LJWorld.com Headlines for May 28, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [U.S. layoffs climb to 41 million, despite business reopenings]( WASHINGTON — An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, bringing the running total since the coronavirus shutdowns took hold in mid-March to ... [U.S. layoffs climb to 41 million, despite business reopenings]( By: Associated Press WASHINGTON — An estimated 2.1 million Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country, bringing the running total since the coronavirus shutdowns took hold in mid-March to ... May 28, 2020 @ 9:01am [COVID-19 cases in Douglas County remain at 63]( By: Staff Report Douglas County reported 63 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, local officials said — the same number that has been reported since Friday. In Douglas County, 56 out of the 63 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have recovered, ... May 27, 2020 @ 7:09pm [Douglas County Commission plans to resume in-person meetings next month]( By: Dylan Lysen The Douglas County Commission could hold its meetings in person next month. During the commission’s meeting on Wednesday, which was held on an online conference call, County Administrator Sarah Plinsky told the commissioners she recommended ... May 27, 2020 @ 7:02pm [KU AD Jeff Long announces departmentwide furloughs, pay cuts]( By: Matt Tait University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long on Wednesday announced staffwide furloughs and pay cuts for all Kansas Athletics employees, including coaches, from June 1 through the end of 2020. An email sent to KU’s donors on Wednesday ... May 27, 2020 @ 4:45pm [Kansas governor nominates Lawrence resident, KU lecturer for appeals court]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday nominated a public defender in the federal court system to the state's second highest court. Kelly cited Carl A. Folsom III's experience in handling criminal cases as an asset for a judge on the ... May 27, 2020 @ 3:43pm [Coming weeks crucial as Kansas looks ahead to second wave of COVID-19, top health official says]( By: Conner Mitchell The next few weeks will prove vitally important to how fast or slow COVID-19 spreads throughout Kansas, the state’s top health official said Wednesday. Days after photos and videos from Lake of the Ozarks in central Missouri showed packed ... May 27, 2020 @ 3:33pm [Lawrence's July Fourth community fireworks show canceled because of pandemic concerns]( By: Chad Lawhorn Not even Lawrence’s longtime tradition of a community fireworks show is safe from COVID-19. A representative of the local Jaycees club confirmed Wednesday that the show along the Kansas River won’t happen this year. “We safely could ... May 27, 2020 @ 2:11pm [Kansas counties now mulling their individual approaches to virus restrictions]( By: Margaret Stafford, Associated Press Kansas county officials had various reactions on Wednesday to Gov. Laura Kelly's decision to give them the authority to determine their own coronavirus restrictions, with some deciding to keep the current rules in place and others planning ... May 27, 2020 @ 1:56pm [A year after devastating EF-4 tornado, Lawrence area residents are still recovering]( By: Dylan Lysen Since May 28, 2019, rural Douglas County residents have cleaned up debris, rebuilt destroyed structures and worked to reopen businesses that were shuttered after an EF-4 tornado ripped through the area. As Thursday marks the twister's one-year ... May 27, 2020 @ 1:17pm [This year's Douglas County Fair likely won't be open to the public, but 4-H displays still planned]( By: Lauren Fox The Douglas County Fair likely will not be open to the public this year — meaning no demolition derby, no tractor pulls and no carnival rides — but 4-H divisions will still have the opportunity to display their projects. The annual event ... May 27, 2020 @ 12:46pm [City of Lawrence to receive $3.7 million federal grant for low-emission buses]( By: Staff Report The City of Lawrence will receive a $3.7 million federal grant to purchase low-emission buses, Sen. Jerry Moran's office announced Wednesday. The city and the University of Kansas coordinate their bus service. The Federal Transit Authority ... May 27, 2020 @ 11:53am [KU CFO to retire at end of calendar year, university announces]( By: Conner Mitchell Diane Goddard, the chief financial officer at the University of Kansas and a university employee of nearly four decades, will retire at the end of the 2020 calendar year, KU Chancellor Douglas Girod announced Wednesday. During her tenure as ... May 27, 2020 @ 9:48am 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