Town Talk with Chad Lawhorn for December 21, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [KDOT wants feedback on idea of tolled express lanes on K-10; west Lawrence Walmart files for small expansion]( News and notes from around town: — Time is running out for area residents to give state leaders ideas on how to improve Kansas Highway 10, including a proposal that would widen parts of the state highway with tolled express lanes. The ... [KDOT wants feedback on idea of tolled express lanes on K-10; west Lawrence Walmart files for small expansion]( By: Chad Lawhorn News and notes from around town: — Time is running out for area residents to give state leaders ideas on how to improve Kansas Highway 10, including a proposal that would widen parts of the state highway with tolled express lanes. The ... December 21, 2023 @ 2:46pm [Kansas adds population in 2023, but it ranks last in the region in many growth categories]( By: Chad Lawhorn As Kansans enter the new year, we can do so knowing that our state is no longer a loser — although the margin for error is pretty slim. After losing population last year, the latest numbers from the U.S. Census show Kansas gained population ... December 20, 2023 @ 1:50pm [Girod says something needs to change with college athletics, but stops short of endorsing new plan to pay student-athletes]( By: Chad Lawhorn Something has to change in college athletics, University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod told me last week. “It is clear that we need something different than what we have, or else we are going to spend our lives in court,” Girod said ... December 18, 2023 @ 12:38pm [Homeless population in Lawrence grew more than 4 times faster than national average]( By: Lawrence’s homeless population in 2023 increased more than four times faster than the national rate, making the city and the county home to one of the nation’s most rapidly growing homeless populations, according to a new federal report. ... December 15, 2023 @ 4:15pm [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 [With $40M of planned projects, 2024 might be the year the city starts to grow west of the SLT]( By: Chad Lawhorn It was August of 1994 when local dignitaries, a handful of reporters and other onlookers gathered in a hilltop pasture northwest of Lawrence for a groundbreaking ceremony of the South Lawrence Trafficway. You could have won a lot of money that ... December 11, 2023 @ 1:27pm 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