LJWorld.com Headlines for January 30, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Mom went to Lawrence bar and left 2 toddlers in car on dangerously cold night, police say]( A 26-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly leaving her two children — ages 2 and 3 — unattended inside a vehicle at a Lawrence bar on a dangerously cold night. Lawrence police responded shortly after ... [Mom went to Lawrence bar and left 2 toddlers in car on dangerously cold night, police say]( By: Staff Report A 26-year-old Lawrence woman was arrested early Wednesday morning after allegedly leaving her two children — ages 2 and 3 — unattended inside a vehicle at a Lawrence bar on a dangerously cold night. Lawrence police responded shortly after ... January 30, 2019 @ 9:49am [$46 million construction project will affect entire Lawrence High School building]( By: Mackenzie Clark Visitors to Lawrence High School in 2021 will see an entirely different entrance from what’s there today, according to a representative of the design firm behind the $46.2 million construction project that will break ground after schools let ... January 29, 2019 @ 5:05pm [Weather-related closings, cancellations and delays for Wednesday, Jan. 30]( By: Staff Reports Check back as other closings and cancellations are added to this list. Have a closing, cancellation or postponement to report? Please email it to closings@ljworld.com. - Haskell Indian Nations University will observe two-hour late arrival. ... January 29, 2019 @ 3:00pm [Prosecutor alleges cold-blooded killing in trial of woman accused of shooting, burning man; defense says she was victim of domestic abuse]( By: Sara Shepherd Story updated 7:12 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019: Whoever killed Joel Wales left a trail nearly every step of the way — text messages, a GPS device, bullets, gasoline, an anonymous note. And that person, according to prosecutors, was his angry ... January 29, 2019 @ 2:56pm [AP executive editor, KU alumna to receive journalism award at university]( By: Staff Report A leader of one of the largest news organizations in the world is set to receive a journalism award from her alma mater, the University of Kansas. The William Allen White Foundation at KU selected Sally Buzbee, executive editor of the ... January 29, 2019 @ 2:48pm [Douglas County could start process to seek construction manager for jail, behavioral health projects]( By: Mackenzie Clark The Douglas County Commission could take the first step in seeking out a construction manager to assist in the design of both a jail expansion and parts of planned behavioral health housing projects. Rather than the traditional design-bid-build ... January 29, 2019 @ 2:27pm [Lawrence police blotter for Jan. 29]( 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 183 ... January 29, 2019 @ 2:05pm [Report says Kansas stacking up public debt; Douglas County debt totals soar over last decade]( By: Chad Lawhorn I’m sure glad my household doesn’t measure debt levels on a per capita basis. (If it did, the obvious solution would be to have another child.) The state of Kansas, though, does measure its debt on a per capita basis, and the state’s new ... January 29, 2019 @ 12:55pm [City to host workshops to gather input on Downtown Master Plan]( By: Rochelle Valverde Residents who want to weigh in on the master plan that will shape downtown Lawrence for the next 15 to 20 years will soon have an opportunity to do so. As part of the development of the master plan, the city will host a series of workshops the ... January 29, 2019 @ 11:47am [Gov. Kelly revives 2017 plan for expanding Medicaid in Kansas]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Story updated at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly released a plan Tuesday for expanding Medicaid in Kansas that revives a bipartisan proposal vetoed two years ago by a Republican predecessor. Kelly's legislation would ... January 29, 2019 @ 10:32am 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