LJWorld.com Headlines for February 9

TOP STORY [Crowd marches downtown to support detained Lawrence scientist Syed Jamal]( [Naheen Jamal, 12-year-old daughter of Syed Jamal, center, is flanked by her friends Elizabeth Anderson, left, and Anna Anderson as they lead a Free Syed Jamal march on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018 at Lawrence Creates. Jamal, a Bangladeshi-born Lawrence resident, research scientist and academic, was detained by ICE on Jan. 24. Jamal was issued a temporary stay of deportation on Wednesday.]( By: Conner Mitchell Dozens marched down Massachusetts Street on Thursday to show support for Syed Ahmed Jamal, a Lawrence scientist who was detained by ICE on a deportation ... Posted yesterday at 7:00 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lawrence scientist Syed Jamal granted temporary stay of removal; judge's ruling on deportation expected within 10 days]( [Angela Zaynub Chowdhury, third from right, speaks Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at a news conference about a temporary stay of removal issued for her husband, Bangladeshi-born Lawrence scientist Syed Jamal, who was recently arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and faced deportation. Chowdhury was joined Thursday at the Kansas City, Mo., offices of Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law by the family's attorney, Rekha Sharma-Crawford, third from left, her brother-in-law Syed Hussein Jamal, second from left, and her three children, Naheen, left, Fareed and Taseen, right.]( By: Rochelle Valverde Syed Ahmed Jamal, the Lawrence resident and Bangladeshi-born father of three who was recently detained by ICE on a deportation order after 30 years in ... Last updated yesterday at 6:33 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Eudora man pleads not guilty to allegations that he sexually abused a 5-year-old]( By: Sara Shepherd A jury trial date has been set for a Eudora man after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing and pleaded not guilty to ... Posted yesterday at 6:19 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Judge orders 10 years in prison for Lecompton man who molested 2 girls]( By: Sara Shepherd A Douglas County man who molested two girls has been sentenced to more than 10 years in prison. Posted yesterday at 6:05 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Footage played at preliminary hearing shows triple homicide unfold on Massachusetts Street]( [From left, defendants Anthony L. Roberts Jr., Ahmad M. Rayton and Dominique J. McMillon sit during a joint preliminary hearing, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, for charges related to a October 2017 triple homicide on Massachusetts Street.]( By: Sara Shepherd Public and police surveillance video was the focus of Thursday morning’s testimony during the preliminary hearing in the Massachusetts Street triple-murder case. Last updated yesterday at 5:21 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Bill authorizing Eisenhower statue at Statehouse goes to governor]( [In this file photo from Aug. 23, 2001, a clay maquette of Dwight D. Eisenhower is seen in Lawrence before the sculpting of a 7 1/2-foot bronze statue by Lawrence artist Jim Brothers. Brothers made the sculpture of the former President and five-star general for the National Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. A second 10-foot Eisenhower was sculpted for the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Va. The clay bust for the 10-foot version is visible in background at left.]( By: Peter Hancock The bill calls for placing a replica of a statue designed by the late Lawrence artist Jim Brothers near the northeast quadrant of the Statehouse ... Posted yesterday at 5:07 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Colyer signs executive orders to increase transparency]( [Gov. Jeff Colyer stood with representatives from the Kansas Press Association, Kansas Broadcasters Association and the Kansas Sunshine Coalition Thursday as he signed four executive orders aimed at increasing transparency in state government.]( By: Peter Hancock Gov. Jeff Colyer vowed Thursday to make state government more transparent as he signed executive orders aimed at giving the public greater access to open ... Posted yesterday at 3:34 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lights & Sirens: [Lawrence police blotter for Feb. 8]( [Lawrence police blotter for Feb. 8]( By: Sara Shepherd 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 ... Posted yesterday at 1:14 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Town Talk: [New numbers show Lawrence added jobs in 2017, but failed to keep pace with Kansas City, Topeka]( [New numbers show Lawrence added jobs in 2017, but failed to keep pace with Kansas City, Topeka]( By: Chad Lawhorn Since Lawrence is a big city now, I guess my morning commute should involve a subway. (I’ll plan on getting a footlong and three ... 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