LJWorld.com Headlines for December 7, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lenexa man sentenced to prison for sexual assault after judge declines to go along with plea agreement for probation]( A Lenexa man was sentenced to prison on Friday in connection with a sexual assault, much to the surprise of his attorney and the prosecutor as the judge declined to grant probation. The man, Jose Garcia Melgarejo, 41, pleaded guilty in October ... [Lenexa man sentenced to prison for sexual assault after judge declines to go along with plea agreement for probation]( By: Chris Conde A Lenexa man was sentenced to prison on Friday in connection with a sexual assault, much to the surprise of his attorney and the prosecutor as the judge declined to grant probation. The man, Jose Garcia Melgarejo, 41, pleaded guilty in October ... December 6, 2024 @ 5:41pm [Lawrence commissioners to consider redesign of part of Mass Street to add protected bike lanes, reduce lanes for cars]( By: Bremen Keasey City commissioners will consider approving a redesign of a portion of Mass Street that shrinks space for cars from four to three lanes and adds protected bike lanes as part of a multimodal redesign. The potential addition of bike lanes to ... December 6, 2024 @ 4:54pm [Lawrence school board to consider final approval of new phone-free classroom policy for high schools]( By: Josie Heimsoth Lawrence school board members will consider approving a new cellphone policy that would make high school classrooms phone-free during instructional time. On Monday, school board members will be reviewing a new draft of the high schools ... December 6, 2024 @ 4:36pm [Lawrence man gets 4.5 years in prison for child sexual abuse; woman details yearslong trauma to court]( By: Kim Callahan A 57-year-old man looked away Friday as a young woman described to a Douglas County judge how he had stolen her childhood with years of sexual abuse. “You’re so mature for your age,” she said Scott Waisner told her when she was just 14 ... December 6, 2024 @ 4:00pm [City of Lawrence hosting public contest to name snow plow]( By: Staff report The City of Lawrence is inviting residents to participate in a contest to name a city snow plow. From Saturday through Dec. 13, Lawrence residents can submit their snowplow name suggestions at lawrenceks.org/snow. "This fun, interactive event ... December 6, 2024 @ 12:26pm [Watkins Museum exhibit to look at Lawrence's 'Honk for Hemp' man and local marijuana legalization efforts]( By: Staff report The Watkins Museum of History is hosting an exhibit featuring the efforts of a longtime Lawrence hemp activist and the fight to legalize marijuana locally. The exhibit, "Honk for Change," created by several University of Kansas museum studies ... December 6, 2024 @ 11:41am [Barricaded man found dead inside home near Eudora after woman killed, sheriff says]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 6:25 Friday, Dec. 6 A man and woman were found dead inside a rural Douglas County residence south of Eudora on Friday afternoon after a 20-hour stand-off with police. The incident began just before 9 p.m. on Thursday when a woman ... December 6, 2024 @ 11:03am [Hundreds of Nativity scenes from across the globe — from the somber to the playful — on display at Lawrence church; see what's new this year]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence church has been collecting Christmas Nativities from around the globe for over 30 years and is inviting the public, as it does every year, to view its latest depictions of the night of Jesus' birth in the Bethlehem manger. Centenary ... December 6, 2024 @ 10:52am 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