LJWorld.com Headlines for March 21

TOP STORY [Lawrence father Syed Jamal freed from jail as immigration case continues]( [Lawrence resident Syed Jamal hugs his children after he was released from the Platte County Jail, Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Platte City, Mo.]( By: Joanna Hlavacek Lawrence resident Syed Jamal walked out of the Platte County Jail Tuesday following a judge's ruling earlier in the day. Jamal had been in ... Last updated yesterday at 7:10 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Statehouse Live: [Lawrence schools would gain big under cost study formula; {NAME} City schools stand to lose]( [Lawrence schools would gain big under cost study formula; {NAME} City schools stand to lose]( By: Peter Hancock A consultant's report recommending Kansas add upward of $2 billion a year in K-12 education funding would be a huge benefit for the Lawrence ... Posted today at 9:31 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lawrence City Commission votes to lease part of Riverfront Plaza for city operations]( [The west side of Riverfront Plaza is pictured in this file photo from 2012.]( By: Rochelle Valverde The City of Lawrence will soon be expanding its footprint in the Riverfront Plaza building. At its meeting Tuesday, the commission voted unanimously to lease ... Posted yesterday at 10:13 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Photo Gallery: [Syed Jamal reunited with his family]( View a photo gallery from Tuesday's events as Lawrence resident Syed Jamal, previously detained by ICE since Jan. 24, was reunited with his family ... Posted yesterday at 5:45 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Douglas County schedules informational meetings on jail expansion/mental health referendum]( [Douglas County Jail]( By: Elvyn Jones Douglas County has scheduled four informational meetings on the half-cent sales tax referendum that would fund a $44 million expansion of the county jail and ... Posted yesterday at 5:03 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Big box retailers seeking break on property taxes; local government leaders oppose]( [Walmart, 550 Congressional Dr., is shown in this file photo from January 2010.]( By: Elvyn Jones Local government officials say a proposed change to how big box retail stores are taxed — a method called “dark store theory” — would be as ominous ... Last updated yesterday at 4:13 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Governor to nominate low-income areas of Lawrence for new federal tax cuts for development]( By: Rochelle Valverde Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer announced Tuesday that Lawrence is one of 40 cities or counties in Kansas that his office will nominate for new tax ... Posted yesterday at 4:05 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lawrence police officer who was accidentally shot during training released from hospital; internal investigation underway]( By: Sara Shepherd A Lawrence police officer who was accidentally shot Monday during a training exercise has been released from the hospital, the department said today. The department ... Posted yesterday at 3:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Judge harshly criticizes Kobach during contempt hearing]( [Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach speaks during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2015, in Topeka.]( By: Associated Press A visibly angry federal judge on Tuesday blasted Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach for his office's failure to ensure that certain voters are ... Last updated yesterday at 3:20 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Rain delays city's smoke testing in sewers downtown]( By: Staff Report Rain has delayed smoke testing of the sanitary sewers in downtown Lawrence, which was scheduled to begin Monday. Posted yesterday at 3:09 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Douglas County daughter, mother arrested in connection with Perry Lake homicide; women join 3rd suspect in jail]( By: Sara Shepherd A Douglas County teen, suspected of murder, and her mother, accused of trying to cover for her, have been arrested in connection with a recent ... Posted yesterday at 2:47 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Thieves break windows, steal from 3 Lawrence school district vans during student club trip to St. Louis]( By: Sara Shepherd A group of Lawrence high school students took three school district vans on a trip to St. Louis over the weekend. They had to find ... Posted yesterday at 2:42 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Colyer signs controversial poultry bill into law]( By: Peter Hancock Senate Bill 405 is aimed at luring large-scale poultry processors such as Tyson Foods to Kansas. It greatly expands the number of chickens growers can ... Posted yesterday at 1:21 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Faith-based adoption agencies in Kansas don't want to be bound by anti-discrimination laws and policies]( [Melissa Penny, of Wichita, sits with four of her five children during a legislative committee hearing after she and her husband, Devin, testified in favor of a bill that would guarantee that faith-based adoption agencies couldn't be punished for refusing to place children with parents who don't share the agencies' religious values.]( By: Peter Hancock Prompted by lawsuits and other administrative actions in several states, faith-based adoption agencies in Kansas are now pushing for a bill that would grant them ... Posted yesterday at 1:05 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Douglas County Commission cancels weekly meeting]( By: Staff Report The Douglas County Commission has canceled its weekly meeting that was scheduled for 4 p.m. this Wednesday because of scheduling conflicts of one or ... Posted yesterday at 12:23 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Town Talk: [A look at where Kansas ranks on a whole lot of different taxes]( [A look at where Kansas ranks on a whole lot of different taxes ]( By: Chad Lawhorn So, we need $2 billion more for public schools in Kansas. Junior classes across the state are going to have to increase the prices on ... 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