LJWorld.com Headlines for September 13

TOP STORY ['No Tyson in Tongie' effort adding supporters by the hundreds]( [Yard signs such as these, pictured Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, are popping up across Tonganoxie in opposition to plans by Tyson Foods Inc. to build a $320 million chicken-processing plant south of the city.]( By: Shawn Linenberger Jen Peak has watched a community mobilize for a common cause in the span of a week. She was in downtown Tonganoxie on Sept. 5 ... Last updated yesterday at 2:37 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU recreation services reducing hours, programming this fall]( [In this file photo from January 2013, University of Kansas student Morgan Cross works out at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center on the KU campus.]( By: Joanna Hlavacek Students returning to campus this fall may have noticed a few changes to the recreation services offered by the University of Kansas. KU Recreation Services ... Posted today at 9:45 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lawrence City Commission discusses 'nuisance' bars; updates to city's alcohol codes upcoming]( [Lawrence City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St., Thursday, July 7, 2016]( By: Rochelle Valverde Upcoming changes to city code may help clarify procedures regarding requests for the state to revoke the liquor licenses of local bars. Posted today at 12:00 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [County commissioners to consider software designed to provide efficiency in behavioral health service delivery]( [The Douglas County commission meets in the historic courtroom on the second floor of the old county courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St.]( By: Elvyn Jones The Douglas County Commission will consider a request Wednesday from one of its members that it take Johnson County up on an offer to provide ... Posted today at 12:00 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU's 'Black Love' symposium celebrates legacy of Zora Neale Hurston and those she inspired]( By: Joanna Hlavacek This week, as Zora Neale Hurston’s 1937 coming-of-age novel “Their Eyes Were Watching God” celebrates its 80th anniversary, scholars from the University of Kansas ... Posted today at 12:00 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Armed carjacking in Topeka leads to chase, ends behind Lawrence Walmart]( [Numerous Lawrence Police Department vehicles were on the scene late Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017, near West Sixth Street and Wakarusa Drive after a carjacking in Topeka resulted in a chase that ended in west Lawrence. Two suspects had been apprehended, and police were still seeking a third suspect that evening, according to information from the Topeka Police Department. ]( By: Mackenzie Clark An armed carjacking at a Topeka gas station led to a chase that ended behind Walmart, 550 Congressional Drive, on Tuesday evening. Posted yesterday at 11:11 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lights & Sirens: [Lawrence police blotter for Sept. 12]( [Lawrence police blotter for Sept. 12]( By: Sara Shepherd 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 ... Posted yesterday at 6:35 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [‘What Were You Wearing?’ exhibit at KU takes aim at sexual assault myth]( [Outfits hang on the walls for the "What Were You Wearing? Survivor Art Installation" on display in the Kansas Union gallery on the University of Kansas campus, pictured Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. The display, open through Friday, was enabled by the KU Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center.]( By: Sara Shepherd There’s a form-fitting, bright red minidress. There’s also some workout clothes, a button-up shirt with slacks, a nightshirt, a man’s T-shirt and ... Posted yesterday at 5:49 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [City to hold compost and woodchip sale this week]( By: Staff Report The city's solid waste division will hold a compost and woodchip sale this week. Posted yesterday at 5:09 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Statehouse Live: [Kris Kobach gets public dressing-down over Breitbart column]( [Kris Kobach gets public dressing-down over Breitbart column]( By: Peter Hancock Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach received a public dressing-down Tuesday over a column he wrote last week for Breitbart News, and Kobach himself backed ... Posted yesterday at 2:54 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas attorney general, Johnson County DA to confer on Supreme Court immigrant cases]( [Justices return from recess during hearings before the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) ]( By: Peter Hancock Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and Johnson County District Attorney Stephen Howe conferred by telephone Monday about how to respond to a series of Kansas ... Posted yesterday at 2:34 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [United Way campaign begins this week]( By: Staff Report The United Way of Douglas County 2017 campaign kickoff will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at Crown Toyota ... Posted yesterday at 2:14 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU climbs 3 spots to 53rd among public universities in newest U.S. News & World Report rankings]( [A bus whirs by as University of Kansas students wait along Jayhawk Boulevard on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016.]( By: Joanna Hlavacek The University of Kansas climbed three spots to tie for 53rd among public universities in this year’s U.S. News & World Report’s “Best ... Posted yesterday at 1:10 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lawmakers schedule forum to hear concerns on controversial Tyson poultry plant]( By: Staff Report Democratic Sen.Tom Holland, of {NAME} City, along with Republican Reps. Jim Karleskint, of Tonganoxie, and Willie Dove, of Bonner Springs, will co-host the forum. Last updated yesterday at 11:06 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- 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 manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044