LJWorld.com Headlines for February 7, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence leaders grant first round of approval for Turnhalle development incentives]( Lawrence leaders on Tuesday started the process of granting development incentives for a project seeking to convert the historic Turnhalle building into an event space and restaurant. At Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, ... [Lawrence leaders grant first round of approval for Turnhalle development incentives]( By: Austin Hornbostel Lawrence leaders on Tuesday started the process of granting development incentives for a project seeking to convert the historic Turnhalle building into an event space and restaurant. At Tuesday’s Lawrence City Commission meeting, ... February 6, 2024 @ 9:51pm [Lawrence leaders approve Plan 2040 amendment, another step in moving massive New Boston Crossing project forward]( By: Austin Hornbostel The fate of a sprawling development project along the South Lawrence Trafficway could soon lie, in part, with the federal government after city leaders approved an amendment to the city and Douglas County’s joint comprehensive plan on ... February 6, 2024 @ 9:07pm [Kansas Supreme Court ends 5-year hold on jurisdiction of public school funding case]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court issued a two-page order Tuesday releasing jurisdiction of the Gannon v. State school finance case after concluding the Legislature complied with mandates to resolve violations of the Kansas Constitution by ... February 6, 2024 @ 8:39pm [Lawrence police blotter for Feb. 6, 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 ... February 6, 2024 @ 7:34pm [Leavenworth man enters plea for taking bicycle and damaging a car while a woman and her child were in the home]( By: Chris Conde A Leavenworth man who was accused of entering a garage, taking a bicycle and damaging a car while a woman and her child were inside the home entered a guilty plea Tuesday in connection with the incident. The man, Charles Joseph Goeser, 37, was ... February 6, 2024 @ 7:18pm [Leaders to consider new hearing process for some violations of Douglas County's animal code]( By: Matt Resnick Douglas County leaders will soon consider a new process for enforcing the county's animal code — specifically, for handling cases where people with animals that are dangerous or a nuisance have repeatedly failed to comply with the rules. At ... February 6, 2024 @ 5:43pm [Students visit with Kansas AG Kobach, one of several speakers teacher has invited from across the political spectrum]( By: Matt Resnick While Bishop Seabury students in Sonja Czarnecki’s Global Studies class were recently learning about the United States' economic ties with China, they got to hear from a Kansas politician who has some very pointed opinions on the subject — ... February 6, 2024 @ 5:09pm [At Kansas Statehouse, Lawrence official shares details about city's new 'Homeless Solutions Division' and plans for additional Pallet shelters]( By: Austin Hornbostel The City of Lawrence’s new department dedicated to homeless programs is officially operational, and the city anticipates that a spare set of 45 Pallet cabins will be installed near the Lawrence Community Shelter by this summer. Those were a ... February 6, 2024 @ 4:26pm [Oh sweet! 52,000 packages of Girl Scout cookies arrive in Lawrence]( By: Staff report They're finally here. Hundreds of thousands of Girl Scout cookies arrived Tuesday in Lawrence for one of winter's sweetest events: the distribution of Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties and other favorites to the eager community. More than ... February 6, 2024 @ 1:56pm [Family displaced after rural Douglas County house fire]( By: Staff Report A family was displaced Sunday night after their rural Douglas County home caught fire. Just before 11 p.m. Sunday in the 1400 block of East 660 Road a man heard noises, looked out his son’s bedroom window and saw embers dropping to the ... February 6, 2024 @ 11:06am [Patrick Mahomes tight-lipped about his dad's arrest ahead of the Super Bowl]( By: MARK ANDERSON, Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said Monday night his father was "doing good" after his arrest for driving while intoxicated, but otherwise was tight-lipped about the situation. "It's a family matter, so I'll keep ... February 6, 2024 @ 9:52am [Super Bowl expected to smash betting records; 68M U.S. adults set to wager legally or otherwise]( By: WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Nearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year's Super Bowl, setting a record by a wide margin, according to the gambling industry's national trade association. Figures released Tuesday ... February 6, 2024 @ 9:42am 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