LJWorld.com Headlines for May 17

TOP STORY [Mural proposed for library wall sparks debate at City Hall]( [A proposed spot for a mural on the southwest corner of Lawrence Public Library is pictured, Wednesday, May 16, 2018. The mural project, led by artist team Womxn of Color, collected stories of historical and present-day women of color in Lawrence to create the mural design.]( By: Rochelle Valverde Community members are divided on whether an exterior wall of the Lawrence Public Library should be the site of a new mural. Posted yesterday at 6:38 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU researchers say 'intolerant' attitudes, not economic anxieties, fueled Trump's 2016 victory]( [University of Kansas professor of sociology David Norman Smith along with Eric Allen Hanley, associate professor of sociology at KU, recently published a study in the journal Critical Sociology that details the voting behaviors of Trump supporters in the 2016 election. Smith is pictured on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, on the KU campus.]( By: Joanna Hlavacek In the year and a half since Donald Trump’s unexpected election to the presidency, a prevailing theory has emerged: It was “economic anxiety” that ... Posted today at 9:31 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Douglas County Commission approves township's rezoning request]( By: Elvyn Jones The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday approved a rezoning request Kanwaka Township sought in order to expand a building on its township yard. Posted yesterday at 7:55 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [After failure of Proposition 1, county administrator planning for budget season with cuts in mind]( [Douglas County Administrator Craig Weinaug is pictured in this file photo from January 25, 2016.]( By: Elvyn Jones A day after voters rejected a sales tax hike that would have funded an expansion of the Douglas County Jail and a slate of mental ... Posted yesterday at 7:48 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU seeks 3 percent hike in tuition and fees; that would make one semester of undergrad education cost $5,573]( [University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod speaks to the Kansas Board of Regents, Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.]( By: Peter Hancock The University of Kansas is seeking an overall 3 percent increase in resident tuition and fees for the upcoming 2018-2019 academic year, a larger increase ... Last updated yesterday at 7:23 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Douglas County Commissioner Gaughan announces he won't run for re-election]( [Douglas County Commissioner Mike Gaughan]( Staff reports County Commissioner Mike Gaughan announced Wednesday he would not seek re-election to the 1st District seat he has held since 2009. Last updated yesterday at 6:17 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lawrence police officers now carrying — and have already used — nasal Narcan for opioid overdoses]( [Narcan is displayed after a news conference, Sept. 7, 2017, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)]( By: Sara Shepherd Hours after the first wave of Lawrence police officers were trained to administer nasal Narcan, some of those officers helped save a man’s life ... Posted yesterday at 5:02 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [City of Lawrence to bring lawsuits against a restaurant and a company that received incentives]( By: Rochelle Valverde After meeting in executive session, the Lawrence City Commission directed city staff to pursue litigation on two issues, one related to a downtown restaurant and ... Posted yesterday at 2:05 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [2 teens stabbed during fight in Lawrence, police say]( By: Sara Shepherd Two 16-year-old boys suffered stab wounds during a fight Monday night in Lawrence, police say. Posted yesterday at 1:59 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Town Talk: [See renderings for LMH's nearly $100M west Lawrence project, complete with rooftop terrace and amphitheater]( [See renderings for LMH's nearly $100M west Lawrence project, complete with rooftop terrace and amphitheater]( By: Chad Lawhorn One of the larger projects ever for west Lawrence is starting to come together. Board members for Lawrence Memorial Hospital on Wednesday approved a new ... Posted yesterday at 1:25 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lights & Sirens: [Lawrence police blotter for May 16]( [Lawrence police blotter for May 16]( 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 1:08 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Grassland Heritage Foundation to have native plant sale and presentations in Lawrence]( Staff report The Grassland Heritage Foundation will have its sixth annual native plant sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday on the lawn of ... Posted yesterday at 10:23 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Lights & Sirens: [Driver v. bicyclist dispute — road rage or inattentiveness?]( [Driver v. bicyclist dispute — road rage or inattentiveness?]( By: Sara Shepherd Lawrence police handled a disturbance this week that, depending on whom you ask, sounds like it involved road rage on the part of the bicyclist ... Posted yesterday at 9:56 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. [Click here to manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044