LJWorld.com Headlines for April 23, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [An adored ostrich at a Kansas zoo has died after swallowing a staff member's keys]( TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A beloved ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas has died after swallowing a staff member's keys. The zoo announced in a social media post on Friday that the 5-year-old ostrich named Karen had ... [An adored ostrich at a Kansas zoo has died after swallowing a staff member's keys]( By: The Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A beloved ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas has died after swallowing a staff member's keys. The zoo announced in a social media post on Friday that the 5-year-old ostrich named Karen had ... April 22, 2024 @ 11:18pm [Lawrence school board unanimously authorizes applying for grant that would put more social workers in schools]( By: Staff report The Lawrence school board on Monday unanimously authorized the school district to develop and submit a grant application for funds to support students’ mental health, including the potential hiring of 16 social workers within the next few ... April 22, 2024 @ 9:29pm [K-10 Highway expected to grow to six lanes, but project would stop before reaching Douglas County]( By: Chad Lawhorn It is a good bet that Kansas Highway 10 will be expanded to six lanes in the next five years. But based on the current planning in the Kansas Department of Transportation, it is a lousy bet to think any of that expansion will cross into Douglas ... April 22, 2024 @ 6:38pm [{NAME} City school district's $17 million bond proposal would allow classroom updates and address safety concerns]( By: Austin Hornbostel Next month, the {NAME} City school district is asking local voters to approve a $17 million bond proposal to expand and update classroom spaces at {NAME} High School and address safety and security concerns on the junior high and high school ... April 22, 2024 @ 6:20pm ['This is not a case with a smoking gun,' state says at murder trial for man accused in death near downtown Lawrence]( By: Chris Conde A murder trial for a man accused of bludgeoning another man near downtown Lawrence began on Monday, and the state said it’s case is based on circumstantial evidence. On trial is Chadwick Elliot Potter, 35, who is a transient who has lived in ... April 22, 2024 @ 5:56pm [Lawrence police blotter for April 20-22, 2024]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity over the weekend. 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 day. Each ... April 22, 2024 @ 5:58pm [Man arrested on suspicion of DUI after rollover on North 1300 Road]( By: Staff report A 24-year-old Lawrence man was arrested early Monday morning on suspicion of DUI after a vehicle rolled over and crashed in the 1400 block of North 1300 Road, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. George Diepenbrock, a spokesman for ... April 22, 2024 @ 2:45pm [Man allegedly breaks window at The Village and threatens staff with hatchet after being denied entry]( By: Chris Conde A man is alleged to have threatened staff and broken an office window at the The Village on Sunday after he was denied entry. Just after 9 p.m. Sunday officers responded to The Village, 256 N. Michigan St., after staff at the site for people ... April 22, 2024 @ 2:05pm [Hearing to charge KC teen as an adult in shooting death of Lawrence girl canceled; plea hearing scheduled]( By: Chris Conde A hearing to charge a Kansas City teenager as an adult with murder in connection the shooting death of a Lawrence girl was canceled on Monday, and the next court date scheduled is for a plea hearing. The teen, Davon D. Washington, 17, of ... April 22, 2024 @ 1:54pm [Judge denies new sentencing hearing for 2 brothers awaiting execution for 'Wichita massacre']( By: HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and JIM SALTER, Associated Press A Kansas judge on Monday denied a request for a resentencing hearing for two brothers awaiting execution for a quadruple killing known as the "Wichita massacre," ruling that he lacks jurisdiction to approve a reexamination of the sentences. The ... April 22, 2024 @ 1:46pm 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