LJWorld.com Headlines for January 18, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Eudora leaders will soon vote on creating special tax district for new housing development, County Commission hears]( To lay the groundwork for a nearly 120-home development in Eudora, the city's leaders will soon decide on whether to create a special housing district to take advantage of new state tax incentives, Douglas County leaders heard on Wednesday. At ... [Eudora leaders will soon vote on creating special tax district for new housing development, County Commission hears]( By: Matt Resnick To lay the groundwork for a nearly 120-home development in Eudora, the city's leaders will soon decide on whether to create a special housing district to take advantage of new state tax incentives, Douglas County leaders heard on Wednesday. At ... January 17, 2024 @ 9:53pm [Board of Regents agree to provide financial protection for Emporia State president in lawsuits related to tenure dismissals]( By: Chad Lawhorn As lawsuits hang over Emporia State University and its decision to dismiss about 30 university faculty members, there’s a chance the ESU president may be found personally liable in some of the cases. If so, the Kansas Board of Regents made ... January 17, 2024 @ 7:39pm [Renovation work at KU football stadium making it 'very possible' Jayhawks will play at Arrowhead]( By: Chad Lawhorn It is looking more likely that at least some of the University of Kansas’ home football games next season will be played in Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said Wednesday that a nearly $500 million project to ... January 17, 2024 @ 7:01pm [City of Lawrence and Douglas County leaders learn more about collaborative plan to tackle homelessness, including how it'll be funded and more]( By: Austin Hornbostel How will the City of Lawrence and Douglas County finance the more than $100 million investment their collaborative plan to end homelessness calls for in the next five years? That was one of a number of questions that city and county leaders had ... January 17, 2024 @ 6:12pm [Protester files another lawsuit alleging viewpoint discrimination, this time against the sheriff and Douglas County commissioners]( By: Chris Conde An anti-mask protester filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Douglas County sheriff and county commissioners, adding to other lawsuits he has filed against the City of Lawrence, the public library and the Lawrence school district. The suit is ... January 17, 2024 @ 5:44pm [Lawrence police blotter for Jan. 17, 2024]( 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 ... January 17, 2024 @ 5:34pm [LMH Health's blood supplier announces blood emergency due to extreme winter weather, spike in seasonal illness]( By: Austin Hornbostel LMH Health’s blood supplier has announced a blood emergency, citing recent winter weather extremes and a spike in seasonal illnesses. The Community Blood Center announced the blood emergency in a news release Tuesday. The Community Blood ... January 17, 2024 @ 12:07pm [2 Lawrence men enter no contest pleas in 2021 fatal shooting]( By: Chris Conde Two men were scheduled for trial later this month in connection with a 2021 fatal shooting in Lawrence, but they instead pleaded no contest to lesser charges on Tuesday in Douglas County District Court. The men, Javier Isidro Romero, 20, and ... January 17, 2024 @ 12:03pm 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