LJWorld.com Headlines for July 9, 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]( [Lawrence school board approves renewal of Gaggle software]( After a public commenter addressed concerns with the Lawrence school board renewing the annual subscription for a security system monitoring students’ computer use, the board held further discussions before ultimately renewing their deal with ... [Lawrence school board approves renewal of Gaggle software]( By: Josie Heimsoth After a public commenter addressed concerns with the Lawrence school board renewing the annual subscription for a security system monitoring students’ computer use, the board held further discussions before ultimately renewing their deal with ... July 8, 2024 @ 9:53pm [Proposed plan for Outdoor Aquatic Center renovation includes lazy river, new splash pad]( By: Bremen Keasey The major renovation proposed for the Outdoor Aquatic Center at 727 Kentucky St. gives the space a major facelift by gutting lots of the current pool area and replacing it with a lazy river, splash pad and shallow pool. The aquatic center was ... July 8, 2024 @ 8:24pm [County commissioners at budget hearing have questions about plan to reduce staff at Lawrence fire and medical department]( By: Josie Heimsoth The Douglas County Commission’s budget hearings opened with many questions regarding a proposed decrease in firefighter staff and the departments’ station expansion project. County commissioners, at their first hearing for the 2025 budget ... July 8, 2024 @ 6:16pm [City commissioners to consider 3.5 mill increase in property tax rate; that would be the largest hike in at least 50 years]( By: Chad Lawhorn Here’s a piece of Lawrence trivia for you: If city commissioners approve the 3.5 mill property tax increase that the city manager has recommended, it will be the largest such increase in Lawrence in at least 50 years. How trivial that is ... July 8, 2024 @ 6:10pm [Arrest affidavit claims suspect fired a bullet inside residence, 'joking' before allegedly shooting teen multiple times outside]( By: Chris Conde An arrest affidavit has provided more details about the night a Lawrence teen was shot and killed, including that the suspect may have fired a gun as a joke inside a residence before allegedly gunning the teen down outside. The suspect, Cir ... July 8, 2024 @ 6:04pm [Lawrence police blotter for July 6-8, 2024]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity over the weekend. 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 day. Each ... July 8, 2024 @ 5:39pm [Google Fiber looks to sign contract with Lawrence to offer broadband in city]( By: Google Fiber internet could be on its way to Lawrence. City commissioners will vote Tuesday night on an ordinance that would grant Google Fiber the ability to extend its infrastructure into Lawrence to offer broadband in the city. According to ... July 8, 2024 @ 5:12pm [City manager proposes ballot measure to double sales tax rate for affordable housing, homeless services]( By: Bremen Keasey Updated at 4:43 p.m. Monday, July 8 As part of the proposal for next year’s city budget, Lawrence City Manager Craig Owens is asking for a measure to be put on the November ballot in which Lawrence residents would vote on whether to raise the ... July 8, 2024 @ 3:57pm [Chief Operations Officer Englebrick to serve as deputy superintendent of Lawrence school district amid high-level resignations]( By: Staff report Outgoing Superintendent Anthony Lewis has appointed Chief Operations Officer Larry Englebrick to serve as deputy superintendent of the Lawrence school district, effective immediately, pending school board approval, according to a Monday news ... July 8, 2024 @ 3:38pm [Lawrence man, former OU player, charged with assault after allegedly exhibiting ‘strange behavior’ at 9 businesses and striking windows of occupied vehicles]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 3:46 p.m. Monday, July 8 A Lawrence man and former University of Oklahoma basketball player has been charged with assault on civilians and a police officer after allegedly exhibiting “strange behavior” at nine businesses and ... July 8, 2024 @ 1:31pm [Manhattan man charged with raping a 16-year-old girl and filming it pleads to lesser crime in Douglas County]( By: Chris Conde A Manhattan man originally charged with raping a 16-year-old girl and filming it pleaded no contest on Monday to a lesser crime as part of a deal with the state. The man, Preston Meier Jones, 22, was originally charged with one count of rape, ... July 8, 2024 @ 11:59am [KU engineering students become first in state to launch satellite through unique NASA project]( By: Staff report A tiny piece of KU is now orbiting the Earth. A satellite designed and built by aerospace engineering students at the University of Kansas was successfully launched into space on July 3, the university announced. The satellite — about the ... July 8, 2024 @ 10:45am 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. 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