LJWorld.com Headlines for May 24, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Town Talk | Lawrence's population growth slows, but it's still in better shape than most cities in Kansas]( Lawrence’s population in 2018 grew at its slowest rate in years, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. The new figures also show that Lawrence continues to live life on the edge. (Don’t worry, that’s not a reference about ... Checkers [Lawrence's population growth slows, but it's still in better shape than most cities in Kansas]( By: Chad Lawhorn Lawrence’s population in 2018 grew at its slowest rate in years, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. The new figures also show that Lawrence continues to live life on the edge. (Don’t worry, that’s not a reference about ... May 24, 2019 @ 9:31am [State to compensate Floyd Bledsoe $1M for wrongful conviction]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas has agreed to pay $1.03 million to a man who spent nearly 16 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the 1999 kidnapping, rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl. Attorney General Derek Schmidt announced in a news ... May 23, 2019 @ 11:15pm [Photos: Flooding at Clinton and Perry lakes hits near-record levels]( By: Chris Conde Clinton and Perry lakes have both hit near-record elevations as a result of recent rains, and the flooding has closed boat ramps, beaches and lakeside attractions. As of Thursday afternoon, Clinton Lake's surface elevation has risen to just ... May 23, 2019 @ 7:07pm [Woman behind campaign to change Lawrence middle school’s name files for school board]( By: Mackenzie Clark Carole Cadue-Blackwood, who successfully led the effort to change the name of a Lawrence middle school to honor Native American heritage, has filed to run for the school board. If elected, she said she hopes to continue to address achievement ... May 23, 2019 @ 5:31pm [City asks judge to dismiss homeowner's lawsuit related to 23rd Street construction project]( By: Rochelle Valverde The City of Lawrence is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit related to the ongoing project to widen a portion of 23rd Street, in which a homeowner is disputing the city’s determination of a property line and payment for an easement. In its ... May 23, 2019 @ 5:26pm [Downtown breakfast, lunch spot opening soon in west Lawrence; a bloody Mary with a beef jerky twist also set to arrive]( By: Chad Lawhorn Morrie Sheets, owner of the new Jimmy’s Egg restaurants in Lawrence, has a better alarm clock than I have. “When I smell bacon at 5 a.m., I know it is time to get up,” Sheets said. Sheets, who owns Jimmy’s Egg restaurants across the ... May 23, 2019 @ 2:52pm [Go, See, Do: Lawrence Busker Festival, Art Tougeau parade and more]( By: Kathy Hanks Acrobats, sword swallowers, magicians and comedians will fill downtown Lawrence on Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the 12th annual Lawrence Busker Festival — and, for the first time in the event's history, all the performers will be ... May 23, 2019 @ 1:52pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 23]( 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. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday and includes ... May 23, 2019 @ 1:20pm [Governor picks Idaho man as new Kansas corrections secretary]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has selected an Idaho prison official as her new secretary of corrections. The governor said in a news release Thursday that she had picked Jefferey Zmuda, the deputy director of the Idaho Department of ... May 23, 2019 @ 11:50am [KU School of Education to change name]( By: Staff Report An academic unit at the University of Kansas will soon be operating under a slightly different name. KU’s School of Education announced in a Thursday news release that it was changing its name to the School of Education and Human Sciences. ... May 23, 2019 @ 11:12am [Woman safely out of water after being swept down Kansas River near downtown Lawrence]( By: Sara Shepherd Story updated at 12:24 p.m. Thursday A woman is safe after escaping the turbulent and rain-swollen Kansas River near downtown Lawrence and being swept to the opposite bank nearly a mile downriver Thursday morning. The woman initially told law ... May 23, 2019 @ 9:59am 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