LJWorld.com Headlines for May 16, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County behavioral health leaders hope to break the norm with crisis center]( Just as local behavioral health leaders want to build up a crisis intervention center at the future Douglas County Recovery Campus, they want to break down some infrastructure that could stand in their way. Douglas County commissioners heard ... [Douglas County behavioral health leaders hope to break the norm with crisis center]( By: Mackenzie Clark Just as local behavioral health leaders want to build up a crisis intervention center at the future Douglas County Recovery Campus, they want to break down some infrastructure that could stand in their way. Douglas County commissioners heard ... May 15, 2019 @ 11:16pm [Despite increased state funding, KU and other state universities propose tuition hikes]( By: Dylan Lysen TOPEKA – Despite legislators' recent approval of a multimillion-dollar increase in higher education funding, most of Kansas' state universities, including the University of Kansas, want to hike tuition and fees for the 2019-2020 school ... May 15, 2019 @ 8:42pm [Federal jury convicts KCMO man suspected in Lawrence sex assault of stalking massage workers, illegally possessing guns]( By: Sara Shepherd A man accused of inappropriate sexual behavior at area massage parlors — including allegedly stripping naked and groping a worker at one in Lawrence — has been convicted of federal stalking and gun charges. The conviction of Robert J. ... May 15, 2019 @ 5:56pm [City proposes cutting some projects amid slowdown in sales tax collections]( By: Rochelle Valverde The City of Lawrence is collecting less in sales taxes than anticipated, and city officials are now projecting that the city will not have money for some of the projects it previously planned to complete in the next five years. At its work ... May 15, 2019 @ 3:48pm [Lawrence man charged with rape in fall 2018 incident]( By: Sara Shepherd A Lawrence man has been charged with rape in connection with an incident last year. Gregory E. Esquivel, 22, of Lawrence, was arrested on the charges Tuesday and scheduled to make his first appearance in court Wednesday, according to jail and ... May 15, 2019 @ 3:27pm [2019 Lawrence Business Hall of Fame laureates announced]( By: Kathy Hanks Four people in the local business community were named as the 2019 Lawrence Business Hall of Fame laureates Wednesday morning during an event at the Lawrence school district office. The new inductees are Dee Bisel, of Minuteman Press; Steve ... May 15, 2019 @ 1:54pm [Rainbow group forms to help families in Lawrence school district navigate LGBTQ issues]( By: Kim Callahan As a kid in Lawrence, Isidore Weis didn’t know anyone like himself. “I didn’t personally know anyone who was gay or transgender,” Weis, now in college, says. He did, of course — statistically, we all do. What he means is he didn’t ... May 15, 2019 @ 1:33pm [One arrested after suspects wielding knife, bat reportedly attack man on front porch]( By: Sara Shepherd A Lawrence man was arrested Tuesday night after allegedly attacking another man on his front porch, then returning to the same area again in a matter of hours and causing more problems. The incidents happened in the 1500 block of West 22nd ... May 15, 2019 @ 1:24pm [From a stone in your pocket to a several thousand dollar gemstone, downtown shop expands for rock lovers]( By: Chad Lawhorn I have learned the hard way that there are people in my life who are not a fan of fake gold. (In my defense it did take me $5 in quarters to get the ring out of the bubble gum machine.) But maybe you are a genuine fan of pyrite — fool’s gold ... May 15, 2019 @ 1:21pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 15]( By: Staff Report 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. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday and includes ... May 15, 2019 @ 1:09pm [Kansas educators face quick rise in vaping at schools]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas educators are rushing to find ways to respond to a sharp increase in the number of students using electronic cigarettes in the state's high schools. The state Board of Education heard from educators on Tuesday that about a ... May 15, 2019 @ 12:05pm [Recent KU football player arrested after reportedly pointing gun at woman on campus]( By: Sara Shepherd A recent member of the University of Kansas football team was arrested overnight after a woman reported that he pointed a gun at her on campus. Kenny E. Bastida, 19, was arrested early Wednesday morning at Stouffer Place Apartments, 1835 ... May 15, 2019 @ 11:41am [KU student killed in car wreck on K-10 in Johnson County]( By: Dylan Lysen A University of Kansas student was killed Tuesday in a car wreck in Johnson County. Dylan Garnett, of Shawnee, was driving west on Kansas Highway 10 at 1:30 p.m. when a semitrailer in front of him slowed down because of traffic, according to a ... May 15, 2019 @ 10:14am [Free State takes 1st overall in state speech tournament; Lawrence High finishes 4th]( By: Mackenzie Clark The Free State Firebirds are state champions in speech and forensics — for the first time in the school’s history, according to the team’s coach. Lawrence High School came in fourth place overall at the state championship. Free State ... May 15, 2019 @ 5:46pm 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