LJWorld.com Headlines for January 20, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Town Talk | Lawrence medical manufacturer likely to add another 50 jobs as COVID-19 efforts increase]( New efforts to fight COVID-19 appear likely to add more manufacturing jobs at a Lawrence-based plant. A local economic development official confirmed Tuesday that Plastikon Industries has won a key job that is expected to produce 50 new ... [Lawrence medical manufacturer likely to add another 50 jobs as COVID-19 efforts increase]( By: Chad Lawhorn New efforts to fight COVID-19 appear likely to add more manufacturing jobs at a Lawrence-based plant. A local economic development official confirmed Tuesday that Plastikon Industries has won a key job that is expected to produce 50 new ... January 20, 2021 @ 6:42am [Republicans question Kansas health secretary over rollout of COVID-19 vaccines]( By: Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Republican lawmakers seized the opportunity Tuesday to direct frustrations at Kansas health secretary Lee Norman over his agency’s rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine and failures to clarify when and where Kansans can go to get ... January 20, 2021 @ 6:29am [Crave special section: What's on the menu in Lawrence?]( By: Staff Report It has been a terribly tough year for the restaurant and hospitality industries, so we are glad to do our part to help promote Lawrence Restaurant Week, which is running from Jan. 13 to Jan. 27. Check out details on participating restaurants and ... January 20, 2021 @ 12:00am [Lawrence City Commission votes to return 23-ton sacred prayer rock to Kaw Nation, apologize to tribe for city's past actions]( By: Rochelle Valverde Decades after the City of Lawrence removed a sacred prayer rock from the Kaw Nation’s homelands and made it into a monument honoring settlers, city leaders will begin working to return the rock and issue a formal apology to the tribe. As ... January 19, 2021 @ 9:16pm [Detective testifies about conversations with homicide victim's husband in Rontarus Washington Jr. murder case]( By: Mackenzie Clark A detective testified Tuesday about meetings with a homicide victim’s husband that, apparently, the defendants’ attorneys were never aware of in a case that’s been pending for six years. Rontarus Washington Jr., 24, is charged with ... January 19, 2021 @ 6:01pm [KU chancellor 'disappointed and concerned' about Gov. Laura Kelly's proposed budget]( By: Staff Report University of Kansas chancellor Douglas Girod is concerned that proposed cuts to state funding for higher education could cause "irreparable harm" to the university, he wrote in a campus message Tuesday. Girod wrote that Kansas Gov. Laura ... January 19, 2021 @ 5:02pm [Douglas County reports 147 new COVID-19 cases since Friday; 1,210 remain active]( By: Staff Report Douglas County reported 7,617 cases of COVID-19 as of Tuesday, an increase of 147 cases since Friday. In Douglas County, 6,407 out of the 7,617 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public ... January 19, 2021 @ 4:50pm [Who is included in Phase 2 for vaccinations? More details on Kansas' current plan]( By: Lauren Fox Phase 2 of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment's five-phase COVID-19 vaccination plan is expected to begin later this month or in February, and more details have been released about who will be eligible to receive a shot in this ... January 19, 2021 @ 4:42pm [Nurses in Kansas county refuse to give COVID-19 vaccine]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA (AP) — Four nurses at a rural health department in Kansas are refusing to administer any COVID-19 vaccines, citing the fast development and production of the shots. Coffey County Public Health Administrator Lindsay Payer said the ... January 19, 2021 @ 2:26pm [Hashtag campaign meant to spread positivity, resources during pandemic]( By: Lauren Fox The newly developed well-being branch of Douglas County’s pandemic response team has launched its first project: a hashtag campaign meant to help residents stay positive. Margaret Weisbrod Morris, chief executive officer of the Lawrence Arts ... January 19, 2021 @ 1:59pm [Nonprofit files complaint against Haskell to U.S. Department of Education, requests investigation over freedom of speech]( By: Lauren Fox A national nonprofit dedicated to protecting free speech has filed a complaint against Haskell Indian Nations University to the United States Department of Education. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) argues in its ... January 19, 2021 @ 1:52pm [Lawrence police blotter for Jan. 19, 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 19, 2021 @ 1:06pm [Douglas County Commission to consider site plan for proposed propane plant near {NAME} City]( By: Dylan Lysen A propane gas delivery business wants to build a 30,000-gallon tank in rural Douglas County to help with local deliveries. The County Commission on Wednesday will consider a site plan for the business, Heartland Propane, to construct the ... January 19, 2021 @ 12:03pm [Operators of Douglas County food trailer open barbecue restaurant in Eudora]( By: Chad Lawhorn When I’m at the Douglas County 4-H Fair watching my children’s badly behaved 4-H hogs, I take a special type of comfort in ordering a pulled pork sandwich from one of the food trailers along the midway. Now, I can report one of those ... January 19, 2021 @ 11:57am [Kansas anti-abortion amendment clears first legislative hurdle]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA (AP) — A proposed anti-abortion amendment to the Kansas Constitution cleared its first hurdle in the Legislature on Tuesday as abortion opponents moved quickly to try to get it on the ballot. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the ... January 19, 2021 @ 11:42am [Security concerns close Kansas offices, curtail legislative meetings]( By: Associated Press Story updated at 12:47 p.m. Tuesday TOPEKA (AP) — State office buildings near the Statehouse have been closed to the public and the Legislature has curtailed its meetings due to security concerns ahead of President-elect Joe Biden's ... January 19, 2021 @ 9:28am 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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