LJWorld.com Headlines for August 9, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Go, See, Do: Community Safety Fair, "Good Night, Lawrence!" and more]( Comedians and a few political candidates will come together for a night of local laughs at this weekend's "Good Night, Lawrence!" show. This is the second "Good Night, Lawrence!" performance that local theater group Card Table Productions has ... Checkers [Go, See, Do: Community Safety Fair, "Good Night, Lawrence!" and more]( By: Kathy Hanks Comedians and a few political candidates will come together for a night of local laughs at this weekend's "Good Night, Lawrence!" show. This is the second "Good Night, Lawrence!" performance that local theater group Card Table Productions has ... August 8, 2019 @ 11:00pm [Transportation Commission proposes pilot study for electric scooter rentals; two companies requesting to bring them to Lawrence]( By: Rochelle Valverde Before any companies are allowed to bring rentable electric scooters to the streets of Lawrence, the city’s Transportation Commission wants a pilot study to be conducted. Two companies have already requested permission to bring scooter ... August 8, 2019 @ 6:09pm [Lawrence man arrested in connection with recent noninjury shooting]( By: Mackenzie Clark Law enforcement officials have arrested a man whom Lawrence police suspect in connection with a shooting that occurred Sunday near 24th Street and Ousdahl Road. Casey Lamont Williams, 22, of Lawrence, was being held without bond in the Douglas ... August 8, 2019 @ 5:38pm [Free State fine arts department receives statewide honor]( By: Dylan Lysen A statewide organization has recognized Free State High School for performing "exceptionally well" in theater, music and other arts activities over the past school year. Representatives of the Kansas State High School Activities Association on ... August 8, 2019 @ 5:14pm [Judge denies motion to dismiss lawsuit by former KU football coach David Beaty]( By: Staff Report Story updated at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8: A federal judge on Thursday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit that former University of Kansas football coach David Beaty filed against Kansas Athletics Inc. Mike Lyons, an attorney representing ... August 8, 2019 @ 3:46pm [Want a piece of the country? It will cost you quite a bit more in Douglas County than elsewhere in Kansas]( By: Chad Lawhorn My dreams of being a farmer continue to get squashed. First, I planted actual squash in my garden when I thought I was planting cucumbers. (True story, and yes the pickles really are terrible.) And now, I get the latest data on how much farmland ... August 8, 2019 @ 2:22pm [Lawrence police blotter for August 8]( 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 ... August 8, 2019 @ 1:19pm [Lawrence Public Library installs pay phone in effort to 'not leave people behind']( By: Dylan Lysen It’s not an announcement many would expect to see in 2019, but the Lawrence Public Library hopes the addition of a pay phone will help those who may need it. On Monday, the library announced that it had installed a brand new pay phone within ... August 8, 2019 @ 12:21pm [City, firefighters union to exchange final contract proposals before City Commission steps in]( By: Staff Report After a week of mediated negotiations, the City of Lawrence and the local firefighters union have been unable to resolve disagreements regarding a new employment contract. The city announced the end of the mandated seven-day mediation period in ... August 8, 2019 @ 10:47am 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