LJWorld.com Headlines for January 7, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Kansas Rep. LaTurner tests positive for COVID-19 while voting against election certification]( TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner tested positive for COVID-19 while participating in a joint session of Congress that certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the Electoral College. LaTurner's office tweeted early Thursday that ... [Kansas Rep. LaTurner tests positive for COVID-19 while voting against election certification]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA (AP) — Kansas Rep. Jake LaTurner tested positive for COVID-19 while participating in a joint session of Congress that certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the Electoral College. LaTurner's office tweeted early Thursday that ... January 7, 2021 @ 9:23am [Douglas County Commission adopts new dock regulations for Lone Star Lake; 2 commissioners bid farewell during their final meeting]( By: Dylan Lysen New private docks built on Lone Star Lake will now need to follow specific regulations aimed at preserving the lake and keeping the structures safe. The County Commission on Wednesday approved new regulations related to private structures built ... January 6, 2021 @ 8:37pm [Lawrence teen accused of shooting gun at occupied vehicle]( By: Mackenzie Clark A teenager has been charged in connection with an alleged exchange of gunfire between people in vehicles in Lawrence. Officers were dispatched to the 2400 block of Louisiana Street just before 1 a.m. Monday for a reported disturbance with ... January 6, 2021 @ 5:40pm [Douglas County reports 100 new COVID-19 cases; 950 remain active]( By: Staff Report Douglas County reported 6,887 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of 100 cases since Tuesday. In Douglas County, 5,937 out of the 6,887 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public ... January 6, 2021 @ 5:35pm [Kansas congressional delegation condemns storming of U.S. Capitol]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA (AP) — Members of the Kansas congressional delegation condemned Wednesday's storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, including Republicans who objected to the certification of Trump's election ... January 6, 2021 @ 5:09pm [Lawrence Restaurant Week will span 2 weeks; participants encouraged to do delivery, to-go orders]( By: Staff Report Supporting local businesses during Lawrence Restaurant Week will be especially important this year, according to a board member of Downtown Lawrence Inc. and the Lawrence Restaurant Association. Mike Logan, a local business owner and board ... January 6, 2021 @ 4:35pm [About 200 Trump supporters stage rally at Kansas Statehouse]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Story updated at 3:36 p.m. Wednesday TOPEKA (AP) — About 200 supporters of President Donald Trump rallied Wednesday at the Kansas Statehouse to show their support for overturning President-elect Joe Biden's victory. Trump's supporters ... January 6, 2021 @ 2:54pm [Lawrence developer Thomas Fritzel transferred to reentry program after serving four months of one-year sentence]( By: Rochelle Valverde After serving four months of his one-year sentence in a federal prison, Lawrence developer and four-time felon Thomas Fritzel has been transferred to a reentry program that is designed to help him transition back to the community upon his ... January 6, 2021 @ 2:54pm [Facilities director leaving Lawrence school district for job in Johnson County]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence school district will be looking for a new facilities director as their current one has chosen to leave the position for a job in Johnson County. Tony Barron, the district’s executive director of facilities and operations, is ... January 6, 2021 @ 2:32pm [Long vacant lot set to get pharmacy, health care building; plus, will Lawrence have a drive-thru boom?]( By: Chad Lawhorn Properties, of course, can’t catch COVID, but one prominent piece of vacant ground along Sixth Street got sick from the pandemic nonetheless. I’m talking about the vacant commercial lot at the northwest corner of Sixth Street and Folks ... January 6, 2021 @ 2:27pm [‘Eureka moment’: KU graduate research assistant discovers new species, genus of snake]( By: Lauren Fox It just took a fresh pair of eyes for three preserved snake specimens to be recognized as something special — and entirely new. In 2017, graduate research assistant Jeff Weinell realized that three snake specimens in the University of Kansas ... January 6, 2021 @ 2:20pm [Kansas State considers online start to semester due to virus]( By: Heather Hollingsworth and John Hanna, Associated Press Story updated at 5:10 p.m. Wednesday MISSION (AP) — Kansas State University has warned that the spring semester could begin online because the coronavirus continues to rage in the surrounding community and statewide. President Richard Myers ... January 6, 2021 @ 1:16pm [Lawrence police blotter for Jan. 6, 2021]( 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 ... January 6, 2021 @ 1:02pm [City of Lawrence reports increase of 40 COVID-19 cases among staff in past month; 10 cases remain active]( By: Rochelle Valverde Though the total number of COVID-19 cases among City of Lawrence employees since the beginning of the pandemic nearly doubled in the past month, the increase is not due to transmission of the virus in the workplace. The city’s monthly update ... January 6, 2021 @ 12:48pm [Rewriting its stance on criminal justice, League of Women Voters of Kansas emphasizes incarceration alternatives, other measures]( By: Mackenzie Clark The League of Women Voters of Kansas has drafted a rewrite of its nearly 50-year-old position statement on criminal justice to emphasize alternatives to incarceration, offender wellness and the elimination of systemic bias. Marlene Merrill, ... 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