LJWorld.com Headlines for July 25, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County Commission approves the purchase of mail scanner for sheriff's department]( Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved the sheriff’s office's request to purchase an incoming mail scanner, something the office says is urgently needed to stop illegal substances from getting into the jail. The commission at its ... [Douglas County Commission approves the purchase of mail scanner for sheriff's department]( By: Josie Heimsoth Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved the sheriff’s office's request to purchase an incoming mail scanner, something the office says is urgently needed to stop illegal substances from getting into the jail. The commission at its ... July 24, 2024 @ 8:23pm [Lawrence woman pleads no contest to reduced charge in 2022 fentanyl death case]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence woman who was charged in connection with a man's 2022 fentanyl overdose death pleaded no contest to a lesser charge on Wednesday in Douglas County District Court. Terriana Audry Atkinson, 26, of Lawrence, was originally charged with ... July 24, 2024 @ 5:51pm [Cuts to parks department could require birds of prey at Prairie Park Nature Center to be rehomed]( By: Bremen Keasey Proposed cuts across the Lawrence Parks and Recreation budget mean that the Prairie Park Nature Center might have to rehome its eagles, owls and other animals. As the Journal-World previously reported, the proposed 2025 budget for Lawrence has ... July 24, 2024 @ 5:51pm [31st Street, east of Louisiana Street, will be closed starting Thursday for bridge maintenance]( By: Staff Report One of southern Lawrence's main thoroughfares will be partly closed this week for maintenance. Starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, 31st Street, east of Louisiana Street, will be closed for a bridge maintenance project, weather permitting. The project ... July 24, 2024 @ 4:32pm [Stan Herd is carving Kamala Harris' portrait into a field — and is leaving room for her VP pick]( By: Sam Zeff, Kansas News Service Crop artist Stan Herd just had a feeling that Vice President Kamala Harris was going to ascend to the top of the Democratic ticket. “I'm a political junkie, you know? I follow this stuff moment by moment,” he told KCUR. “It just seemed ... July 24, 2024 @ 2:46pm [Lawrence man charged with rape of teen; 2 others arrested on suspicion of intimidating a witness]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man has been charged with the rape of a teenage girl, and two others have been arrested for intimidation of a witness in connection with the same incident. Mark Brent Lee, 40, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one ... July 24, 2024 @ 1:21pm [KU reveals details of student busing program for football games]( By: Henry Greenstein The Kansas athletic department announced on Wednesday the details of its long-discussed busing service that will transport students to and from KU football home games in Kansas City this fall. KU will pick up students from two locations in ... July 24, 2024 @ 11:45am 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. 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