LJWorld.com Headlines for October 9, 2018

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence receives another inch of rain overnight; more on the way]( Lawrence received another inch of rain through the night between Monday and Tuesday and could see more throughout the day. Brandon Drake, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said the Lawrence area received 1.06 inches ... [Lawrence receives another inch of rain overnight; more on the way]( By: Dylan Lysen Lawrence received another inch of rain through the night between Monday and Tuesday and could see more throughout the day. Brandon Drake, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said the Lawrence area received 1.06 inches ... October 9, 2018 @ 9:55am [KU addiction center ready to help people recover]( By: Kathy Hanks The smell of new carpet was in the air at the Cofrin-Logan Center, a suite of rooms on the third floor of the Dole Human Development Center on the University of Kansas campus. The waiting area was empty. But Rich Yi, the center’s director, ... October 8, 2018 @ 11:48pm [Assessment scores reveal continued racial achievement gap; Lawrence district leaders plan to hold principals accountable]( By: Elvyn Jones Superintendent Anthony Lewis and administrative staffers told the Lawrence school board Monday that the district is looking to improve the performance of minority students by holding principals accountable to be instructional leaders and through ... October 8, 2018 @ 11:48pm [Friends & Neighbors: Hanging out with a Doobie Brother]( By: Nelson Krueger Send us your photos: Got a fun pic of friends or family? Someone in your community you’d like to recognize? We’ll even publish your pets. Email your photos to friends@ljworld.com. View more photos and galleries at ljworld.com/photos. October 8, 2018 @ 8:05pm [Kobach's legacy on voter ID laws at issue in Kansas secretary of state race]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA — The Democrat running to replace Kris Kobach as Kansas secretary of state is trying to get voters to repudiate the conservative Republican's political legacy of tough voter identification laws, which Kobach often touts while ... October 8, 2018 @ 3:32pm [Lawrence City Commission to discuss reducing penalties for marijuana possession]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence city commissioners will soon consider whether the city should decrease its penalties for marijuana possession, which can include up to a $1,000 fine and mandatory drug counseling for first-time offenders. As part of its work session ... October 8, 2018 @ 3:20pm [Trump suggests Colyer may get post in his administration]( By: Peter Hancock TOPEKA — One can only guess that there was an awkward moment Saturday when President Donald Trump landed at Forbes Field in Topeka and rode to the Kansas Expocentre for a political rally with Gov. Jeff Colyer in the limousine. Trump, of ... October 8, 2018 @ 2:38pm [With three-quarters of the year gone, Lawrence sales tax numbers still lackluster]( By: Chad Lawhorn Story updated at 4:27 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8: Nationally, there are plenty of signs that the economy is improving. Unemployment is at its lowest level since the 1960s, the stock market continues to post new highs, and there’s a rumor at my house ... October 8, 2018 @ 1:49pm [Lawrence police blotter for Oct. 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 activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and includes 148 ... October 8, 2018 @ 1:19pm [About 6 percent of KU faculty on Lawrence campus taking early-retirement buyout]( By: Kathy Hanks More than 60 of the University of Kansas’ tenured or tenure-track faculty had signed up by Friday's deadline for early retirement through the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program. Although this won’t solve KU's mandated $20 million ... October 8, 2018 @ 12:24pm [Lawrence City Commission to discuss raising age to buy tobacco products]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders will soon consider whether Lawrence should join more than a dozen other cities in Kansas that have banned the sale of tobacco products to people under 21. During its work session Tuesday, the City Commission will begin discussion ... October 8, 2018 @ 11:36am [{NAME} City man arrested on suspicion of wielding ice pick, punching stranger]( By: Dylan Lysen The {NAME} City Police Department arrested a man who was allegedly wielding an ice pick as a weapon. William Rogers, 51, was arrested at 3:15 p.m. Sunday on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, battery and criminal threat. ... October 8, 2018 @ 11:15am [After rainy weekend, more precipitation on the way for Lawrence]( By: Dylan Lysen A rainy weekend in Lawrence could lead into a rainy week. Between the beginning of thunderstorms on Saturday and 1 p.m. Monday, Lawrence received about 3.99 inches of rain, said Brandon Drake, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service ... October 8, 2018 @ 10:24am 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. 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