LJWorld.com Headlines for May 29, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Latest tornado news and notes: Teams determining size of twister that hit Douglas County]( Story updated at 10:13 a.m. Wednesday Area agencies continue to evaluate damage and assist with cleanup Wednesday morning after a destructive tornado made its way through Douglas County Tuesday evening. Journal-World reporters will ... Checkers [Latest tornado news and notes: Teams determining size of twister that hit Douglas County]( By: Staff Report Story updated at 10:13 a.m. Wednesday Area agencies continue to evaluate damage and assist with cleanup Wednesday morning after a destructive tornado made its way through Douglas County Tuesday evening. Journal-World reporters will ... May 29, 2019 @ 9:43am [Photo gallery: Tornado ravages multiple homes south of Lawrence]( By: Chad Lawhorn An area informally known as the Shank Hill neighborhood was hit particularly hard by Tuesday's tornado. At least a dozen homes in the subdivision had significant damage, with many likely to be complete losses. The subdivision is just north and ... May 29, 2019 @ 12:11am [Lawrence school board accepts COO Hayden's resignation during brief, weather-disrupted meeting]( By: Mackenzie Clark Lawrence school board members approved the resignation of a top district administrator during a brief meeting Tuesday after a tornado struck Douglas County. Kyle Hayden, the district’s chief operations officer, has accepted a position as ... May 28, 2019 @ 9:45pm [Damaging tornado passes through Douglas County, destroying homes, trees, power lines; at least a dozen people injured]( By: Chad Lawhorn, Nick Gerik, Rochelle Valverde Story updated at 11:19 p.m. Tuesday A large tornado touched down in Douglas County shortly after 6 p.m. Tuesday, destroying multiple homes, trees and power lines, and injuring at least a dozen people. The majority of damage to structures ... May 28, 2019 @ 7:36pm [Send your storm damage photos to the Journal-World]( By: Staff Report The Journal-World is looking for Lawrence residents' photos of storm damage near their properties in the aftermath of Tuesday's storms. Readers with photos of storm damage can send them to news@ljworld.com. NOTE: Please do not ... May 28, 2019 @ 7:04pm [Lawrence man charged with rape]( By: Sara Shepherd A Lawrence man has been charged with a rape that allegedly occurred over the weekend. Perry L. Oatis, 54, was arrested early Monday morning in the 2300 block of Ousdahl Road, according to jail records. He was charged Tuesday with rape, a ... May 28, 2019 @ 5:25pm [City asks judge to dismiss lawsuit over alleged maintenance issues at Lawrence Municipal Airport]( By: Rochelle Valverde The City of Lawrence is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a longtime pilot that claims the city hasn’t properly kept up some airport infrastructure. Great Planes Inc., which operates an airplane hangar and offices at the airport ... May 28, 2019 @ 2:43pm [Lawrence ranked one of the best cities for new college graduates, despite some of the lowest wages]( By: Chad Lawhorn Lawrence is one of the best towns in the country for recent college graduates — especially those who slept through economics class. At least that is my takeaway from a new report that ranks Lawrence the eighth best city in America for recent ... May 28, 2019 @ 2:22pm [Tornado warning and watch for Douglas County canceled; severe thunderstorm watch still in effect]( By: Staff Report Update — 9:49 p.m.: The National Weather Service has canceled a tornado watch for Douglas County following a warning earlier Tuesday evening, but a severe thunderstorm warning remains in effect until 4 a.m. Wednesday. Large hail, up to 2 ... May 28, 2019 @ 2:21pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 28]( By: Staff Report 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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday and includes 181 ... May 28, 2019 @ 1:09pm [Lawrence City Band to kick off summer concert series at South Park]( By: Staff Report "Summertime in South Park" will be the theme Wednesday night during the Lawrence City Band's first outdoor concert of the season, which will run through mid-July. The band, conducted by Paul Popiel, will play an assortment of tunes, ... May 28, 2019 @ 12:11pm [Douglas County Commission’s Wednesday meeting canceled]( By: Staff Report The Douglas County Commission will not meet on Wednesday, May 29. Interim County Administrator Sarah Plinsky said after the commission's May 22 meeting that the tentative plan going forward would be for the commission to meet four times a ... May 28, 2019 @ 12:00pm [Former KDOT Secretary Deb Miller to lead KU's Public Management Center]( By: Dylan Lysen A former state leader will join the University of Kansas to serve as director of its Public Management Center. The university announced on Tuesday that Deb Miller, who served as the secretary for the Kansas Department of Transportation from ... May 28, 2019 @ 11:25am [Pulitzer-winning author Tony Horwitz dies at 60]( By: Associated Press Story updated 2:28 p.m. Tuesday Tony Horwitz, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the best-selling author of "Confederates in the Attic," has died. He was 60. Horwitz died Monday of apparent cardiac arrest in Washington, D.C., Sarah ... 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