LJWorld.com Headlines for July 11, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Town Talk | Lawrence private school begins $5.4 million expansion along Clinton Parkway]( When I was in school, I always was nervous to have class in one of those portable trailers. Too many of my teachers had a pickup truck with a hitch. The students at Bishop Seabury may not have the same anxiety, but, regardless, they soon won’t ... Checkers [Lawrence private school begins $5.4 million expansion along Clinton Parkway]( By: Chad Lawhorn When I was in school, I always was nervous to have class in one of those portable trailers. Too many of my teachers had a pickup truck with a hitch. The students at Bishop Seabury may not have the same anxiety, but, regardless, they soon won’t ... July 11, 2019 @ 10:14am [Sixth Street reopened after gas leak west of downtown]( By: Sara Shepherd Story updated: 9:42 a.m. Thursday. Sixth Street has reopened after being shut down because of a gas leak in a construction area Thursday morning. The street was reopened about 9:40 a.m., Lawrence Police Department spokesman Patrick Compton ... July 11, 2019 @ 9:21am [Douglas County budget will likely raise taxes; commission plans to fund drug court]( By: Mackenzie Clark Though Douglas County commissioners have not given final approval to a 2020 budget, they did reach a consensus Wednesday on a plan that would raise the mill levy by 0.429 mills. If approved, the budget would raise the mill levy from 46.015 to ... July 10, 2019 @ 11:01pm [City leaders, school board begin heated discussion on future funding for school resource officers]( By: Dylan Lysen School district leaders have concerns about helping the city pay for a program that puts police officers in schools, and some are questioning whether the program is worthwhile at all. That was the takeaway from Wednesday's meeting between City ... July 10, 2019 @ 8:10pm [Neither driver ticketed in collision that injured scooter driver]( By: Sara Shepherd Neither driver was ticketed in a low-speed collision that seriously injured a scooter driver, according to the Lawrence Police Department accident report released this week. The crash happened shortly after 11 a.m. June 20 at the intersection ... July 10, 2019 @ 3:46pm [Lawrence's new downtown visitor center looking for local artists to display work]( By: Kathy Hanks The new Explore Lawrence Visitor Center, scheduled to open Monday, is planning to have monthly displays by local artists. The visitor center, at 812 Massachusetts St., plans to use its wall space to display art. It has put out a call to local ... July 10, 2019 @ 3:25pm [Kansas AG gives governor until Friday to drop welfare plan]( By: Associated Press WICHITA — Kansas's top prosecutor is threatening to go to court if Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly doesn't drop a policy that allows some adults without children to receive welfare even if they don't meet work requirements. Republican Attorney ... July 10, 2019 @ 3:17pm [Woman arrested on felony charges after reportedly hitting man with bottle, kicking police]( By: Sara Shepherd A woman was arrested overnight after allegedly hitting a man with a glass bottle, then kicking police officers who subsequently arrested her. Police responded about 2:20 a.m. Wednesday to the 1200 block of Oread Avenue, where the woman had ... July 10, 2019 @ 2:33pm [Decision delayed for one-time Lawrence rape suspect who violated probation]( By: Sara Shepherd The next step for a one-time Lawrence rape suspect who violated his probation won’t be decided this week. A judge on Wednesday bumped a probation violation hearing for Jared L. Wheeler, 24, until July 25. “I want to make sure we have ... July 10, 2019 @ 2:17pm [Lawrence police blotter for July 10]( 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 ... July 10, 2019 @ 1:38pm [Kansas Supreme Court justice to retire, setting up replacement by Kelly]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Story updated at 8:53 p.m. Wednesday TOPEKA — A Kansas Supreme Court justice whose votes for abortion rights and against the death penalty made him a political target plans to retire in three months, allowing Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to ... July 10, 2019 @ 10:36am [After morning storm, Lawrence forecast includes a week of sunshine and temperatures in 90s]( By: Staff report Thunderstorms, with winds clocked at 50 mph, blew through Lawrence Wednesday morning, but the next week should be sunny and dry. The Lawrence Municipal Airport reported .04 inches of rain at 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to Kyle Poage, a ... July 10, 2019 @ 10:23am 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