LJWorld.com Headlines for October 24, 2018

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Big 12 commissioner says he hasn't talked to Self about recruiting allegations]( KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said at the conference’s media day Wednesday morning that he spoke with KU coach Bill Self Tuesday evening but did not ask him about allegations that families of University of Kansas players ... [Big 12 commissioner says he hasn't talked to Self about recruiting allegations]( By: Dylan Lysen KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said at the conference’s media day Wednesday morning that he spoke with KU coach Bill Self Tuesday evening but did not ask him about allegations that families of University of Kansas players ... October 24, 2018 @ 10:10am [Silvio De Sousa will not play in KU's exhibition opener]( By: Matt Tait A couple of hours before taking the podium at Big 12 media day in Kansas City, Mo., KU coach Bill Self announced via a news release that sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa will not play in Thursday's exhibition opener against Emporia State at 7 ... October 24, 2018 @ 9:55am ['We're all in this together': At KU, founder of 'Me Too' recalls the movement's creation]( By: Kathy Hanks The #MeToo movement went viral a year ago because millions of people lent themselves to the world, sharing their experiences of sexual assault and harassment, said Tarana Burke, its founder. “People don’t realize the women with tears ... October 23, 2018 @ 10:42pm [Lawrence students slightly improve ACT score, outperform state, national peers]( By: Elvyn Jones Last year’s seniors in the Lawrence school district recorded a slight improvement on the district’s composite score on the ACT and once again outperformed their state and national peers. Last week, Julie Boyle, the district's ... October 23, 2018 @ 3:52pm [Lawrence police blotter for Oct. 23]( 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. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday and includes 160 ... October 23, 2018 @ 3:34pm [County Commission to hear statistical report on behavioral health needs]( By: Elvyn Jones The county’s director of behavioral health services and two Lawrence public health professionals will share statistics Wednesday with the Douglas County Commission that point to the need for increased behavioral health services in the ... October 23, 2018 @ 2:56pm [Despite hopes for 2018, Kansas Democrats still face long-term challenges]( By: Peter Hancock TOPEKA — Former Kansas governor and Obama-era cabinet secretary Kathleen Sebelius offered an interesting observation when she spoke to a Lawrence audience last week. Responding to a question about whether she would ever run for public office ... October 23, 2018 @ 2:50pm [Lawrence family IDs, confronts pumpkin smasher after home surveillance video goes viral]( By: Sara Shepherd A Lawrence man says that with help from the community he has identified a University of Kansas student whom he caught on home surveillance video smashing pumpkins on his family’s front porch. He says that after being confronted, the pumpkin ... October 23, 2018 @ 2:41pm ['Haunting Humanities' event to bring KU research to the public with a Halloween twist]( By: Dylan Lysen When she decided to research how witches are portrayed on stage and screen, KU associate professor Jane Barnette said she thought she would find they all look old and ugly. “What I found that is kind of intriguing is that there is whole other ... October 23, 2018 @ 2:25pm [Plans for major shopping center at SLT and Iowa Street get boost, but motorists may have to get used to new stoplight]( By: Chad Lawhorn Thanks to a stoplight, plans are once again moving ahead for a major new shopping center at the interchange of the South Lawrence Trafficway and Iowa Street. Developers have filed a new set of plans with City Hall to build a shopping center on ... October 23, 2018 @ 12:28pm [Voicemail threatening to ‘shoot up’ Free State High investigated by police, deemed not credible]( By: Sara Shepherd Updated at 12:54 p.m., Tuesday After someone left a voicemail on the Free State High answering machine threatening to “shoot up the school,” police investigated Tuesday morning and ultimately determined the threat wasn’t credible. Sgt. ... October 23, 2018 @ 11:44am [Friends of the Library fall book sale, a community tradition, returns this week]( By: Dylan Lysen Forty-six years ago, three Lawrence women came together and began a lifelong friendship. A year later, the newly formed Friends of the Lawrence Public Library, a nonprofit aiming to raise funds for the library, held its first book sale, said ... October 23, 2018 @ 11:26am 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