LJWorld.com Headlines for May 24, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [PHOTOS: 2024 Bishop Seabury Academy commencement]( Bishop Seabury Academy celebrated its 2024 graduating class on Thursday with a commencement ceremony in the school gymnasium. [PHOTOS: 2024 Bishop Seabury Academy commencement]( By: Bishop Seabury Academy celebrated its 2024 graduating class on Thursday with a commencement ceremony in the school gymnasium. May 23, 2024 @ 9:18pm [Lawrence Community Shelter board authorizes shelter director to establish $500,000 line of credit]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Lawrence Community Shelter Board of Directors on Thursday authorized the shelter’s director to establish a line of credit of up to half a million dollars on behalf of the shelter. At Thursday’s board of directors meeting, board members ... May 23, 2024 @ 8:45pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 23, 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 ... May 23, 2024 @ 6:15pm [Busker Festival, Arts Center anniversary, Lawrence City Band concert and more upcoming events]( By: Sarah Parsons Friday, May 24: Lawrence Busker Festival begins at 5 p.m. in downtown Lawrence; see lawrencebuskerfest.com for map and street performance schedules. Free admission; tips welcome. Lawrence Arts Center’s 50th Anniversary celebration: New ... May 23, 2024 @ 4:17pm [Man convicted this week of battering a corrections officer at jail is ordered to stand trial for allegedly punching deputy in courtroom]( By: Chris Conde A man who was convicted on Monday of spitting in the mouth of a corrections officer was ordered to stand trial on Thursday for allegedly punching a deputy in the face during a trial in 2022. The man, John Timothy Price, 36, is charged in ... May 23, 2024 @ 3:55pm [Manager at The Village resigns; Lawrence Community Shelter leaders are overseeing the community for now]( By: Austin Hornbostel The manager of The Village — the community of 64-square-foot cabins for people experiencing homelessness operated by the Lawrence Community Shelter — stepped down earlier this month, the Journal-World has learned. On Thursday, LCS ... May 23, 2024 @ 3:13pm [City of Lawrence to host community engagement sessions for feedback on 2025 budget priorities]( By: Staff report In the coming weeks, the City of Lawrence will host a pair of engagement sessions where community members will be able to work together using the city’s online budget simulation tool to create a balanced budget for 2025. The city announced ... May 23, 2024 @ 4:30pm [Girod describes balancing act KU undertook in response to campus protests, says camping created concerns]( By: Chad Lawhorn Peaceful protests were fine, but attempts by pro-Palestinian activists to camp on the KU campus recently were a step too far, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said in a recent interview. “For the most part, they did a really nice job of holding ... May 23, 2024 @ 2:13pm [Man accused of shooting up neighborhood on day of boy's funeral ordered to stand trial]( By: Kim Callahan A man who is accused of shooting up an eastern Lawrence neighborhood on the day of a boy’s funeral last year has been ordered to stand trial in Douglas County District Court. The defendant, Dominic Sanders, 25, pleaded not guilty on Thursday ... May 23, 2024 @ 1:57pm 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