LJWorld.com Headlines for March 2

TOP STORY [As thousands more vehicles travel South Lawrence Trafficway, timeline for lane expansion remains unknown]( [An overpass extends above a two-lane stretch of Kansas Highway 10 near the Bob Billings Parkway exit on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018.]( By: Rochelle Valverde Even as thousands more vehicles per day travel the South Lawrence Trafficway, there is no estimate for when a two-lane stretch of the roadway will ... Posted yesterday at 4:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- TOP STORY Town Talk: [Here comes the opposition: Four groups join forces to campaign against Douglas County jail expansion]( [Here comes the opposition: Four groups join forces to campaign against Douglas County jail expansion]( By: Chad Lawhorn Get your earplugs, your nose plugs or any other means of protection you feel necessary during campaign season. Douglas County is about to enter it ... Posted yesterday at 11:38 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Gun-friendly Kansas lawmakers considering small limits]( [The Kansas Statehouse in Topeka.]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Kansas legislators are considering "red flag" proposals to allow judges to temporarily confiscate guns from people deemed a safety risk and a measure designed to ... Posted yesterday at 7:06 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Crews fight grass fire south of Lawrence]( By: Sara Shepherd Fire crews were battling a grass fire Thursday afternoon south of Lawrence, near Wells Overlook Park. Last updated yesterday at 6:31 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [District leaders surprise LMCMS educator with Lawrence Secondary Teacher of the Year award]( [Cari Davis, an English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) teacher at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, receives a hug from interim Superintendent Anna Stubblefield, right, after being surprised with the Lawrence district's 2018 Secondary Teacher of the Year award on Thursday, March 1, 2018. Davis, who has taught in the district since 2006, also received a $1,000 check during Thursday's ceremony at Liberty. ]( By: Joanna Hlavacek There were a few hints that something was different Thursday morning at Liberty Memorial Central Middle School. Posted yesterday at 5:17 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Black Hills warns customers of phone scam]( By: Staff Report Black Hills Energy has received customer reports of bill payment scams. Posted yesterday at 4:52 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Barry Crimmins dead at 64; comedian and activist called Lawrence his 'adopted hometown']( [Political satirist and activist Barry Crimmins]( By: Staff Report Longtime comedian, political satirist and activist Barry Crimmins has died, his family said Thursday. Crimmins became a vocal fan of the city of Lawrence following ... Posted yesterday at 4:10 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [Four Lawrence residents among 40 selected for 2018 Kansas Leadership class]( By: Staff Report The Kansas Chamber on Thursday announced the 40 members of its 2018 Leadership Kansas Class, a list that includes four Lawrencians. Posted yesterday at 2:55 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [As opioid deaths grow, Kansas governor forms task force on substance abuse issues]( [Gov. Jeff Colyer signs an executive order Thursday forming a task force to address substance abuse disorders in Kansas.]( By: Peter Hancock Gov. Jeff Colyer signed an executive order Thursday forming a multi-agency task force to study substance abuse disorders in Kansas and to make recommendations to ... Posted yesterday at 2:38 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas tax receipts finish $27M above estimates in February]( By: Peter Hancock The state of Kansas collected $26.7 million more in tax receipts in February than revenue forecasters had expected, the Kansas Department of Revenue reported ... Last updated yesterday at 1:14 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- [State inadvertently releases health information, Social Security numbers of 11,000 Kansans]( By: Associated Press A Kansas agency says it inadvertently sent health-related personal information of about 11,000 people to its business partners. Posted yesterday at 12:20 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Lights & Sirens: [Here’s where public cameras are keeping watch in downtown Lawrence]( [Here’s where public cameras are keeping watch in downtown Lawrence]( By: Sara Shepherd A handful of city-owned cameras are positioned to record video in downtown Lawrence — including a traffic camera at 11th and Massachusetts streets that captured ... Posted yesterday at 12:03 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lawrence judge to sit with Kansas Supreme Court to hear judicial discipline case]( [Justices return from recess during hearings before the Kansas Supreme Court in Topeka, Kan., Thursday, May 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner) ]( By: Sara Shepherd A Lawrence judge is scheduled to make a guest appearance on the Kansas Supreme Court next week. 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