LJWorld.com Headlines for September 18, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence City Commission approves incentives for manufacturing plant with 80 jobs]( City leaders have approved an incentive package for a manufacturing plant that wants to bring 80 jobs to Lawrence. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-0 to approve Kansas City, Mo.-based U.S. Engineering ... [Lawrence City Commission approves incentives for manufacturing plant with 80 jobs]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders have approved an incentive package for a manufacturing plant that wants to bring 80 jobs to Lawrence. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-0 to approve Kansas City, Mo.-based U.S. Engineering ... September 17, 2019 @ 8:17pm [Lawrence teen charged with child sex crime]( By: Mackenzie Clark A Lawrence teen was charged Tuesday with a sex crime against a child. Cristopher Z. Moland, 18, of Lawrence, was charged in Douglas County District Court with one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child younger than 14, according ... September 17, 2019 @ 6:07pm [New road closures begin at KCI on Wednesday; airport advises travelers to plan for extra time]( By: Staff report Motorists traveling to Kansas City International airport will want to allow themselves more time, as construction on a new terminal is starting to slow traffic. The airport authority announced that traffic between terminals B and C will be ... September 17, 2019 @ 5:11pm [Douglas County Commission to begin process of updating zoning regulations]( By: Dylan Lysen The Douglas County Commission will soon begin a process to change zoning regulations in the unincorporated parts of the county. During a work session on Wednesday, the commission will get its first look at the proposed zoning regulation ... September 17, 2019 @ 4:38pm [School board member Kimball wants a third term to see current projects through]( By: Dylan Lysen Since Shannon Kimball began serving in the Lawrence school district in 2010, the Lawrence school board has approved several construction projects to renovate buildings across the district. While Kimball, who served on a special elementary ... September 17, 2019 @ 3:12pm [KU center offers workshop on being an ally to undocumented immigrants]( By: Lauren Fox The University of Kansas' Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies will host "Allyship with Undocumented Immigrants: A Community Workshop" on Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Spencer Museum of Art. The workshop, which is free and ... September 17, 2019 @ 1:47pm [Lawrence police blotter for September 17]( 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. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday and includes 176 ... September 17, 2019 @ 1:31pm [Husband of Lawrence murder victim wants to stay in U.S. only until case wraps, he testifies]( By: Mackenzie Clark Story updated at 7:33 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17: A Lawrence murder victim’s husband says he had no agreement to allow him to stay in the United States as long as he cooperated with prosecutors in the trial for the man they say killed his wife. ... September 17, 2019 @ 1:21pm [KC auto dealer officially takes over at 2 south Iowa dealerships; as grocery market changes, Walmart gets more aggressive in delivery business]( By: Chad Lawhorn A few news and notes from around town: • I don’t know if you ever wonder what causes a Kansas City company to decide to expand into Lawrence, but I do occasionally. Most of the time, the answer is college kids. But every once in awhile, it ... September 17, 2019 @ 12:12pm [2019 Phoenix Award recipients to be honored for outstanding artistic achievement]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission has announced five 2019 Phoenix Award recipients who are being recognized for their outstanding artistic achievement in the community. Since the inception of the Phoenix Awards in 1996, not including this ... September 17, 2019 @ 10:32am [Lawrence man charged with attempted murder, attempted rape]( By: Mackenzie Clark A Lawrence man was charged Monday with first-degree attempted murder and attempted rape, according to Douglas County District Court records. The circumstances surrounding the arrest were unclear, but 30-year-old Raju Tamang allegedly tried to ... September 17, 2019 @ 10:17am [KU to shut down Center for STEM Learning and UKanTeach program, citing budget cuts]( By: Lauren Fox The University of Kansas' Center for STEM Learning and UKanTeach program will be shutting down at the end of the academic year, program director Steven Case announced Friday — a move being criticized by some as detrimental to education. The ... September 17, 2019 @ 10:10am [At community forum, KU's interim provost addresses budget, strategic plan and search for new provost]( By: Lauren Fox The University of Kansas expects to fill the provost position — the No. 2 leadership spot at KU — by the end of this semester, according to interim Provost Carl Lejuez, who hosted a wide-ranging community forum Monday in KU's Slawson Hall. ... September 17, 2019 @ 9:18am 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. 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