LJWorld.com Headlines for March 23, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence school district considering plan to change Kennedy Elementary into early-childhood facility]( Lawrence’s Kennedy Elementary School could soon become an early-childhood community center, meaning the K-5 students currently attending school there would begin learning elsewhere. During the Lawrence school board meeting on Monday, ... [Lawrence school district considering plan to change Kennedy Elementary into early-childhood facility]( By: Dylan Lysen Lawrence’s Kennedy Elementary School could soon become an early-childhood community center, meaning the K-5 students currently attending school there would begin learning elsewhere. During the Lawrence school board meeting on Monday, ... March 22, 2021 @ 8:58pm [Spring home show to be virtual this year; home builders set to weigh in on Lawrence housing shortage]( By: Chad Lawhorn I know there have been times my housemates have wished my spring home improvement projects were virtual. (In fairness, the fire pit project did produce both a pit and a fire.) Well, this year’s Lawrence Spring Home Show is virtual, but the ... March 22, 2021 @ 6:58pm [Over 29,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered so far in Douglas County, 24 new cases]( By: Lauren Fox Data from four local health organizations showed that more than 29,000 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 22, 2021 @ 5:14pm [Douglas County DA voices concerns about resuming trials next month, says her office wasn't consulted; judge disputes that claim]( By: Dylan Lysen Updated at 6:27 p.m. Monday Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez on Monday criticized the district court’s decision to resume jury trials next month, saying she was not consulted on the change before the court made the ... March 22, 2021 @ 4:40pm [Plan approved for clearing COVID-19 backlog in Kansas courts]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA — Kansas legislators on Monday approved a measure that would give judges and prosecutors a little more than two years to clear a backlog of criminal cases that built up during the coronavirus pandemic. The state House voted 114-7 to ... March 22, 2021 @ 4:30pm [Haskell to return to in-person classes in fall, as well as hybrid, online options]( By: Lauren Fox After an entirely remote 2020-2021 school year, Haskell Indian Nations University will once again hold in-person instruction in the fall. A Sunday email from Haskell Registrar Lou Hara states that Haskell will hold in-person, hybrid and online ... March 22, 2021 @ 11:25am [Jalen Wilson arrives in Indy, expected to play tonight vs. USC]( By: Matt Tait Indianapolis — The Journal-World learned Monday morning that Kansas freshman Jalen Wilson landed in Indianapolis a little after 9:30 a.m. local time, roughly 12 hours before tipoff of 3rd-seeded KU’s Monday night game with No. 6 seed USC at ... March 22, 2021 @ 9:43am 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