LJWorld.com Headlines for May 26, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [City leaders see police study and recommendations as first step in improvements to policing]( City leaders said Tuesday that they saw the recently completed study of the Lawrence Police Department as a first step in a larger process to reconsider the role of police in the community and how the department operates. As part of a special ... [City leaders see police study and recommendations as first step in improvements to policing]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders said Tuesday that they saw the recently completed study of the Lawrence Police Department as a first step in a larger process to reconsider the role of police in the community and how the department operates. As part of a special ... May 25, 2021 @ 10:46pm [At 2021 commencement, Lawrence High graduates praised for their perseverance]( By: Dylan Lysen With the COVID-19 pandemic touching almost every aspect of the high school experience, the last 14 months haven't been easy for Lawrence High School’s seniors, Superintendent Anthony Lewis said at the school's commencement ceremony on Tuesday. ... May 25, 2021 @ 9:41pm [Following staff concerns, director of Lawrence Community Shelter put on administrative leave]( By: Rochelle Valverde The executive director of the local homeless shelter has been put on paid administrative leave after some staff members spoke out regarding the environment and operations at the shelter. Several former and current shelter staffers voiced ... May 25, 2021 @ 6:14pm [Double homicide suspect and another inmate escape from southeast Kansas jail]( By: Associated Press COLUMBUS, Kan. — Authorities are searching for two inmates who escaped from a southeast Kansas jail. One of the inmates, Mark Gerald Hopkins II, was charged with capital murder in the shooting deaths of two men in southeast Kansas in June ... May 25, 2021 @ 3:51pm [One year after pandemic began, sales tax collections surge to new highs both in Lawrence and statewide]( By: Chad Lawhorn While we haven’t yet been able to rip off those masks, there are new signs that Lawrence’s economy has become unshackled from pandemic-era restrictions. In fact, one set of numbers shows retail spending is now well above pre-pandemic levels. ... May 25, 2021 @ 2:50pm [Driver injured after striking deer on U.S. Highway 40]( By: Dylan Lysen A driver was injured in a crash Tuesday morning after hitting a deer on U.S. Highway 40 near the 27th Street intersection in southwest Lawrence. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded to an injury crash around 5:50 a.m. after a vehicle ... May 25, 2021 @ 2:37pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 25, 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 25, 2021 @ 1:23pm [Affidavit: Student says state lawmaker from Wellsville kicked him in testicles]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Story updated at 3:23 p.m. Tuesday: TOPEKA — A high school student reported that a Kansas House member working as a substitute teacher manhandled him and kicked him in the testicles during class, and the lawmaker told authorities that God ... May 25, 2021 @ 1:11pm [In unprecedented move, Sarah Gonzales-McLinn has 25 years cut from 50-year murder sentence; court agrees trial attorney was ineffective]( By: Dylan Lysen A woman serving a life sentence for murder received a reduction of 25 years in her sentence Tuesday in Douglas County District Court. Sarah Gonzales-McLinn, now 26, was sentenced in 2015 to the “hard 50” — 50 years in prison without the ... May 25, 2021 @ 11:38am [Carr brothers' death sentences for 'Wichita massacre' being reviewed again]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Two brothers who were sentenced to die in 2002 for four killings known as "the Wichita massacre" are back before the Kansas Supreme Court seeking to have their sentences commuted to life in prison. The court heard arguments Monday ... May 25, 2021 @ 10:33am [Lenexa police: Man killed in shootout with officers at hotel]( By: Associated Press LENEXA — A man was killed in an early Tuesday morning shootout with officers at a hotel in suburban Kansas City, Kan., police said. Police said the shooting happened shortly after 5 a.m., when officers were called to the Extended Stay ... May 25, 2021 @ 9:09am 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