LJWorld.com Headlines for April 14, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [With at least 280 people experiencing homelessness living outside, community leaders prepare for more action]( With at least 280 people estimated to be living outside in Lawrence, city and county leaders are preparing for a deeper discussion about the resources and coordination needed to address the issue of homelessness. As part of its study session ... [With at least 280 people experiencing homelessness living outside, community leaders prepare for more action]( By: Rochelle Valverde With at least 280 people estimated to be living outside in Lawrence, city and county leaders are preparing for a deeper discussion about the resources and coordination needed to address the issue of homelessness. As part of its study session ... April 13, 2021 @ 10:50pm [Douglas County Sheriff's Office unveils data dashboards with statistics on arrests, jail population]( By: Dylan Lysen The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has created new dashboards with local law enforcement data, which officials hope will help increase government transparency. During a Criminal Justice Coordinating Council meeting on Tuesday, Sheriff Jay ... April 13, 2021 @ 4:52pm [3 teens face robbery, assault charges in connection with weekend incidents]( By: Dylan Lysen Three men are facing felony charges stemming from two incidents in Lawrence last weekend, including a “strong-armed robbery,” a police official said. All three men were formally charged in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday. Jamaz D. ... April 13, 2021 @ 4:39pm [Douglas County Commission to receive update on effort to reduce jail stays for people with serious mental illness]( By: Rochelle Valverde Douglas County leaders will soon get an update on efforts to keep people with serious mental illness out of jail. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will receive a report detailing the number of bookings and other ... April 13, 2021 @ 4:27pm [Unlike the eastern United States, billions of cicadas won't emerge in Kansas this year. Here's why]( By: Lauren Fox If you’re traveling east in the United States this May or June, you might want to bring a set of noise-canceling headphones. Billions of Brood X cicadas will emerge from the ground after a 17-year hiatus to mate, lay eggs and then die. And ... April 13, 2021 @ 3:22pm [Kansas freshman Bryce Thompson the latest Jayhawk to enter transfer portal]( By: Matt Tait Kansas freshman Bryce Thompson on Tuesday became the latest and biggest now-former Jayhawk to announce his intention to enter the transfer portal. A former five-star prospect out of Tulsa, Okla., Thompson was the gem of KU’s 2020 recruiting ... April 13, 2021 @ 12:39pm [Local commercial property values take biggest dive in decades; estimate shows $70M loss in value to bars, restaurants, other commercial buildings]( By: Chad Lawhorn Rising property values are sure to create some higher property tax bills in Douglas County this year. But one group is less likely than others to see them: owners of buildings that house restaurants, bars, storefronts, offices and other ... April 13, 2021 @ 12:02pm [New local health order that keeps masks but eliminates mass-gathering limit will go before County Commission]( By: Staff Report Douglas County's health officers are proposing a new health order that would keep the mask mandate in place, eliminate the mass-gathering limit and provide more flexibility about the occupancy rules for businesses and venues. The health order ... April 13, 2021 @ 11:32am [Kansas will pause administration of Johnson & Johnson vaccine following CDC announcement]( By: Staff Report The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said it will pause administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine following an announcement from national health organizations on Tuesday morning. The Centers for Disease Control and ... April 13, 2021 @ 9:51am [4-vehicle crash near Gardner kills 1 child, injures 3]( By: Associated Press GARDNER — A four-vehicle crash in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, has left a child dead and three others injured, authorities there said. The crash happened around 8 a.m. Monday at a rural intersection west of Gardner, the Johnson County ... April 13, 2021 @ 8:06am 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