LJWorld.com Headlines for May 22, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence school board to hear report about how students, staff view police officers in schools]( The Lawrence school board will soon receive a report on the district’s use of police officers in its school buildings, including the results of a student and employee survey in which many respondents said they'd had positive interactions with ... [Lawrence school board to hear report about how students, staff view police officers in schools]( By: Dylan Lysen The Lawrence school board will soon receive a report on the district’s use of police officers in its school buildings, including the results of a student and employee survey in which many respondents said they'd had positive interactions with ... May 21, 2021 @ 5:11pm [Kansas governor signs budget legislation that boosts funding for courts, higher education]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Budget legislation signed Friday by Gov. Laura Kelly increases funding for Kansas courts, provides extra dollars for higher education and funds a new state health laboratory. The measure contains a piece of a nearly $21 billion ... May 21, 2021 @ 4:42pm [Kansas governor vetoes GOP's COVID relief plan for businesses]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press This story was updated at 3:52 p.m. Friday. TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a Republican proposal to set aside hundreds of millions of Kansas' federal coronavirus relief dollars to compensate small businesses that faced ... May 21, 2021 @ 2:28pm [Gov. Kelly signs bill honoring memory of Kansas boy who was tortured to death by father and stepmom]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill Friday that recognized the torture and murder of the late Adrian Jones by mandating that investigations of child abuse and neglect include a visual observation of alleged victims. The measure, which was ... May 21, 2021 @ 1:56pm [More than 56,000 first doses of COVID-19 vaccine administered so far in Douglas County]( By: Lauren Fox Updated at 5 p.m. Friday Douglas County saw an increased demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the last week, the same timeframe that 12- to 15-year-olds became eligible for the Pfizer vaccine. Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health reported ... May 21, 2021 @ 1:44pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 21, 2021]( By: Staff report Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... May 21, 2021 @ 1:08pm [Drug overdoses have increased in Lawrence; police suspect fentanyl added to batches of heroin]( By: Staff Report Lawrence has recently seen an increase in the number of drug overdoses, some of which have been fatal and have involved the drug fentanyl, according to a news release Friday from the Lawrence Police Department. “We suspect that certain ... May 21, 2021 @ 12:45pm [Kansas man arrested in 38-year-old Texas slaying; notorious serial killer had falsely confessed to murder]( By: Associated Press CONROE, Texas — A 75-year-old Kansas City, Kansas, man has been arrested on a murder warrant in a nearly four decade old homicide in southeast Texas. Thomas Elvin Darnell was taken to the Montgomery County jail Thursday after being arrested ... May 21, 2021 @ 12:18pm [Man faces 155 child pornography charges after son turns him in]( By: Associated Press EMPORIA — A Chase County man is jailed on 155 counts of sexual exploitation of a child after child pornography was found at his home, authorities said. Leland Zachariah Taylor, 71, of Cedar Point, was arrested May 8 after Chase County ... May 21, 2021 @ 11:12am 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