LJWorld.com Headlines for February 16, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [City leaders delay approving funding for Lawrence Community Shelter, ask for additional agreement details]( Lawrence city leaders have delayed approving the annual city funding for the Lawrence Community Shelter, asking first for a more detailed funding agreement. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to ... [City leaders delay approving funding for Lawrence Community Shelter, ask for additional agreement details]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence city leaders have delayed approving the annual city funding for the Lawrence Community Shelter, asking first for a more detailed funding agreement. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to ... February 15, 2022 @ 10:22pm [Police officer, people who were at home recall fatal doorway shooting as murder trial begins]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence police officer testified Tuesday that he tried to save the life of a man who was bleeding to death on another man's front stoop after being shot in the face. The officer, Steven Koenig, said he thought at first that Bryce S. ... February 15, 2022 @ 8:48pm [KU faculty expressing concern about possible cutting of degrees; Board of Regents to consider statewide review of degrees]( By: Chad Lawhorn KU leaders are considering cutting dozen of programs and degrees — including several in the arts and humanities — as budget challenges persist, and soon the Kansas Board of Regents may start its own degree-cutting process. The Board of ... February 15, 2022 @ 6:22pm [As 'Restaurant Week' nears, let's look at fun and funky food finds of 2021]( By: Chad Lawhorn Clearly, 2021 will be remembered as the year that the buffet made its triumphant return. What other news event in the year could trump that development? While the pandemic continues, our fear that buffets might be a spreading device have ... February 15, 2022 @ 5:10pm [Haskell students ask administration to consider reopening closed campus buildings]( By: Austin Hornbostel About a month into the spring 2022 semester, students at Haskell Indian Nations University are voicing concerns over some campus buildings remaining closed. The university’s Student Government Association sent a letter to Haskell’s ... February 15, 2022 @ 4:18pm [Wahlburgers chain founded by famous acting, rapping family brings its gourmet burgers to Lawrence]( By: Chad Lawhorn Lawrence’s newest upscale hamburger restaurant has one burger that features peanut butter and onion jam. Another is slathered with orange-cranberry sauce, stuffing and roasted butternut squash. What else would you expect when one of its ... February 15, 2022 @ 3:19pm [Man who drove at officer, harassed Trump rally sentenced to 30 months in prison]( By: Associated Press WICHITA — A Wichita man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison after authorities said he tried to run over a Sedgwick County courthouse police officer and harassed demonstrators at a rally in 2020 supporting former president Donald ... February 15, 2022 @ 1:23pm [Agencies have requested nearly $77 million in ARPA funding; county has only $21 million to distribute]( By: Austin Hornbostel After a letter of interest submission process where more than 100 agencies in Douglas County requested American Rescue Plan Act funding, project totals up for review add up to nearly four times the amount the county still has available to ... February 15, 2022 @ 12:15pm [Princeton scholar, political analyst Eddie Glaude Jr. to visit KU to discuss 'The Ethics of Anti-Racism']( By: Staff Report Political analyst and author Eddie Glaude Jr. will speak at the University of Kansas for a Black History Month event, KU's Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging announced Tuesday. Glaude, a distinguished professor at Princeton ... February 15, 2022 @ 9:36am [Father of baby killed in house fire charged with murder, arson]( By: Associated Press SHAWNEE — The father of an infant killed in a house fire in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, has been charged with first-degree murder and other counts in the case. The fire was reported around 1 a.m. Sunday in Shawnee, and firefighters ... February 15, 2022 @ 8:57am 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