LJWorld.com Headlines for June 23, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Mid Summer Night on Mass — downtown Lawrence's new version of a sidewalk sale — debuts today]( Downtown Lawrence’s traditional sidewalk sale is gone, but its replacement — part sale, part street festival — is set to make its debut today. Mid Summer Night on Mass will run from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. today throughout downtown Lawrence. ... [Mid Summer Night on Mass — downtown Lawrence's new version of a sidewalk sale — debuts today]( By: Staff report Downtown Lawrence’s traditional sidewalk sale is gone, but its replacement — part sale, part street festival — is set to make its debut today. Mid Summer Night on Mass will run from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. today throughout downtown Lawrence. ... June 23, 2023 @ 12:00am [Free State Festival, St. John's fiesta and more upcoming events in Lawrence]( By: Sarah Parsons Friday • It’s the final weekend for the Lawrence Art Guild’s All-Member Show at the Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Also closing after Saturday is the “Undercurrents” exhibit by printmaker Taro Takizawa. • It’s also ... June 22, 2023 @ 5:29pm [Lawrence Humane Society, Dale Willey Honda providing free microchips for pets in advance of noisy July 4 holiday]( By: Matt Resnick Microchipping pets prior to the Fourth of July might be the key for pet owners getting reunited with their beloved pets who bolt due to the sights and sounds of the holiday, local animal shelter leaders are warning. In advance of the holiday, ... June 22, 2023 @ 5:27pm [Heartland Community Health Center confirms it will become county's main family planning clinic in July]( By: Austin Hornbostel Story updated at 5:52 p.m. Thursday, June 22: Heartland Community Health Center will soon officially be the main community hub for folks in need of family planning services. Heartland CEO Julie Branstrom confirmed to the Journal-World ... June 22, 2023 @ 4:37pm [Lawrence police chief appointed to statewide commission by Gov. Laura Kelly]( By: Staff report Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart has been appointed to the Kansas Commission on Peace Officers’ Standards and Training, Gov. Laura Kelly’s office announced Thursday. Members of the commission are appointed by the governor, and the body ... June 22, 2023 @ 3:20pm [Second man charged in connection with alleged kidnapping of 65-year-old man]( By: Chris Conde A second man has been arrested and charged in connection with an alleged kidnapping and armed robbery of a 65-year-old man. Mustafa Darrell Muhammad-Springs, 19, of Kansas City, Kansas, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one ... June 22, 2023 @ 2:15pm [Linwood man sentenced to more than 2 years for attempted sexual battery involving a 75-year-old woman]( By: Chris Conde A Linwood man was sentenced on Thursday to more than two years in prison for attempted sexual battery involving a 75-year-old woman as part of a plea agreement with the state. Warren Franklin Jones, 44, was originally charged in Douglas County ... June 22, 2023 @ 2:12pm [Lawrence Transit's new Poet Laureate Program offers a chance to have work featured on city buses in 2024]( By: Staff report Aspiring poets in Lawrence will soon have the opportunity for their works to be featured in a somewhat unlikely venue — aboard a city bus. On Thursday, Lawrence Transit announced a new Poet Laureate Program in partnership with the Lawrence ... June 22, 2023 @ 2:07pm [Size of KU's football stadium would shrink under latest plans for new gateway project; hotel, conference center, concert venue, student housing planned]( By: Chad Lawhorn KU has big plans to turn the area around its football stadium into a hub for conventions and tourism, but it may need to make its football stadium the smallest in the Big 12 to do so. An outside consultant hired by the University of Kansas is ... June 22, 2023 @ 9:51am 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