LJWorld.com Headlines for March 26, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [School district awaits legislative decisions to gain more precise budget outlook]( Lawrence school board members heard an update Monday evening about the school district's budget outlook, in the face of declining enrollment, but much remained imprecise pending the results of various legislative matters. The Kansas Legislature ... [School district awaits legislative decisions to gain more precise budget outlook]( By: Staff report Lawrence school board members heard an update Monday evening about the school district's budget outlook, in the face of declining enrollment, but much remained imprecise pending the results of various legislative matters. The Kansas Legislature ... March 25, 2024 @ 10:35pm [Four years after COVID shutdowns, KU still facing class action lawsuit over whether students should get refunds]( By: Chad Lawhorn There’s a chance thousands of University Kansas students who were shut out of in-person classes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic might win partial refunds for tuitions and fees they paid KU that semester. If those refunds ever come — ... March 25, 2024 @ 6:24pm [Lawrence will have a partial view of upcoming total solar eclipse — the last total eclipse until 2044]( By: Austin Hornbostel In two weeks, parts of the U.S. will be in the visual path of a total solar eclipse — an event that won’t happen again until 2044. The eclipse will be visible during the afternoon on Monday, April 8. According to the National Solar ... March 25, 2024 @ 5:43pm [Have a business idea? Local competition awarding $25K for the best start-up ventures]( By: Chad Lawhorn Lawrence and Douglas County are getting more serious about cultivating start-up businesses, and if you don’t believe it, there will be 25,000 examples to point to next month. A pair of local organizations are teaming up to host the second ... March 25, 2024 @ 4:48pm [Lawrence man sentenced to more than 4 years in connection with fentanyl overdose death]( By: Kim Callahan A Lawrence father will spend four and a half years in prison for his role in the fentanyl death of another Lawrence father in 2021. Douglas County Judge Stacey Donovan on Monday sentenced Randell Mark Smith, 32, after he pleaded no contest in ... March 25, 2024 @ 12:18pm [Sheriff's deputies find body in the woods near Clinton Lake; believed to be missing Overland Park man]( By: Staff report After receiving a report from a hiker, Douglas County sheriff’s deputies on Sunday found a dead body at a Clinton Lake park. The Sheriff’s office believes the remains are of David Kyle Kempker, 53, an Overland Park man who was reported ... March 25, 2024 @ 9:24am 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