LJWorld.com Headlines for August 12, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence police blotter for Aug. 11, 2023]( 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 ... [Lawrence police blotter for Aug. 11, 2023]( 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, 2023 @ 5:58pm [Lawrence man sentenced to nearly 8 years in prison for sex crimes against a 7-year-old, faces 21 more years in connection with same victim]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man convicted of sex crimes against a young girl was sentenced Friday in Douglas County District Court to nearly eight years in prison and is scheduled to be sentenced to an additional 21 years as part of a plea agreement with the ... August 11, 2023 @ 4:56pm [Civil War on the Border series begins next week in Lawrence]( By: Staff Report The 28th annual Civil War on the Border series is set to begin next week in Lawrence. This year's event, Aug. 18-20, will have the theme of food insecurity, past and present. Featured events will include bus and walking tours of local Civil War ... August 11, 2023 @ 4:35pm [Haskell needs more autonomy to thrive, former university president says]( By: Austin Hornbostel A former Haskell Indian Nations University president is calling for changes to how the university is operated, with hopes that more autonomy will mean greater opportunities for Haskell’s students. Venida Chenault, who served as Haskell’s ... August 11, 2023 @ 3:28pm [Pooch Plunge pushed back a week to Aug. 21]( By: Staff report The City of Lawrence announced Friday it’s rescheduling the Pooch Plunge, the annual pool day for local dogs. The plunge was previously scheduled for Monday, Aug. 14, but it has now been pushed back a week to Aug. 21. The event will still ... August 11, 2023 @ 1:26pm [Kansas court's reversal of a kidnapping conviction prompts a call for a new legal rule]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — Three members of the Kansas Supreme Court want to make it easier for prosecutors to convict defendants of kidnapping, saying in a dissenting opinion Friday that the court should abandon a legal rule it has used for nearly 50 years in ... August 11, 2023 @ 1:01pm [Lawrence man arrested on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder; victim was walking from campsite during 'unprovoked attack,' police say]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 3:41 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 A Lawrence man was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder after he allegedly stabbed another man in the neck. The man, Tristen Lemont Hollins, 41, was booked into the ... August 11, 2023 @ 9:37am 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