LJWorld.com Headlines for January 4, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Go, See, Do | 'Good Night, Lawrence!' comedy revue pokes fun at community, and more]( In Card Table Theatre's one-night comedy show “Good Night, Lawrence!” absolutely no one in the city is safe — not even the performers. “We pride ourselves on being equal-opportunity satirists,” said Will Averill, a local playwright ... [Go, See, Do | 'Good Night, Lawrence!' comedy revue pokes fun at community, and more]( By: Dylan Lysen In Card Table Theatre's one-night comedy show “Good Night, Lawrence!” absolutely no one in the city is safe — not even the performers. “We pride ourselves on being equal-opportunity satirists,” said Will Averill, a local playwright ... January 3, 2019 @ 9:20pm [Unwieldy cargo removed from highway after truck strikes overpass in Douglas County]( By: Sara Shepherd A truck carrying an oversized load tried but didn’t clear an overpass south of Lawrence Wednesday night. The truck’s cargo — a large metal grain bin — hit the road above it, knocking the bin off the truck’s trailer, the Douglas ... January 3, 2019 @ 3:52pm [Lot prices and burial rates to increase at Lawrence cemeteries; some funds to help improve cemetery grounds]( By: Rochelle Valverde Fees at the city’s three cemeteries will see the first of five rate increases this year, funds that city officials say will help to better maintain the cemetery grounds. The fee increase was approved as part of the city’s annual budget ... January 3, 2019 @ 2:29pm [Lawrence police blotter for Jan. 3]( 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. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday and includes ... January 3, 2019 @ 1:12pm [Wrap, taco shop featuring fresh ingredients signs deal to locate in west Lawrence]( By: Chad Lawhorn I know Johnson County SUVs that have a freezer and a deep-fat fryer, but there soon will be a Johnson County-based restaurant chain opening in Lawrence that brags about having neither. Twisted Fresh has signed a deal to locate in the shopping ... January 3, 2019 @ 12:29pm [Incriminating texts, previous threats to ex will be allowed at Lawrence woman’s murder trial]( By: Sara Shepherd Story updated at 3 p.m., Jan. 3 Incriminating text messages that she swapped with her alleged co-conspirator may be shown to the jury during the upcoming trial of a Lawrence woman charged with murdering her ex and setting a fire to cover up the ... January 3, 2019 @ 12:15pm [From India to Lawrence: Businessman creates community around beloved doughnuts]( By: Kathy Hanks Selling doughnuts is the only job Sonny Patel has ever had. Considering his upbringing, it's surprising that he has such a passion for the sweet little rings of dough. After all, growing up in Unjha, India, Patel, 50, had never tasted or even ... January 3, 2019 @ 12:01pm [New Kansas governor to replace DCF chief with KU director; grants put on hold]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA — Democratic Gov.-elect Laura Kelly announced Thursday that she will replace the top administrator at Kansas' troubled child welfare agency and successfully pushed the departing leader to put new, major grants to private contractors on ... January 3, 2019 @ 11:36am [Former housing supervisor waives right to preliminary hearing in child sex abuse case]( By: Dylan Lysen A former Haskell Indian Nations University housing supervisor charged with sex crimes against two children spanning a decade waived his right to a preliminary hearing in the case on Thursday. Thomas A. Spotted Horse, 60, formerly of Lawrence ... January 3, 2019 @ 11:08am 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