LJWorld.com Headlines for April 24, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [114 Douglas County residents reported recent COVID-19 symptoms on survey; cases remain at 44 for county]( About 1% of the Douglas County residents who responded to the health department's COVID-19 survey reported experiencing COVID-19 symptoms within the last two weeks. 114 residents out of the 11,405 who responded to the survey reported symptoms ... [114 Douglas County residents reported recent COVID-19 symptoms on survey; cases remain at 44 for county]( By: Staff Report About 1% of the Douglas County residents who responded to the health department's COVID-19 survey reported experiencing COVID-19 symptoms within the last two weeks. 114 residents out of the 11,405 who responded to the survey reported symptoms ... April 23, 2020 @ 5:26pm [Kansas GOP official urges 2 candidates to exit Senate race]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — A top GOP official is calling on two Republican candidates to drop out of the race for the U.S. Senate. Party chairman Mike Kuckelman wrote to Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle and former Johnson County Commissioner Dave Lindstrom ... April 23, 2020 @ 4:21pm [Kansas can now process claims for $600 extra in unemployment benefits, Kelly says; COVID-19 cases jump 271 overnight]( By: Conner Mitchell After weeks of delay, the Kansas Department of Labor is now able to process claims for an extra $600 in weekly unemployment benefits generated from federal coronavirus stimulus packages, Gov. Laura Kelly announced. As a result, the department ... April 23, 2020 @ 3:23pm [Lawrence religious leaders discuss struggles and pleasant surprises of distance worship]( By: Mackenzie Clark As some groups wage a legal battle against the governor’s ban on mass gatherings, several Lawrence-area religious leaders are more concerned with how to stay connected with their congregations without seeing them in person. Holding virtual ... April 23, 2020 @ 3:22pm [Hundreds in Topeka protest Gov. Kelly's stay-at-home order]( By: John Hanna and Margaret Stafford, Associated Press TOPEKA — Hundreds of people protested Thursday against Gov. Laura Kelly’s stay-at-home order for the state, many waving signs on sidewalks while others drove slowly around the Statehouse. About 150 people stood on the south side of the ... April 23, 2020 @ 2:57pm [Lawrence bicycle repair shop refurbishes, donates some of the bikes scrapped by Veo]( By: Rochelle Valverde The efforts of a local bicycle repair shop and donations from the community have helped save some of the bikes recently scrapped by a bike-share company. Some Lawrence residents expressed anger after the bike-share company Veo, formerly known ... April 23, 2020 @ 2:19pm [Kansas health secretary: Manhattan official's comments on virus immunity 'a really bad idea']( By: Associated Press MANHATTAN — A city commissioner in Manhattan, Kansas, said he was frustrated with government stay-at-home orders when he commented at a commission meeting this week that he was close to hoping everyone would get the coronavirus so the pandemic ... April 23, 2020 @ 12:39pm [CARES Act funding on its way, will go to KU students with greatest needs]( By: Conner Mitchell The University of Kansas will soon have $7.5 million in federal stimulus funds to distribute directly to students who have faced financial hardships as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chancellor Douglas Girod announced Thursday that KU will ... April 23, 2020 @ 12:02pm [Lawrence school district opens online new student registration for 2020-2021 school year]( By: Dylan Lysen Despite school buildings being closed because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Lawrence school district is preparing for its classrooms to be full of students next fall. But Julie Boyle, a spokeswoman for the school district, said the ... April 23, 2020 @ 11:23am [Stay, See, Do: Virtual literary festival and Red Dog's workouts at home]( By: Lauren Fox Though the Paper Plains Literary Festival — originally scheduled for this weekend — has been postponed until 2021, some participating authors will still discuss their works virtually in free sessions open to the public Friday through ... April 23, 2020 @ 10:41am [In 33rd year, St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee gives three organizations $33,333.33 each]( By: Staff Report Despite the cancellation of this year's St. Patrick's Day parade and Irish Road Bowling event, the St. Patrick's Day Parade Committee presented a record total of $100,000 to its three 2020 children's charities. Every year, the committee raises ... April 23, 2020 @ 9:51am [26 million have sought U.S. unemployment benefits since virus hit]( By: Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week as job cuts escalated across an economy that remains all but shut down, the government said Thursday. Roughly 26 million people have now ... April 23, 2020 @ 9:51am 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. 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