LJWorld.com Headlines for July 4, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> Special Offer - 40% off All-Access to LJWorld.com If you haven’t already, please consider supporting local journalism through a digital subscription to LJWorld.com. Subscribers are the No. 1 source of revenue that supports our local journalists. [Subscribe Today]( [Town Talk | Plans to convert old East Lawrence Quonset hut building into unique restaurant, entertainment venue stall]( On Wednesday I gave you information about Lawrence developer Tony Krsnich and his plans to tear down a couple of downtown buildings on the old Allen Press property near 11th and New Hampshire streets. But Krsnich — developer of the Warehouse ... [Plans to convert old East Lawrence Quonset hut building into unique restaurant, entertainment venue stall]( By: Chad Lawhorn On Wednesday I gave you information about Lawrence developer Tony Krsnich and his plans to tear down a couple of downtown buildings on the old Allen Press property near 11th and New Hampshire streets. But Krsnich — developer of the Warehouse ... July 4, 2024 @ 12:00am [PHOTOS: Rainy weather shakes up 2024 Lawrence Summerfest]( By: Despite the damp weather on Wednesday, Lawrence's Summerfest celebration went on at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. The drone show originally planned for the event didn't happen, and some of the annual celebration's features had to adjust to the ... July 3, 2024 @ 11:08pm [Nocturnal wildlife expedition, City Band concert and more upcoming events]( By: Sarah Parsons Friday, July 5: Breakfast for Dinner with the Animals, 6-8 p.m., Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St. $15 admission, 2 and under free; enroll online at lprd.org. Saturday, July 6: Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market, ... July 3, 2024 @ 9:38pm [Charges dismissed against 2 men accused of rape after prosecutor says alleged victim can't be located]( By: Chris Conde Charges against two men accused of rape were dismissed on Wednesday in Douglas County District Court after the prosecution said it was unable to find the alleged victim to testify. The cases against Dionte Lamont Brown, 22, of Topeka; and ... July 3, 2024 @ 6:38pm [Douglas County's annual budget hearings will commence next week; proposed budget totals $206 million and holds mill levy flat]( By: Josie Heimsoth Douglas County’s budget hearings are starting next week, and County Administrator Sarah Plinsky along with her staff are proposing a $206 million budget and a plan to keep the property tax rate flat for 2025. As the Journal-World reported, ... July 3, 2024 @ 6:36pm [Lawrence woman pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in boyfriend's fentanyl death]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence woman who used the dark web to acquire illegal drugs agreed in her plea deal Wednesday to serve prison time in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of her boyfriend. The woman, Chloe Lyn Colby, 23, was originally charged with ... July 3, 2024 @ 4:52pm [Lecompton's Aunt Netters Cafe ranks as 4th best pie shop in America on USA Today's reader's choice list]( By: Josie Heimsoth A Lecompton cafe has made its way into the Top 5 on USA Today’s reader's choice list of the best pie shops in America. Aunt Netters Cafe, a family-owned eatery offering homestyle meals to the Lecompton area, ranked fourth on USA Today's ... July 3, 2024 @ 3:12pm [Ex-Kansas stars Chalmers, Collins file class-action lawsuit vs. NCAA, others over March Madness]( By: The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas stars Mario Chalmers and Sherron Collins are among 16 former men's college basketball players who have sued the NCAA and multiple conferences, claiming they are profiting from the unauthorized use of their names, images ... July 3, 2024 @ 3:02pm [First haircut: Father and son memorialize visit to same Lawrence barber 35 years apart]( By: Kim Callahan Benjamin Kincaid doesn’t live here anymore, but when it was time for his baby’s first haircut, he headed straight to Lawrence. Downtown barber Mike Amyx gave Benjamin his first haircut 35 years ago, an event memorialized with a fuzzy film ... July 3, 2024 @ 2:31pm [From a No. 1 country music act in {NAME} City to a war memorial in KC, area communities to host celebrations, fireworks shows]( By: Staff report Fireworks displays have become hard to find in Lawrence. As a reminder, it is against city ordinances to shoot most types of fireworks inside the city limits of Lawrence. The community fireworks show, often held along the Kansas River near ... July 3, 2024 @ 2:17pm [Lawrence man on parole in 2006 killing sentenced to 21 months in prison for 'violent' battery after plea deal]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 3:35 p.m. Wednesday, July 3 A Lawrence man who was on parole in connection with a 2006 killing was sentenced to more prison time on Wednesday for a 2023 incident in which he was charged with a sex crime that was later pleaded down ... July 3, 2024 @ 12:27pm [Developer finalizes purchase of old Allen Press properties on south end of downtown; hopes to soon demolish two buildings]( By: Chad Lawhorn One bit of change already has come for the property at and around the northeast corner of 11th and Massachusetts streets. Now, we’re waiting to see if another piece of change comes, this one via a bulldozer and wrecking ball. The first bit ... July 3, 2024 @ 12:13pm [Summerfest will go on tonight 'despite any weather,' city says]( By: Staff report The City of Lawrence has made some adjustments to ensure Summerfest 24 will go on tonight "despite any weather that may arrive." The main music stage has moved to the covered pavilion at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, and the kids' activities, ... July 3, 2024 @ 10:23am 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