LJWorld.com Headlines for May 29, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Free State baseball falls to Blue Valley in state opener; Eudora has both teams eliminated]( After having to wait an extra day to compete, Free State’s baseball team suffered a 9-1 season-ending loss to Blue Valley in the opening round of the Class 6A state tournament on Friday at LaRoche Baseball Complex in Fort Scott. The game ... [Free State baseball falls to Blue Valley in state opener; Eudora has both teams eliminated]( By: Staff report After having to wait an extra day to compete, Free State’s baseball team suffered a 9-1 season-ending loss to Blue Valley in the opening round of the Class 6A state tournament on Friday at LaRoche Baseball Complex in Fort Scott. The game ... May 28, 2021 @ 9:08pm [Free State softball's state reign ends in semifinals with 3-2, 11-inning loss to Olathe North]( By: Matt Tait Shawnee — It took 11 innings and all kinds of clutch and crazy plays for a team to finally knock the Free State softball team off of its perch as the two-time defending state champions. But that’s exactly what sixth-seeded Olathe North did ... May 28, 2021 @ 6:52pm [City of Lawrence tentatively plans to open outdoor pool on June 14, but more lifeguards still needed]( By: Rochelle Valverde The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department is tentatively planning to open the outdoor pool on June 14. After not being able to open the public pool last summer because of the coronavirus pandemic, the city previously announced it would open ... May 28, 2021 @ 6:05pm [2 escaped inmates from Kansas recaptured in Oklahoma]( By: Associated Press COLUMBUS, Kan. — Two inmates who escaped from a southeast Kansas jail on Monday have been recaptured in Oklahoma, authorities said Friday. Mark Gerald Hopkins II and Michael Wayne Martsolf were captured in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, the ... May 28, 2021 @ 5:24pm [Lawrence school board's current leader files for reelection; former special education teacher also joins the race]( By: Dylan Lysen The Lawrence school board's current leader has filed for reelection, and a former special education teacher for the district has also entered the school board race. Board President Kelly Jones and Andrew Nussbaum, who recently resigned from his ... May 28, 2021 @ 5:04pm [Some railway crossings in Lawrence to temporarily close for maintenance]( By: Rochelle Valverde Beginning Tuesday, the BNSF Railway will begin maintenance on several railroad crossings in Lawrence, causing them to close temporarily. The city’s Municipal Services and Operations spokesman, Josh Carson, said BNSF planned to start ... May 28, 2021 @ 4:53pm [Police board sues Kansas City, mayor over budget plans that 'defund' police department by $42M]( By: Margaret Stafford, Associated Press The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners filed a lawsuit Friday against the mayor and City Council over plans to change how a portion of the police budget will be spent. The board voted 4-1 during a closed meeting to file the lawsuit, ... May 28, 2021 @ 4:18pm [Woman shot in North Lawrence; no arrests made yet]( By: Staff report Police are investigating after a shooting was reported in North Lawrence on Thursday. Shortly after 7 p.m., a man called 911 and said a woman in his vehicle had been shot near the intersection of North Seventh Street and North Street, Major ... May 28, 2021 @ 4:11pm [Kansas Supreme Court hears appeal of Lawrence woman found guilty of shooting ex to death, setting him on fire]( By: Dylan Lysen An attorney for a Lawrence woman who was convicted of premeditated first-degree murder and other crimes argued on Friday that the state’s highest court should either overturn the woman’s conviction or require a new sentencing in the case ... May 28, 2021 @ 4:05pm [Task force finalizes recommendation for directly elected mayor and 6-member commission elected by districts]( By: Rochelle Valverde The City Government Study Task Force has finalized its recommendation that the city consider a system with a directly elected mayor and a six-member commission elected by districts. As part of its meeting Thursday evening, the task force voted ... May 28, 2021 @ 1:40pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 28, 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 28, 2021 @ 1:40pm [Kansas GOP leaders preparing to end COVID state of emergency]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Updated at 2:44 p.m. Friday TOPEKA — Top Republican legislators served notice Friday that they're preparing to end Kansas' state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic and accused Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly of having no "exit ... May 28, 2021 @ 1:30pm [Republicans, including 2 senators from Kansas, block bipartisan probe of deadly Jan. 6 riot at U.S. Capitol]( By: Mary Clare Jalonick and Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Friday blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, turning aside the independent investigation in a show of party loyalty to former President Donald Trump and an effort ... May 28, 2021 @ 11:48am [Human Relations Commission Chair and family health policy specialist Amber Sellers files to run for Lawrence City Commission]( By: Rochelle Valverde Human Relations Commission Chair and family health policy specialist Amber Sellers has filed for election to the Lawrence City Commission. Sellers, who previously lived in Lawrence for about 10 years before relocating for work, returned to ... May 28, 2021 @ 10:43am [2 fired from 'integrity unit' in Wyandotte County DA's office that investigates police misconduct; recorded comments cited as reason]( By: Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Two employees of an independent unit that investigates accusations of excessive police force or misconduct in Wyandotte County have been fired because of comments that were made on an audio recording. The county ... May 28, 2021 @ 10:04am [Gov. Kelly renews high-stakes clash with Republicans over COVID-19 emergency declaration]( By: Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Maj. Gen. David Weishaar told legislative leadership Wednesday they haven’t heard him talk much in the past year because he tries to save his words for when they are important. And what he was about to say was important. If the ... May 28, 2021 @ 9:37am [Topeka man arrested in Lawrence on suspicion of rape]( By: Staff report A 21-year-old Topeka man was arrested Thursday on suspicion of rape, Douglas County Jail records show. The man was arrested at 6:30 p.m. at the jail and charged with one count of rape. He posted a $25,000 cash or surety bond and was released ... May 28, 2021 @ 9:29am 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