LJWorld.com Headlines for May 30, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [More work is ahead before new Land Development Code is ready for approval]( There’s still plenty of back-and-forth to come before new rules for how Lawrence ought to grow are ready for consideration and approval. On Wednesday, members of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission were weighing whether now was ... [More work is ahead before new Land Development Code is ready for approval]( By: Austin Hornbostel There’s still plenty of back-and-forth to come before new rules for how Lawrence ought to grow are ready for consideration and approval. On Wednesday, members of the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission were weighing whether now was ... May 29, 2024 @ 9:38pm [Kansas Highway 10 interchange at 6th Street to close for KDOT project in early June]( By: Staff report The Kansas Department of Transportation plans to begin the next phase of its project at the U.S. Highway 40-Kansas Highway 10 interchange in Lawrence on Monday. KDOT announced the next phase of the project in a news release on Wednesday. It ... May 29, 2024 @ 3:28pm [Kansas special legislative session on tax cuts set to begin in June]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly announced Wednesday that she will call a special legislative session on tax cuts beginning June 18. The move comes after the Democratic governor vetoed three Republican plans to cut taxes this year, setting up ... May 29, 2024 @ 3:23pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 29, 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 29, 2024 @ 3:43pm [KU Athletic Director Travis Goff agrees to contract extension; salary rises to $1.3M]( By: Henry Greenstein Updated 4:21 p.m. Wednesday: Kansas athletic director Travis Goff has received a raise to a starting base salary of $1.3 million and a contract extension through 2031, KU announced Wednesday afternoon. “I am thankful to Chancellor Girod for ... May 29, 2024 @ 2:43pm [Dashiell, The Raven's beloved bookselling cat, is retiring soon, but first he's having a weeklong celebration]( By: Kim Callahan If your working life has consisted of loafing in the sun with your nose in a book and being admired by nearly everyone who lays eyes on you, can you even imagine what splendor retirement holds? Dashiell, the longtime bookstore cat at The Raven, ... May 29, 2024 @ 2:25pm [New LMH Health chief financial officer joins board for first meeting since his hire]( By: Austin Hornbostel At Wednesday’s LMH Health Board of Trustees meeting, a familiar face joined the group as the hospital’s new top financial leader. The meeting was longtime Lawrence leader Rob Chestnut’s first as CFO since he joined the organization on May ... May 29, 2024 @ 10:15am [South Park wading pool in need of ‘substantial renovations,’ won’t open in 2024]( By: Staff report The wading pool at South Park will not open for the 2024 season, and it needs “substantial renovations” if it is to open again in the future. The City of Lawrence detailed the challenges with the wading pool in a news release on Tuesday. ... May 29, 2024 @ 10:14am 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