LJWorld.com Headlines for April 10, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Push for ‘school choice’ measure falters in Kansas Senate]( Topeka — A split among Republicans on Friday blocked a proposal from conservative Kansas lawmakers to allow parents of academically struggling students to pay for private schooling with state dollars normally earmarked for public schools. A ... [Push for ‘school choice’ measure falters in Kansas Senate]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Topeka — A split among Republicans on Friday blocked a proposal from conservative Kansas lawmakers to allow parents of academically struggling students to pay for private schooling with state dollars normally earmarked for public schools. A ... April 9, 2021 @ 9:03pm [Longtime dental practices merge to construct new west Lawrence building, open sedation dentistry center]( By: Chad Lawhorn I have a hard time believing that I ever would fall asleep in a dentist’s chair. (I make sure I eat a pound of candy beforehand because my dentist’s selection, quite frankly, stinks.) But in the field of sedation dentistry, getting someone ... April 9, 2021 @ 4:26pm [KU freshman Jalen Wilson to test NBA draft process while retaining college eligibility]( By: Matt Tait Freshman forward Jalen Wilson on Friday became the second key member of the Kansas men’s basketball team’s 2020-21 roster to announce his intentions to enter his name into the NBA draft pool. Like teammate Ochai Agbaji, who declared for ... April 9, 2021 @ 3:21pm [Lawrence school board to consider approving plan to close Kennedy Elementary School]( By: Dylan Lysen The fate of Lawrence’s Kennedy Elementary School could soon be decided. During its meeting on Monday, the Lawrence school board will consider approving the district’s plan to close the east Lawrence school to turn it into an early-childhood ... April 9, 2021 @ 2:55pm [Equity-focused vaccine clinic for one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine scheduled for Saturday]( By: Rochelle Valverde The local health department and several community-based organizations will be offering an equity-focused vaccine clinic on Saturday, providing vaccines to people of color, who national data shows are less likely to have received a vaccine. ... April 9, 2021 @ 2:46pm [More than $16 billion now available nationwide for shuttered music venues, museums and other arts establishments]( By: Staff Report Federal relief will soon be available for music and other arts venues that have been economically impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. Small Business Administration officially opened the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant application ... April 9, 2021 @ 12:57pm [Republicans oust powerful Kansas lawmaker charged with DUI from his leadership position]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Updated at 8:08 p.m. Friday: TOPEKA — Republicans on Friday ousted a powerful Kansas lawmaker charged with drunken driving from his leadership job following the release of a document saying he taunted the Highway Patrol trooper who arrested ... April 9, 2021 @ 12:17pm [City seeks photos, documents related to Kaw Nation's sacred prayer rock, which was stolen and made into monument in 1929]( By: Rochelle Valverde As the City of Lawrence begins work to return a sacred prayer rock stolen from the Kaw Nation’s homelands nearly a century ago, it is asking the community for any historical documents to help understand how the boulder was brought to Lawrence ... April 9, 2021 @ 11:05am [Bomb squad determines suspicious sound at Lawrence Kwik Shop came from discarded carbon monoxide alarm]( By: Staff report An out-of-town bomb squad determined that a suspicious device found in Lawrence Thursday night was a “very loud” carbon monoxide alarm that had been discarded, a Lawrence police official said Friday. Around 11 p.m., police responded to a ... April 9, 2021 @ 10:54am [Approval of Kansas bill on trans athletes isn't veto-proof]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Updated at 8:45 p.m. Friday. TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas conservatives on Friday pushed a proposed ban on transgender athletes in girl's and women's school sports through the Republican-controlled Legislature but don't have enough support yet ... April 9, 2021 @ 10:41am [Two pedestrians struck by vehicle, one fatally, along Interstate 70]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Two people were hit by at least one vehicle along Interstate 70 in Topeka, police said, and one of them has died from their injuries. Officers called to the area late Thursday night found two people lying in the eastbound lanes of ... April 9, 2021 @ 10:38am [More than 47,500 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 47,500 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 ... April 9, 2021 @ 10:14am [Lawrence man faces felony charges, including attempted arson, after police chase]( By: Dylan Lysen A Lawrence man who reportedly led police on a chase through town on Wednesday is facing two felony charges in Douglas County District Court. Brandon T. Rothwell, 29, made his first appearance in court Thursday, where he was charged with ... April 9, 2021 @ 10:10am 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