LJWorld.com Headlines for September 5, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County Commission authorizes staff to explore buyouts for flood-prone properties]( Some county residents whose homes have been repeatedly damaged by flooding may have the opportunity to use federal and local funds to move to a safer area. But the number of people who will get the opportunity will likely be low, said Chad ... [Douglas County Commission authorizes staff to explore buyouts for flood-prone properties]( By: Dylan Lysen Some county residents whose homes have been repeatedly damaged by flooding may have the opportunity to use federal and local funds to move to a safer area. But the number of people who will get the opportunity will likely be low, said Chad ... September 4, 2019 @ 7:32pm [Suspect in Islamic Center of Lawrence burglary booked into Douglas County Jail]( By: Mackenzie Clark The suspect who was reportedly captured on surveillance footage burglarizing the Islamic Center of Lawrence has been booked into the Douglas County Jail, online records indicate. Amadou Oury Bah, 32, was arrested at the jail in Omaha, Neb., ... September 4, 2019 @ 6:00pm [About 25 people forced to leave homeless shelter had nowhere to go; some expected to camp]( By: Rochelle Valverde When David Miller found out he would soon be forced to leave the local homeless shelter, he said a lot of other things in his life seemed to go wrong. “The bottom fell out and I’ve just been really screwed up,” Miller said. “Like, you ... September 4, 2019 @ 5:17pm [Lawrence man charged with attempted murder convicted of lesser offenses through plea deal]( By: Mackenzie Clark A Lawrence man who had been charged in multiple cases in Douglas County District Court, the most serious of which involved attempted second-degree murder, has entered a plea deal to lessen the severity of his charges and dismiss some ... September 4, 2019 @ 5:09pm [Tennessee man charged in alleged chase with baby, guns in truck bound over for trial]( By: Mackenzie Clark A man who allegedly led law enforcement on an on- and off-road chase on Aug. 11 was bound over for trial Wednesday. Kenneth Jeremy Leedom, 32, of Woodbury, Tenn., is charged with four felonies: aggravated battery against a law enforcement ... September 4, 2019 @ 4:31pm [Lawrence school district investigating racist social media messages sent by Free State students]( By: Dylan Lysen The Lawrence school district is investigating a Monday incident of students at Free State High School posting racist messages through social media. A Free State student who saw the post told the Journal-World that one of the students involved ... September 4, 2019 @ 3:48pm [Lawrence police blotter for September 4]( 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 ... September 4, 2019 @ 2:33pm [3 KU professors receive Chancellors Club Teaching Professorships]( By: Lauren Fox Three University of Kansas professors have received the Chancellors Club Teaching Professorship, which recognizes longtime excellent educators at the university and comes with a $10,000 bonus every year for the next five years. This year’s ... September 4, 2019 @ 1:18pm [Renovation planned for large downtown Lawrence building; signs of a deal for vacant Buckle space]( By: Chad Lawhorn Uber may come in handy today when you don’t want to carry a pocket of quarters and mess with parking meters in downtown. But years ago, an Ober’s was the handiest of places, especially if you had a fancy turkey pull on your calendar. ... September 4, 2019 @ 12:27pm [Judge denies NCAA request for unreleased evidence in college basketball corruption trial]( By: Dylan Lysen A federal judge has denied the NCAA’s request in the college basketball corruption trial for evidence that may have included information about the University of Kansas basketball program’s recruiting practices. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on ... September 4, 2019 @ 12:18pm [Kansas treasurer drops Senate bid to challenge Rep. Watkins]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Story updated at 2:25 p.m. Wednesday TOPEKA — Kansas' Republican state treasurer on Wednesday abandoned a campaign for an open Senate seat to challenge a GOP freshman congressman that he describes as vulnerable to Democratic ... September 4, 2019 @ 11:28am [20, including 2 Lawrence lawyers, apply for Kansas Supreme Court vacancy]( By: Lauren Fox By the noon deadline on Tuesday, 20 people had applied to fill the Kansas Supreme Court vacancy created by the upcoming retirement of Justice Lee Johnson on Sept. 8. These included two Lawrence lawyers, Lumen Mulligan and Keynen Wall. On ... September 4, 2019 @ 11:08am [Investigators confirm that lightning strike caused fire at century-old Clinton church; estimated damage is $1 million]( By: Kathy Hanks Investigators have determined that a lightning strike was the cause of the fire that destroyed the Clinton Presbyterian Church Friday morning. “It was natural causes,” said Jill Bronaugh, a spokeswoman at the Office of the State Fire ... September 4, 2019 @ 10:57am [Kansas tax collections slightly above expectations in August]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas is reporting that its tax collections continued to be a little better than expected in August. The Department of Revenue said Tuesday that the state collected $497 million in taxes last month when its official revenue forecast ... September 4, 2019 @ 10:19am [Lawrence man found dead after suspected hit-and-run in Leavenworth County]( By: Associated Press LEAVENWORTH — The Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office is seeking information about a hit-and-run accident that left a man dead. Undersheriff Jim Sherley says 34-year-old Emanuel Ross, of Lawrence, was found dead early Monday west of ... September 4, 2019 @ 10:15am [Lawrence man charged with groping young girl waives preliminary hearing, working on plea]( By: Mackenzie Clark A 36-year-old Lawrence man charged with multiple sex crimes against a child has waived his right to a preliminary hearing, and his defense attorney said she thought the case would be resolved through a plea agreement. Frank J. Martinez is ... 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