LJWorld.com Headlines for November 16, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County leaders approve new pay scale for public safety personnel; they hope it will help keep pace with other area agencies]( Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a restructured pay scale for the sheriff's office and the county's Criminal Justice Services in an effort to improve recruitment and retention and keep pace with other agencies. ... [Douglas County leaders approve new pay scale for public safety personnel; they hope it will help keep pace with other area agencies]( By: Matt Resnick Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved a restructured pay scale for the sheriff's office and the county's Criminal Justice Services in an effort to improve recruitment and retention and keep pace with other agencies. ... November 15, 2023 @ 9:52pm [All under one roof: DCCCA's completed service center will soon house nearly all of its social service programs]( By: Austin Hornbostel One of the largest nonprofit agencies in Lawrence will soon be able to say nearly every one of its wide array of services is operating under one roof. That’s because DCCCA’s new $7 million, 17,000-square-foot service center at 1739 E. 23rd ... November 15, 2023 @ 6:49pm [Regents approve $100M-plus price increase for KU football stadium, gateway project; $250M cancer center building also gets green light]( By: Chad Lawhorn Emporia — An expected $100 million-plus increase in the price of the University of Kansas’ football stadium and campus gateway project produced no worries for the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday. Regents at their monthly meeting at ... November 15, 2023 @ 5:32pm [Lawrence police blotter for Nov. 15, 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 ... November 15, 2023 @ 5:11pm [A suspicious letter to the top elections agency in Kansas appears harmless, authorities say]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — The substance in a suspicious letter sent to the top elections agency in Kansas doesn't appear to have been hazardous, and the mail appeared unrelated to threatening letters sent to election offices in other states, the Kansas Bureau ... November 15, 2023 @ 4:29pm [December preliminary hearing set for former KU basketball player charged with rape]( By: Chris Conde A December preliminary hearing was set on Wednesday in Douglas County District Court for a former University of Kansas basketball player accused of raping a woman. The man, Arterio Demetrius Morris, 20, of Dallas, faces one felony count of rape ... November 15, 2023 @ 3:08pm [Construction of 'street-style plaza' at Centennial Skate Park to begin Thursday]( By: Austin Hornbostel Starting Thursday, Centennial Skate Park will be closed as work to construct an addition to the park begins. As the Journal-World reported, the city is integrating a “street-style plaza” with the existing skate park elements at Centennial ... November 15, 2023 @ 1:40pm [Lawrence police take burglary suspect into custody after chase and crash, seek public's help in identifying 2 more suspects]( By: Chris Conde An auto burglary suspect crashed into a building early Wednesday morning while fleeing from police before he was arrested, and police are asking for the public's help in identifying two additional suspects. Police were alerted to alleged auto ... November 15, 2023 @ 11:39am [Lawrence man charged with second-degree murder in connection with summer shooting death]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 4:06 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 A Lawrence man was charged Wednesday with second-degree murder in connection with a shooting death in June. The man, Maliqe Crenshaw, 22, was arrested by Lawrence police around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday in the ... November 15, 2023 @ 10:18am [Lawrence public schools in wait-and-see approach on proposed reform to background checks]( By: Matt Resnick Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach recently endorsed a report from the state's Medicaid inspector general that could serve as a basis for increased scrutiny into the backgrounds of Kansas public school employees. Kobach said on Nov. 1 that he ... November 15, 2023 @ 10:04am 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