LJWorld.com Headlines for March 20, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence leaders hear update on homelessness efforts — and more than an hour of public comments]( Lawrence leaders on Tuesday were given an update on a number of efforts related to homelessness, including the opening of the Lawrence Community Shelter’s village of 64-square-foot Pallet cabins and the coinciding closure of homeless camps in ... [Lawrence leaders hear update on homelessness efforts — and more than an hour of public comments]( By: Austin Hornbostel Lawrence leaders on Tuesday were given an update on a number of efforts related to homelessness, including the opening of the Lawrence Community Shelter’s village of 64-square-foot Pallet cabins and the coinciding closure of homeless camps in ... March 19, 2024 @ 10:03pm [Crime reports on KU campus fall in 2023, continuing major reversal from earlier this decade]( By: Chad Lawhorn The latest crime statistics for the University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus continue to tell a story that has been years in the making — reported crime just isn’t as common as it used to be on Mt. Oread. The KU Police Department took ... March 19, 2024 @ 5:12pm [Lawrence police blotter for March 19, 2024]( 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 ... March 19, 2024 @ 5:13pm [Douglas County leaders to consider site plan extension for Lawrence private school]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County leaders on Wednesday will consider granting an extension for a Lawrence private school’s site plan as it works to determine its long-term location. At Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting, commissioners will consider ... March 19, 2024 @ 3:58pm [Man wanted in connection with Lawrence residential armed robbery arrested in Missouri]( By: Staff Report A man wanted in connection with an armed robbery at a Lawrence residence has been taken into custody in Missouri, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The man, Markcus Trey Sanders, 29, of Kansas City, Kansas, is wanted in ... March 19, 2024 @ 3:47pm [DA’s office reopens investigation into baby's 2016 death at a Eudora day care; Valdez declines to provide details, but move comes as state faces wrongful-conviction lawsuit]( By: Chris Conde The Douglas County District Attorney’s Office has reopened the investigation into an infant’s death in 2016 at a Eudora day care amid an ongoing wrongful-conviction lawsuit. The office claims there's new evidence warranting a new ... March 19, 2024 @ 2:22pm [Lawrence police locate vehicle alleged to have hit a woman and killed her dog]( By: Staff Report Lawrence police announced on Tuesday morning that they had located a vehicle and interviewed its driver in connection with a hit-and-run incident on Monday that resulted in critical injuries for a 74-year-old woman and the death of the dog she ... March 19, 2024 @ 12:21pm [FBI Director Christopher Wray to deliver keynote address at upcoming KU cybersecurity conference]( By: Staff report FBI Director Christopher Wray will be the keynote speaker next month at an annual University of Kansas conference that brings together national experts on cybersecurity. Wray will deliver an address at 8:30 a.m. on April 4 at the Kansas Union. ... March 19, 2024 @ 11:55am [Man's car strikes light pole on Massachusetts Street, which breaks out barbershop window]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 19 A man's car jumped the curb Tuesday in downtown Lawrence, striking a light pole, which then fell and broke a window of a local business. Crews were busy cleaning up around and inside the business, ... March 19, 2024 @ 11:33am 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