LJWorld.com Headlines for December 22, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Citing legal issues with local league's exclusivity request, city leaders defer $1.5M proposal for turf soccer fields]( City leaders have deferred a decision on a $1.5 million project to resurface two grass soccer fields with turf at the Clinton Lake Youth Sports Complex due to concerns about the conditions being requested by the soccer league that would be the ... [Citing legal issues with local league's exclusivity request, city leaders defer $1.5M proposal for turf soccer fields]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders have deferred a decision on a $1.5 million project to resurface two grass soccer fields with turf at the Clinton Lake Youth Sports Complex due to concerns about the conditions being requested by the soccer league that would be the ... December 21, 2021 @ 10:48pm [Music therapy gives gift of self-expression to Lawrence man after stroke]( By: Chansi Long Soft southern light pours through the window as Bob Lominska sits at one end of his dining room table, singing “Home on the Range.” At the other end of the table is Emily Bachert, his music therapist. Both wear masks and sing in harmony. ... December 21, 2021 @ 2:18pm [Lawrence police blotter for Dec. 21, 2021]( 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 up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... December 21, 2021 @ 2:04pm [Defendants in North Lawrence shooting case to face two-week trial in March]( By: Dylan Lysen Two Lawrence teens will have a two-week trial next year on attempted murder charges stemming from a North Lawrence shooting in May. Judge Kay Huff on Tuesday scheduled Alejandro Martinez-Diaz and Ontareo X. Jackson, both 18, to stand trial on ... December 21, 2021 @ 12:05pm [Lobbyists form contractor alliance to seek $315 million for university building repair backlog]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector Topeka — A fledgling association of construction contractors led by two lobbyists hopes to persuade the Kansas Legislature to make an unprecedented seven-year, $315 million investment to shrink the building repair backlog at the state’s six ... December 21, 2021 @ 10:43am [Woman gets 31-year sentence in death of 3-year-old; child's killing led to call for changes at Department for Children and Families]( By: Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas woman has been sentenced to more than 31 years in prison for killing a 3-year-old girl in a case that drew attention to the agency responsible for overseeing young children in the state. Jacqulyn Kirkpatrick was ... December 21, 2021 @ 10:35am 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 unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044