LJWorld.com Headlines for August 21, 2020

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Woman killed in crash south of Lone Star Lake; 3 others injured, infant unharmed]( A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash south of Lone Star Lake Thursday night, according to a crash report from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Two of the woman's passengers suffered suspected minor injuries, and an infant was uninjured. In the ... [Woman killed in crash south of Lone Star Lake; 3 others injured, infant unharmed]( By: Staff Report A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash south of Lone Star Lake Thursday night, according to a crash report from the Kansas Highway Patrol. Two of the woman's passengers suffered suspected minor injuries, and an infant was uninjured. In the ... August 21, 2020 @ 9:03am [When 'there’s not a whole heck of a lot to laugh about,' Betsy Evans provides smiles with daily jokes outside her home]( By: Lauren Fox Everyday, there’s a new joke outside of Betsy Evans’ home in the Hillcrest neighborhood. On Thursday, the whiteboard easel read, “The best thing about the good old days was that I wasn’t good and I wasn’t old!” For the past couple ... August 20, 2020 @ 7:12pm [Dale Willey, longtime Lawrence car dealership owner and community leader, dies at 79]( By: Lauren Fox Dale Willey loved cars. He would work 12- to 14-hour days — six days a week — at his dealership: Dale Willey Automotive. And even after he retired, he’d still pop in four to five times a week to check in. His daughter, Carol Ryan, called ... August 20, 2020 @ 6:11pm [Presumed next Douglas County sheriff named in complaint that’s under investigation by an outside agency]( By: Mackenzie Clark A complaint alleges that a 2017 sex crime investigation was a “complete professional abandonment,” and it has prompted the Douglas County sheriff to request an investigation by an outside agency. Lt. Jay Armbrister — who won 39% of the ... August 20, 2020 @ 5:36pm [Free State graduate's 'doodle' about kindness up for Google competition, scholarship]( By: Dylan Lysen The artwork of a recent Free State High School graduate is up for a national competition hosted by one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Elliot Smith, who graduated from Free State this past spring, said her submission of a Google ... August 20, 2020 @ 5:22pm [COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increase to 870; 120 remain active]( By: Staff Report Douglas County has reported 870 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, an increase of 12 cases since Wednesday. The daily update from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health noted that the University of Kansas announced 89 people have tested positive ... August 20, 2020 @ 7:59pm [City leaders approve proposal to build tiny-home village to house homeless people]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders have approved a permit that will allow the proposal for a tiny-home village for homeless people to move forward. As part of its meeting this week, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to approve the special use permit ... August 20, 2020 @ 2:52pm [On Kamala Harris' historic day, Stan Herd finishes crop art of VP candidate in rural Lawrence]( By: Chad Lawhorn Wednesday was a historic day for Kamala Harris. It also was a pretty noteworthy one for Lawrence crop artist Stan Herd. It was his 70th birthday, and he spent it in a Douglas County field crafting a crop art portrait of Harris. He finished at ... August 20, 2020 @ 2:35pm [KU football dealt with 40 positive COVID tests since players returned in June]( By: Benton Smith Though Kansas football coach Les Miles reported Thursday during his first virtual press conference of the preseason that nobody in the program is currently suffering from a COVID-19 infection, the Jayhawks spent much of the past couple of months ... August 20, 2020 @ 2:22pm [Lawrence police blotter for Aug. 20, 2020]( 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 up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... August 20, 2020 @ 1:25pm 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