LJWorld.com Headlines for April 12, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [In accepting national journalism award, small-town Kansas editor urges everyone to stand up to government]( The editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper that had its newsroom raided by law enforcement urged journalists and the public on Thursday to become even more aggressive in standing up to government. “What happened to us was that somebody, ... [In accepting national journalism award, small-town Kansas editor urges everyone to stand up to government]( By: Chad Lawhorn The editor of a small-town Kansas newspaper that had its newsroom raided by law enforcement urged journalists and the public on Thursday to become even more aggressive in standing up to government. “What happened to us was that somebody, ... April 11, 2024 @ 6:37pm [Kansas has some of the nation's lowest benefits for injured workers. They'll increase in July]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas will increase what have been among the lowest benefits in the U.S. for workers who are injured or killed on the job under bipartisan legislation that Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law Thursday. The new law is set to take effect ... April 11, 2024 @ 5:31pm [Judge accepts apology and does not punish teen who posted screenshot during murder case]( By: Chris Conde A judge did not punish a 15-year-old boy on Thursday after he admitted to posting a screenshot from YouTube of a court proceeding in a murder case. The murder case was that of Derrick Del Reed, 18, of Lawrence, who was charged with one count ... April 11, 2024 @ 5:27pm [Lawrence police blotter for April 11, 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 ... April 11, 2024 @ 5:14pm [Douglas County residents invited to dispose of unused medications on Drug Take Back Day]( By: Staff Report The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is inviting community members to dispose of expired and unneeded prescription medicines for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at the end of April. The sheriff’s office along with the Lawrence ... April 11, 2024 @ 3:56pm [West 11th Street's steep hill is undergoing a $4.2 million makeover, with just a little off the top]( By: Kim Callahan One of the steepest hills in Lawrence is about to become a little shorter. Not so you’d notice — just 4 or 5 feet — but you might appreciate that missing morsel if you’ve ever ridden a bicycle up West 11th Street and felt like your ... April 11, 2024 @ 3:38pm [Car strikes mail truck north of Lawrence; mail carrier injured]( By: Chris Conde A driver struck a mail truck north of Lawrence on Thursday, sending a mail carrier to the hospital and briefly closing a rural road. Douglas County Sheriff's Office spokesman George Diepenbrock said in a news release that at about 1 p.m., a ... April 11, 2024 @ 2:06pm [At special meeting, Douglas County Commission to decide the fate of 1,105-acre solar project proposed for north of Lawrence]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County leaders are set to take a key vote Saturday that will decide the fate of what could become the first utility-scale solar energy facility in the county. At a special business meeting Saturday, the Douglas County Commission will ... April 11, 2024 @ 12:32pm [Trial date set for defendant accused of murdering 2 Lawrence men]( By: Chris Conde A January 2025 trial date was set on Thursday for a man charged with murder in the shooting deaths of two Lawrence men nearly two years ago. The defendant, Rodney E. Marshall, 52, was charged in Douglas County District Court with two counts of ... April 11, 2024 @ 12:22pm 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