LJWorld.com Headlines for March 13, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Semitruck crash on K-10 last week resulted in no injuries, Highway Patrol says]( A semitruck crash on Kansas Highway 10 in Lawrence last week resulted in no injuries because the driver and passenger of the truck were both wearing their seat belts, Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Donald Hughes told the Journal-World ... [Semitruck crash on K-10 last week resulted in no injuries, Highway Patrol says]( By: Dylan Lysen A semitruck crash on Kansas Highway 10 in Lawrence last week resulted in no injuries because the driver and passenger of the truck were both wearing their seat belts, Kansas Highway Patrol Trooper Donald Hughes told the Journal-World ... March 12, 2021 @ 5:44pm [City of Lawrence to pay 48 fire, police and other employees nearly $1M total in back overtime because of classification mistake]( By: Staff Report The City of Lawrence has agreed to pay nearly $1 million in back overtime to dozens of firefighter captains, police sergeants and other city employees. Following both an outside and internal review, the city determined it had mistakenly ... March 12, 2021 @ 5:29pm [Lawrence City Commission to consider adopting resolution committing to unconditional return of sacred prayer rock to Kaw Nation]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders will soon consider making an official commitment to return a sacred prayer rock to the Kaw Nation and to issue a formal apology for its removal from the tribe’s homeland decades ago. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence ... March 12, 2021 @ 4:51pm [KU's Bill Self on pulling out of Big 12 tourney: 'The end game hasn't been affected']( By: Matt Tait In a phone interview Friday afternoon, just hours after telling his team that Kansas had withdrawn from the Big 12 tournament because of a positive COVID-19 test within the program, KU coach Bill Self said the whole morning felt eerily similar ... March 12, 2021 @ 4:15pm [Over 25,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered so far in Douglas County]( By: Lauren Fox Data from four local health organizations showed that more than 25,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in Douglas County as of Thursday. Altogether, data from the four distributors — LMH Health, Lawrence-Douglas County ... March 12, 2021 @ 3:08pm [Public university tuition rebates demanded by House GOP could top $150 million]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — A budget amendment passed by a Kansas House committee could require public universities to refund students more than $150 million in tuition for canceled classes and courses shifted online during the COVID-19 pandemic, state Board of ... March 12, 2021 @ 2:44pm [Review board calls for police to more clearly inform residents of their ability to appeal complaint findings]( By: Rochelle Valverde After having not received a single complaint to review since it was formed, the Community Police Review Board is asking for changes on the Lawrence Police Department’s website to instruct residents on how to elevate a complaint to the ... March 12, 2021 @ 1:47pm [KDHE to replace nearly 600 Johnson & Johnson vaccines that were wasted in Douglas County]( By: Staff Report Douglas County will receive replacement Johnson & Johnson vaccines after a faulty transfer led to nearly 600 doses being wasted, the health department announced Friday afternoon. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said it would ... March 12, 2021 @ 1:31pm [Jayhawks withdraw from Big 12 tournament because of positive COVID-19 test]( By: Matt Tait A positive COVID-19 test within the University of Kansas men’s basketball program on Friday morning forced the Jayhawks to withdraw from the remainder of the Big 12 tournament. Kansas, seeded second in the tournament and ranked No. 11 in the ... March 12, 2021 @ 12:51pm [Eudora superintendent to resign at end of school year]( By: Dylan Lysen A change of leadership is coming to the Eudora school district, as Superintendent Steve Splichal on Friday announced his plans to resign at the end of the current school year. Splichal said in a message to the school district community that he ... March 12, 2021 @ 11:41am 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