LJWorld.com Headlines for October 26, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Questions about possible tax increases loom over discussion of Douglas County’s Open Space Plan]( To safeguard its undeveloped lands, Douglas County has several options — from creating a new department to establishing a grant program — but county leaders want the right facts first about whether they'd have to raise taxes to pay for it. ... [Questions about possible tax increases loom over discussion of Douglas County’s Open Space Plan]( By: Matt Resnick To safeguard its undeveloped lands, Douglas County has several options — from creating a new department to establishing a grant program — but county leaders want the right facts first about whether they'd have to raise taxes to pay for it. ... October 25, 2023 @ 10:53pm [Lawrence police blotter for Oct. 25, 2023]( By: 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 up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... October 25, 2023 @ 5:30pm [Lawrence defendants reject plea offer in 2018 heroin death case]( By: Chris Conde Two defendants rejected plea deals from the state to resolve charges of distributing heroin that led to a Lawrence woman’s death in 2018. Jessica Leigh Silkiner-Gallardo, 38, and Timothy Edward Thompson, 42, both of Lawrence, are each ... October 25, 2023 @ 4:35pm [Annual downtown trick-or-treating event taking place again next week]( By: Staff report An annual trick-or-treating event that draws plenty of kids to downtown Lawrence will return on Tuesday evening. Participating downtown businesses will begin handing out candy at 5 p.m. on Halloween, next Tuesday, “until their candy runs ... October 25, 2023 @ 4:37pm [Amtrak needs a new caretaker to keep Lawrence's Santa Fe depot doors open for its early-morning train]( By: Austin Hornbostel If you’re catching a ride out of Lawrence’s Santa Fe train depot on the 5:09 a.m. train to Chicago, the odds are high that the doors to the station’s waiting area will be closed and locked. Lately, it’s a more common sight to instead ... October 25, 2023 @ 4:25pm [Dole Institute to honor first woman to coach in a Super Bowl at upcoming leadership lecture]( By: Staff report A Kansan who became the first woman to be a member of an NFL coaching staff in the Super Bowl will give the Elizabeth Dole Women in Leadership Lecture at KU next month. Katie Sowers, currently an administrator and women’s flag football coach ... October 25, 2023 @ 1:43pm [Attorney requests trial delay due to court's digital records still being inaccessible after statewide security incident]( By: Chris Conde A statewide security incident that has made court records inaccessible online is being felt in courtrooms, and in at least one case locally it has led to a request to delay a trial — a request that was denied. A Douglas County judge on ... October 25, 2023 @ 1:35pm [LHS' science department to host 'Chesty's Haunted House' this weekend]( By: Staff Report The science department at Lawrence High School will be hosting a family-friendly haunted house on Sunday. "Chesty's Haunted House," a fundraiser to help the department purchase supplies for the school year, is scheduled from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and ... October 25, 2023 @ 11:14am [City says load of wooden pallets seen near city-supported tent site has nothing to do with camp]( By: Chris Conde A load of wooden pallets was seen backed into the road near the city-supported campsite for people experiencing homelessness on Tuesday, but the city said they weren’t for the North Lawrence camp. Around 12:30 p.m. Lawrence police officers ... October 25, 2023 @ 10:52am [Firefighters respond to fire at secluded riverside camp caused by repurposed wood-burning stove; no injuries reported]( By: Chris Conde Fire crews extinguished a fire at a remote riverside camp near Burcham Park on Saturday that investigators believe was caused by a “repurposed wood-burning stove." Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews responded to the 200 block of ... October 25, 2023 @ 10:26am [New federal data shows rape reports on KU's Lawrence campus last year more than doubled]( By: Chad Lawhorn Story updated at 4:36 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 25: The number of reported rapes on the University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus last year more than doubled from a year earlier. The number of “dating violence” crimes also soared, increasing ... October 25, 2023 @ 9:51am 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