LJWorld.com Headlines for April 24, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Police work scene of fatal accident at 19th and Naismith]( Lawrence police on Friday night were working the scene of a fatal accident at 19th Street and Naismith Drive. The accident, according to emergency radio traffic, involved a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle around 8:30 p.m. Police spokesman ... [Police work scene of fatal accident at 19th and Naismith]( By: Staff Report Lawrence police on Friday night were working the scene of a fatal accident at 19th Street and Naismith Drive. The accident, according to emergency radio traffic, involved a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle around 8:30 p.m. Police spokesman ... April 23, 2021 @ 9:00pm [Lawrence school board to discuss new equity policy that aims to address institutional injustice in education]( By: Dylan Lysen Noting the historic failure of government agencies to address systemic racism and other inequities in education, the Lawrence school district is developing a new equity policy aimed at tackling those issues in its schools. During a meeting on ... April 23, 2021 @ 7:25pm [With national search for new chief set to begin, city announces that interim Police Chief Anthony Brixius will step down]( By: Rochelle Valverde The City of Lawrence announced Friday afternoon that interim Police Chief Anthony Brixius will step down and that another captain will take his place until the city hires a new leader for the department. City Manager Craig Owens will promote ... April 23, 2021 @ 5:34pm [Lawrence deputy superintendent leaving to take over top post at Kansas City, Kan., school district]( By: Dylan Lysen The Lawrence school district’s second-highest-ranking administrator will leave her position at the end of the school year, the district announced on Friday. Superintendent Anthony Lewis said in a news release that Anna Stubblefield, the ... April 23, 2021 @ 5:25pm [Another $26 million in budget cuts likely at KU next school year, but CFO has plan to make 2023 a cut-free year]( By: Chad Lawhorn The University of Kansas’ new chief financial officer said Friday that at least two things were needed in the next school year: another $26 million in budget cuts and some type of plan to get KU growing again. In a campuswide video ... April 23, 2021 @ 4:44pm [Gov. Kelly vetoes GOP-inspired voting, firearm and flag bills]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed two bundles of election reform measures Friday that would have restricted advance voting, eliminated emergency powers to alter voting procedures, added a new crime for turning in others’ ballots, ... April 23, 2021 @ 2:53pm [Gov. Kelly vetoes bill to lower legal age for carrying a concealed weapon]( By: Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill Friday that would have lowered the legal age for carrying concealed weapons. The legal age is 21, but the majority-Republican Legislature wants to allow permits once people turn 18. Kelly, a Democrat, ... April 23, 2021 @ 2:36pm [KU's Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute demonstrates extrication tools]( By: Lauren Fox The Kansas Fire & Rescue Training Institute showed off some of its extrication tools Friday morning in Lawrence, demonstrating how they can be used to help firefighters remove victims of car accidents from wreckage quickly and safely. The ... April 23, 2021 @ 12:48pm [Student challenges $620 in library fees; KU charged $10 fee on dozens of books it claimed were damaged, but basis of fee unclear]( By: Lauren Fox A University of Kansas doctoral student is being charged hundreds of dollars after returning about 40 books to KU Libraries earlier this semester. Jenny Nielsen, a PhD candidate studying the philosophy of science, said that she returned all of ... April 23, 2021 @ 12:41pm [Kansas Supreme Court reverses murder conviction]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — The Kansas Supreme Court on Friday reversed the first-degree murder conviction of a Wichita man who shot another man during a botched drug deal. Mark Holley III was convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 2019 for the shooting ... April 23, 2021 @ 12:22pm [Arbor Day Foundation and Black Hills Energy providing free trees to customers]( By: Staff Report In partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees initiative, Black Hills Energy is once again distributing approximately 1,000 free trees to customers. A free tree can be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis at ... April 23, 2021 @ 11:17am [Community Police Review Board to consider investigation process for complaints, whether board can play a role]( By: Rochelle Valverde Based on community survey responses, the Community Police Review Board will be considering several issues as it continues to draft changes to provide oversight of complaints against police, including whether the board can play a more active role ... April 23, 2021 @ 10:57am [Douglas County vaccine distribution numbers show decline in demand]( By: Lauren Fox Douglas County distributed fewer than 1,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccines in the past week, the smallest distribution the county has had since it began reporting vaccine distribution information to the Journal-World on Feb. 12. According to ... April 23, 2021 @ 8:49am 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