you can imagine, we’re heartbroken. However, the economic climate over the past few years has been incredibly difficult for small, ... October 21, 2024 @ 3:59pm [Cordley Elementary claims 2024 Lights On! trophy, dancing to J.Lo and Will Smith]( By: Staff report Cordley Elementary students took home first-place honors at the 2024 Lights On! event, where they performed a dance medley to Jennifer Lopez and Will Smith hits. "In My Y2K Era" was the theme of this year’s edition of the Boys & Girls ... October 21, 2024 @ 3:44pm [KU's Chi Omega Fountain is gone for now, as crews undertake major renovation; return slated for May]( By: Staff report One of the University of Kansas’ most storied landmarks has been dismantled — temporarily. The Chi Omega Fountain at the west end of Jayhawk Boulevard has been removed as part of a major project to renovate the 1955 fountain that has been ... October 21, 2024 @ 2:03pm [Agencies conduct 'alarm blitz' to outfit North Lawrence homes with smoke and carbon monoxide detectors]( By: Staff report In a recent “alarm blitz,” the American Red Cross and Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical joined forces to install dozens of smoke alarms in North Lawrence homes, and they hope to do the same thing next year in another part of town. On ... October 21, 2024 @ 1:57pm [Lawrence man accused of sex crime against teen is deemed competent to stand trial]( By: Kim Callahan A Lawrence man accused of a sex crime against a young teen has been deemed competent to stand trial. The man, Quortez Eugene Longfellow Coleman, 22, is facing one felony count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child for intercourse with a ... October 21, 2024 @ 1:28pm [Baker forms partnership with Ducks Unlimited, KAWS to tackle land management challenges at Baker Wetlands]( By: Staff Report A pair of nonprofits will help manage the Baker University Wetlands on the southern edge of Lawrence, as the popular outdoor area is facing challenges with aging infrastructure and difficult habitats. {NAME} City-based Baker University ... October 21, 2024 @ 1:06pm [Lawrence author's empathy for human stories lands her that elusive book deal]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence author Amy Stuber has steadily published her short stories in magazines for years. Literary agents inquired, multiple manuscripts were sent out, but the book deal never came. Now, more than 30 years since her first short story was ... October 21, 2024 @ 11:12am [KU astronomer on space probe team that advances to next round of $1B NASA mission selection]( By: Staff Report A space probe concept with a KU team member has moved on to the next stage of evaluation for a $1 billion mission set to launch into orbit in the 2030s. The PRobe far-Infrared Mission for Astrophysics, or PRIMA, aims to detect far-infrared ... October 21, 2024 @ 10:42am 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