LJWorld.com Headlines for July 31, 2018

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [New Explore Lawrence sales director says Lawrence can be 'top destination' for conventions]( As more hotels go up in Lawrence, local tourism leaders think the city has the potential to attract more conventions and other meetings. The city’s convention and visitors bureau, Explore Lawrence, recently hired a new director of sales, ... Checkers Foods [New Explore Lawrence sales director says Lawrence can be 'top destination' for conventions]( By: Rochelle Valverde As more hotels go up in Lawrence, local tourism leaders think the city has the potential to attract more conventions and other meetings. The city’s convention and visitors bureau, Explore Lawrence, recently hired a new director of sales, ... July 31, 2018 @ 10:05am [Kobach’s running mate lends $1.5 million to campaign, finance reports show]( By: Peter Hancock TOPEKA – Willis “Wink” Hartman, the Wichita oil executive who is running as Republican gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach’s running mate, has loaned the Kobach campaign more than $1.5 million since March, according to campaign finance ... July 31, 2018 @ 8:41am [KU sees increased demand for student mental health services]( By: Joanna Hlavacek Some have called the situation a “crisis.” But Michael Maestas, director of Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at the University of Kansas, wouldn’t go that far, at least in describing conditions on his campus. But you ... July 31, 2018 @ 12:00am [Eudora bar murder defendant says he had been drinking heavily, feared for his life]( By: Sara Shepherd A former Army convoy driver who served in Iraq, Danny W. Queen said he went into a Eudora bar the night of June 23, 2017, in a state of mind that was normal for him in unfamiliar situations: vigilant. When Queen later got kicked out of that bar ... July 30, 2018 @ 9:04pm [Work shut down on west Lawrence senior housing project after company goes out of business]( By: Chad Lawhorn This is the time dozens of residents were supposed to be moving into a unique multimillion-dollar west Lawrence housing project for people 62 and over. Instead, work has been stopped after the project’s construction company suddenly went out ... July 30, 2018 @ 3:12pm [Koch brothers' network won't help top GOP Senate candidate in key state]( By: Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. — The conservative Koch brothers' network declared Monday that it will not help elect the Republican Senate candidate in North Dakota, turning its back on the GOP in a marquee election — at least for now — after ... July 30, 2018 @ 2:52pm [Funeral services announced for Fire Chief Mark Bradford]( By: Rochelle Valverde Funeral services for local Fire Chief Mark Bradford, who died Thursday, will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive, according to Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. A visitation will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lawrence ... July 30, 2018 @ 2:27pm [Woman dies after SUV crashes into Topeka cafe]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — An 80-year-old woman who was injured when a vehicle slammed into a Topeka cafe where she was sitting has died. An obituary for Joyce Kasson says she died Saturday but doesn't give a cause of death. Kasson was injured Thursday when a ... July 30, 2018 @ 2:22pm [Lawrence police blotter for July 30]( By: Sara Shepherd Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and includes 144 ... July 30, 2018 @ 1:16pm [Kobach releases internal poll showing him ahead in GOP primary]( By: Peter Hancock TOPEKA — The Republican primary for governor in Kansas got a little more interesting over the weekend when Kris Kobach, the current secretary of state, released an internal poll showing him nine points ahead of incumbent Gov. Jeff Colyer, ... July 30, 2018 @ 12:51pm [Lawrence dog smacks down hawk eyeing family's backyard chickens]( By: Kim Callahan A Lawrence dog is being credited with an act of backyard heroism — or maybe with just being a darn good dog — after batting a hawk out of the air to save his people's chickens. Lawrence residents Taylor and Kailey Petrehn, who own 1900 ... July 30, 2018 @ 12:49pm [Dole endorses Colyer in GOP primary for Kansas governor]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Former presidential candidate and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole has endorsed Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer in the state's Republican primary. Colyer's campaign announced the endorsement from the 95-year-old Kansas political icon ... July 30, 2018 @ 11:26am Keys of Joy 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 manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044