LJWorld.com Headlines for June 18, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Supporters of bringing the Chiefs to Kansas have narrowed their plan and are promising tax cuts]( TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers hoping to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri are trying to win over skeptical colleagues by narrowing their proposal for encouraging the Super Bowl champions to build a new stadium and by linking it ... [Supporters of bringing the Chiefs to Kansas have narrowed their plan and are promising tax cuts]( By: By JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers hoping to lure the Kansas City Chiefs from Missouri are trying to win over skeptical colleagues by narrowing their proposal for encouraging the Super Bowl champions to build a new stadium and by linking it ... June 17, 2024 @ 11:28pm [Les Miles sues LSU, NCAA and College Football Hall of Fame over 37 vacated victories]( By: The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. — Les Miles, who coached the LSU Tigers to a 2007 national championship, is suing the university over its decision to vacate 37 of his teams' victories between 2012 and 2015. The lawsuit filed Monday in federal court in Baton ... June 17, 2024 @ 6:57pm [KU athletic department sets revenue records but experiences $2M budget shortfall]( By: Henry Greenstein During the fiscal year 2024, Kansas Athletics expects to exceed its revenue projection by $3 million, but also incurred $5 million beyond its predicted expenses, resulting in a likely shortfall of approximately $2.1 million. Athletic director ... June 17, 2024 @ 6:21pm [Fight erupts outside courthouse after murder defendant's first appearance; bond remains set at $1 million]( By: Kim Callahan A fight erupted Monday outside the Douglas County Courthouse after the man accused of killing a 17-year-old Lawrence boy made his first court appearance. Numerous supporters for the deceased, Lawrence resident Isaiah Neal, attended the brief ... June 17, 2024 @ 4:34pm [Lawrence Community Shelter Board of Directors approves agreements toward installing additional Pallet shelters behind main shelter building]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Lawrence Community Shelter Board of Directors on Monday approved a $680,050 addendum to its funding agreement with the City of Lawrence, along with a $141,000 contract for engineering services for a set of shelter improvements and the ... June 17, 2024 @ 3:55pm [Missouri woman's murder conviction tossed after 43 years; her lawyers say a police officer did it]( By: HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press A judge has overturned the conviction of a Missouri woman who was a psychiatric patient when she incriminated herself in a 1980 killing that her attorneys argue was actually committed by a now-discredited police officer. Judge Ryan Horsman ... June 17, 2024 @ 11:40am ['Rematriation celebration' for Kaw Nation prayer rock set for Saturday near Council Grove]( By: Staff report A “rematriation celebration” will take place Saturday at Allegawaho Memorial Heritage Park, the new home of the 28-ton red quartzite boulder that was returned to the Kaw Nation in 2023. The celebration of Iⁿ’zhúje’waxóbe (pronounced ... June 17, 2024 @ 11:31am [In appreciation of their service, Velocity Church creates special space for exclusive use of first responders]( By: Josie Heimsoth A Lawrence church, in appreciation of the people who protect and serve the community, has dedicated part of its building for the exclusive use of local first responders. Velocity Church, 4000 W. Sixth St., which used to house a Hy-Vee grocery ... June 17, 2024 @ 11:27am [City of Lawrence's next 5-year Capital Improvement Plan calls for $172 million in 2025 spending, nearly $530 million overall]( By: Austin Hornbostel This week, Lawrence leaders will get their first look at the city’s nearly $530 million five-year Capital Improvement Plan. At Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, commissioners are set to hear a presentation about the plan and will ... June 17, 2024 @ 11:06am [Addiction recovery is lifelong; that's why Drug Court graduates have launched a supportive alumni group, aided by Lawrence nonprofit]( By: Austin Hornbostel It’s standing room only in a Douglas County courtroom on a Friday morning in early June, but not because there’s a high profile case on the docket. Instead, the crowd is there to celebrate the three latest graduates of the Douglas County ... June 17, 2024 @ 10:58am 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