LJWorld.com Headlines for August 12, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [After appointment of five community members, work group on police complaints to begin review soon]( Five community members have been appointed to a new work group that will consider changes to the city's police review board and how to improve oversight of complaints. Each of the five city commissioners appointed one community member to the ... [After appointment of five community members, work group on police complaints to begin review soon]( By: Rochelle Valverde Five community members have been appointed to a new work group that will consider changes to the city's police review board and how to improve oversight of complaints. Each of the five city commissioners appointed one community member to the ... August 11, 2022 @ 5:55pm [At Douglas County rape trial, woman describes being attacked as a teen while bystander refused to help]( By: Chris Conde A woman on Thursday told a Douglas County jury how she tried to fight off an alleged rapist and how another man who was in the room refused to help her. The man accused of sexually assaulting the woman is Ray Charles Atkins Jr., 22, of ... August 11, 2022 @ 5:49pm [PHOTO: Lawrence Loop pedestrian tunnel beneath McDonald Drive takes shape]( By: Staff Report August 11, 2022 @ 5:30pm [Lawrence police blotter for Aug. 11, 2022]( By: 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 ... August 11, 2022 @ 5:21pm [Douglas County staff: Internal ARPA-funded projects will go a long way toward helping county recover financially]( By: Austin Hornbostel With the allocation of another round of COVID-19 relief funding behind them, Douglas County staffers say the portion set aside for internal projects will go a long way toward easing the county's finances. The Douglas County Commission spent ... August 11, 2022 @ 5:16pm [From nearly 30% to zero, Douglas County property tax collections are set to increase by wildly different amounts]( By: If you pay property taxes in Douglas County, chances are you soon will pay more of them. Even if the governments that serve you — the county, a city, a school district, a township — hold their property tax rates steady, you likely are ... August 11, 2022 @ 3:25pm [Upcoming events include lots of music and outdoor opportunities, including fishing and Pooch Plunge]( By: Sarah Parsons This week is packed with variety of events, including music, wetlands photography, art, gardening, food preservation, books, fishing, street puppetry with a serious message, the annual Pooch Plunge and more. Thursday • Lawrence Opera Theatre ... August 11, 2022 @ 2:44pm [Douglas County property owners will soon receive notice about their estimated 2022 property taxes]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County’s property owners will soon receive a notification about their estimated property taxes for 2022, the county announced Wednesday. The Douglas County Clerk’s Office mailed the notification to 45,852 property owners Wednesday ... August 11, 2022 @ 2:05pm [Lawrence man injured after suspected medical condition causes him to drive into guardrail]( By: STAFF REPORT A Lawrence man was taken to the hospital on Tuesday with a suspected serious injury after a possible medical condition made him drive into a guardrail in Sedgwick County. Calvin McLingberg, 28, was driving around 5 p.m. on the southbound ramp ... August 11, 2022 @ 2:01pm 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