LJWorld.com Headlines for April 3, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence leaders favor accelerated timeline for multimillion-dollar field operations campus project]( Lawrence leaders on Tuesday signed off on about $3 million in spending for the first of two planned phases to construct the city’s new field operations campus, and also expressed their support for an accelerated project timeline that would ... [Lawrence leaders favor accelerated timeline for multimillion-dollar field operations campus project]( By: Austin Hornbostel Lawrence leaders on Tuesday signed off on about $3 million in spending for the first of two planned phases to construct the city’s new field operations campus, and also expressed their support for an accelerated project timeline that would ... April 2, 2024 @ 9:47pm [Prayer rock that Lawrence returned to Kaw Nation has been installed in Council Grove]( By: Austin Hornbostel The 28-ton red quartzite boulder sacred to the Kaw Nation that sat in Lawrence for nearly a century as a monument to white settlers has finally been installed at its new home in Council Grove. On Tuesday, Jay Johnson — professor of geography ... April 2, 2024 @ 8:48pm [Lawrence police blotter for April 2, 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 ... April 2, 2024 @ 5:59pm [Rontarus Washington Jr. wants to withdraw his guilty plea in Topeka robbery case, saying his attorney misled him; attorney says he did no such thing]( By: Chris Conde A man who spent over five years in the Douglas County Jail facing a murder charge appeared Tuesday in a Shawnee County courtroom to tell a judge that his guilty plea in a Topeka robbery case should be thrown out. Rontarus Washington Jr., 27, of ... April 2, 2024 @ 5:49pm [Truity Credit Union to build branch along Iowa Street, becoming first tenant in new KU commercial development]( By: Chad Lawhorn A credit union with a historical connection to the University of Kansas will become the first business to locate in a new venture designed to bring commercial development to the edge of the KU campus. The president and CEO of Truity Credit ... April 2, 2024 @ 5:20pm [Douglas County leaders could adopt final version of plan for conservation of county's open spaces]( By: Austin Hornbostel A comprehensive plan for open space conservation in Douglas County could earn a final stamp of approval from county leaders this week. At Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting, commissioners will consider adopting the Open Space Plan, ... April 2, 2024 @ 4:17pm [Travis Kelce brings back music festival in Kansas City with Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz, Diplo as headliners]( By: JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr., Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Travis Kelce is keeping himself busy: On the heels of winning his third Super Bowl, earning a Webby nomination for his podcasting endeavors and garnering headlines for his newfound relationship with Taylor Swift, the superstar ... April 2, 2024 @ 4:00pm [A claim that lax regulation costs Kansas millions has top GOP officials scrapping]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA — An audit released Tuesday by Kansas' attorney general concluded that the state is losing more than $20 million a year because its Insurance Department is lax in overseeing one of its programs. The department said the audit is flawed ... April 2, 2024 @ 3:28pm [Lawrence police seek suspect in domestic violence 'incident']( By: Staff Report Lawrence police are seeking a suspect in a domestic violence "incident" Sunday morning at an apartment in Lawrence, but they are providing very little detail about the alleged crime. "We’ve identified him as the suspect, have probable cause ... April 2, 2024 @ 2:53pm [Dog found dead after Monday's mobile home fire; cause determined to be 'electrical fault']( By: Staff report A dog was found dead in a mobile home that was destroyed by fire Monday. As the Journal-World reported, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical responded to the fire shortly before 1 p.m. Monday at 110 North Michigan St. Investigators have ... April 2, 2024 @ 1:44pm [Kansas GOP lawmakers revive a plan to stop giving voters 3 extra days to return mail ballots]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — Republican legislators in Kansas have revived a proposal to stop giving voters three extra days after polls close to return mail ballots after making key concessions in a bid to get enough votes from rural GOP lawmakers to overcome ... April 2, 2024 @ 9:30am 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