LJWorld.com Headlines for December 14, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Longtime downtown Lawrence restaurant Cielito Lindo destroyed by overnight fire]( The longtime downtown Lawrence restaurant Cielito Lindo has been destroyed by a fire that began late Wednesday night and burned well into Thursday morning as dozens of firefighters fought to extinguish the blaze and to protect historic ... [Longtime downtown Lawrence restaurant Cielito Lindo destroyed by overnight fire]( By: Chad Lawhorn The longtime downtown Lawrence restaurant Cielito Lindo has been destroyed by a fire that began late Wednesday night and burned well into Thursday morning as dozens of firefighters fought to extinguish the blaze and to protect historic ... December 14, 2023 @ 12:57am [Douglas County leaders approve budget for courthouse meeting room remodel project, authorize staff to solicit bids for construction]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County leaders on Wednesday took the next step in the process of remodeling the meeting chambers at the Douglas County Courthouse. At Wednesday’s Douglas County Commission meeting, commissioners unanimously approved the budget for the ... December 13, 2023 @ 8:16pm [Construction issues have KU considering playing 2024 home football games in Arrowhead; decision expected in about a month]( By: Chad Lawhorn There’s a chance the University of Kansas' home football games next season could be played at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium, as KU leaders become concerned construction work at their campus stadium will make true home games infeasible. ... December 13, 2023 @ 5:04pm [LMH Health announces changes — like extended timeframe for background checks — in wake of report analyzing how former CFO was hired]( By: Austin Hornbostel In a statement Wednesday afternoon, LMH Health announced that it’s already made several changes — and will make more in the coming months — in the wake of an analysis examining how the hospital’s former CFO was hired despite having ... December 13, 2023 @ 4:27pm [KU engineering professor and Google Earth creator inducted into National Academy of Inventors]( By: Staff report A KU engineering professor who also is one of the creators of the program that became Google Earth has been inducted as a fellow in the National Academy of Inventors. Brian McClendon, research professor in the Department of Electrical ... December 13, 2023 @ 4:17pm [Lawrence police blotter for Dec. 13, 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 ... December 13, 2023 @ 4:05pm [Haskell greenhouse, Native Lands Restoration Collaborative partnering to host community visioning event for Haskell Wetlands]( By: Staff report The Haskell Indian Nations University greenhouse and Native Lands Restoration Collaborative are partnering to host an event this weekend for community members to imagine ways to make the Haskell Wetlands more accessible. The community visioning ... December 13, 2023 @ 3:16pm [Student musicians to present 'Brassmas' at Lied Center]( By: Staff report Student musicians who play low brass instruments — trombone, baritone and tuba — in Lawrence's four middle school bands will join forces with the University of Kansas for the first "Brassmas" holiday concert. The celebration of brass ... December 13, 2023 @ 2:51pm [Dole Institute participating in project to create national digital archive of congressional papers]( By: Staff report The Dole Institute of Politics at KU has launched a new project to digitize tens of thousands of records from the late Sen. Bob Dole for inclusion in a national congressional database that it is helping to create. KU has been selected for the ... December 13, 2023 @ 1:53pm [Affidavit alleges Eudora man committed sex crimes against young teen]( By: Chris Conde A recently released police affidavit alleges that a Eudora man exposed himself numerous times to a young teenage girl over video chat and that he forced the girl to touch him. The man, Justin Robert Royer, 42, is charged in Douglas County ... December 13, 2023 @ 1:36pm [Lawrence man taken to hospital after crash on Kansas Turnpike]( By: Staff Report A 39-year-old Lawrence man was injured after crashing into two concrete basins on Tuesday on the Kansas Turnpike. The man, Gabriel Vanriette, was traveling eastbound around 6 a.m. on the Kansas Turnpike, and just after passing the Douglas and ... December 13, 2023 @ 1:29pm [KU wins $1M grant to advance transgender studies, create more trans-friendly environment]( By: Staff report The University of Kansas has won a $1 million private grant that it intends to use to make Lawrence a leader in the field of transgender studies and create a more trans-friendly environment in Kansas. The Mellon Foundation has awarded a $1 ... December 13, 2023 @ 1:23pm [Lawrence police blotter for Dec. 12, 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 ... 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