LJWorld.com Headlines for March 9

TOP STORY [National law firm announces pro bono support in deportation case of Lawrence father; hearing date set]( [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: Joanna Hlavacek One of the nation’s largest law firms has joined the legal fight to free Syed Jamal, the Lawrence father whose deportation case has attracted ... Posted yesterday at 4:03 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Nonresident voting in 1 Kansas county scrutinized at trial]( By: Associated Press Testimony in the third day of trial that could determine if thousands of Kansans will be allowed to vote centered on a list of questionable ... Posted yesterday at 11:17 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Judge: Murder defendant's hospital-bed statements may be admitted at trial]( [From left, Tyrone J. Carvin, Shawn K. Smith and Ramone Singleton appear during a joint preliminary hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017, in Douglas County District Court. The three men are charged with murder and other crimes in connection with a Sept. 2, 2017 shooting at the North Lawrence Motel 6.]( By: Sara Shepherd One of three defendants in the Sept. 2, 2017, homicide at Motel 6 was shot himself during the incident. He went to the emergency room ... Posted yesterday at 5:07 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lawrence City Commission work session canceled]( By: Rochelle Valverde The Lawrence City Commission will not hold its monthly work session on Tuesday. Posted yesterday at 4:51 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Free State junior named 2018 Kansas Youth of the Year]( [Ruth Gathunguri, a junior at Free State High School, celebrates being named the Boys & Girls Club Kansas Youth of the Year Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at the Washburn Institute of Technology campus.]( By: Joanna Hlavacek Ruth Gathunguri, a junior at Free State High School, has been named the 2018 Boys and Girls Club Kansas Youth of the Year. The Boys ... Last updated yesterday at 4:45 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Effort to call convention of states fails in Kansas Senate]( [The Senate chamber of the Kansas Statehouse is pictured July 23, 2014 in Topeka.]( By: Peter Hancock A resolution to petition Congress to call a convention of states to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution failed Thursday when it fell five ... Posted yesterday at 4:38 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lights & Sirens: [Lawrence police blotter for March 8]( [Lawrence police blotter for March 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 4:04 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Development projects in eastern Lawrence could qualify for new federal tax cuts]( [Lawrence's Venture Park is pictured in June 2017 at the corner of O'Connell Road and Venture Park Drive.]( By: Rochelle Valverde Development projects in low-income areas of Lawrence could become eligible for new tax breaks under recently enacted federal tax cuts. Posted yesterday at 3:06 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [University students seek to protect Kansas higher education funding from cuts resulting from K-12 lawsuit]( [Justices return from recess during hearings before the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) ]( By: Peter Hancock An organization that represents students at the six state universities in Kansas is seeking to protect higher education funding during an ongoing lawsuit focused on ... Posted yesterday at 2:36 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [House sends teacher tenure, anti-bullying bills to Senate]( By: Peter Hancock The Kansas House gave final passage Thursday to two education bills, including one that restores teacher tenure rights, also known as due process rights, which ... Posted yesterday at 2:21 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Police investigating shooting in Lawrence; no suspects detained so far]( [Lawrence police block off an apartment complex in the 400 block of Graystone Drive following a reported shooting, Thursday afternoon, March 8, 2018.]( By: Sara Shepherd A man was shot Thursday afternoon inside an apartment in the 400 block of Graystone Drive, police said. Last updated yesterday at 1:53 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Willow Domestic Violence Center names new executive director]( By: Sara Shepherd The Willow Domestic Violence Center has chosen its interim executive director to permanently fill the role. Posted yesterday at 11:03 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Acclaimed sci-fi, fantasy author Neil Gaiman to visit KU this fall]( [This July 21, 2013 file photo shows Neil Gaiman speaking at the Spotlight on Neil Gaiman panel on Day 5 of Comic-Con International in San Diego. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File) ]( By: Staff Report Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Neil Gaiman will appear at the Lied Center this fall, the University of Kansas announced this week. Posted yesterday at 9:41 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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