LJWorld.com Headlines for April 11, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Former NATO commander tells KU crowd that U.S. must confront its fears over war with Russia]( Americans should become less worried about a nuclear war and more concerned about an unrestrained Vladimir Putin, the retired general who once oversaw the defense of Europe told a KU crowd on Wednesday. Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip ... [Former NATO commander tells KU crowd that U.S. must confront its fears over war with Russia]( By: Chad Lawhorn Americans should become less worried about a nuclear war and more concerned about an unrestrained Vladimir Putin, the retired general who once oversaw the defense of Europe told a KU crowd on Wednesday. Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip ... April 10, 2024 @ 10:14pm [STEAM team presents updated proposals for middle school transition, minus later Wednesday start]( By: Staff Report A team working on the STEAM transition for Liberty Memorial Central Middle School has backed away from a proposal to start the school day later on Wednesdays. At the last meeting of the Lawrence school board, the team had proposed starting at ... April 10, 2024 @ 8:58pm [North Lawrence camps are set to be shut down on Monday, but questions remain about how no-camping ordinance will be enforced]( By: Austin Hornbostel The final day that camping will be allowed in Lawrence’s downtown area and along the Kansas River levee trail is approaching, but questions remain about how that ban might actually be enforced. As the Journal-World has reported, the city in ... April 10, 2024 @ 6:48pm [2 Lawrence men sentenced in 2021 shooting during a drug deal that left a Wichita man dead]( By: Chris Conde Two Lawrence men were sentenced to prison time on Wednesday — one to more than six years and another to just over 17 years — in connection with a fatal shooting that took place in 2021 during a drug deal. The men, Javier Isidro Romero, 20, ... April 10, 2024 @ 6:36pm [No foul play suspected in death of Cole Brings Plenty, authorities say]( By: Staff report No foul play is suspected in the death of a man who had gone missing from Lawrence, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Wednesday. Cole Brings Plenty, 27, was found deceased last week in an area near 200th Street and ... April 10, 2024 @ 3:27pm [KU wins 2nd place in National Debate Tournament; team qualified for KU's 20th Final Four appearance]( By: Staff report A University of Kansas team took home a runner-up finish in the recently concluded National Debate Tournament, marking the 20th time a KU team has qualified for the Final Four in the country’s most prestigious debate competition. The KU team ... April 10, 2024 @ 2:29pm [Cousin, childhood friend of Emmett Till to speak at KU's Spencer Museum of Art]( By: Staff report The last living witness to the kidnapping of Emmett Till — which led to the murder of the Black teenager and spurred a racial reckoning in 1955 — will speak on the University of Kansas campus this month. The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., a ... April 10, 2024 @ 2:22pm [Kansas deputy fatally shoots woman holding a knife and scissors]( By: Associated Press ATTICA, Kan. — A Kansas deputy fatally shot an Oklahoma woman who was wielding a knife and scissors and lunged at another officer, investigators said. A Harper County deputy responded to a report just before 7 a.m. Tuesday of a car stopped in ... April 10, 2024 @ 1:06pm [Former economic leader of the United Nations to give lecture on KU campus]( By: Staff report The former chief economist and leading economic development official for the United Nations will be at the University of Kansas this month to deliver a lecture on the world’s economy. Elliott Harris will deliver the Self Graduated Fellowship ... April 10, 2024 @ 12:51pm [City of Lawrence seeking feedback on proposed $100K study of the effects of COVID-19 on the local housing market]( By: Austin Hornbostel A 30-day public comment period is now open for a proposed reallocation of $100,000 in pandemic relief funds toward a housing study examining the effects of COVID-19 on the City of Lawrence’s housing market. At Monday’s Affordable Housing ... April 10, 2024 @ 11:38am [Oskaloosa man wanted for obstruction in connection with teen shooting death turns himself in]( By: Chris Conde An Oskaloosa man who was wanted for obstruction in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old Lawrence boy has turned himself in. The man, Camdon Joe Collins, 21, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of ... April 10, 2024 @ 11:09am 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