LJWorld.com Headlines for October 15, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [PHOTOS: Budweiser Clydesdales attract large crowd at fairgrounds as part of first responder thank-you event]( Several hundred people were at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Thursday evening as the Budweiser Clydesdales trotted around the facility. The famed team of horses and their beer wagon were in Lawrence as part of an event hosted by O'Malley ... [PHOTOS: Budweiser Clydesdales attract large crowd at fairgrounds as part of first responder thank-you event]( By: Chad Lawhorn Several hundred people were at the Douglas County Fairgrounds on Thursday evening as the Budweiser Clydesdales trotted around the facility. The famed team of horses and their beer wagon were in Lawrence as part of an event hosted by O'Malley ... October 14, 2021 @ 7:37pm [Lawrence woman testifies she was shot in head, neck during May 27 shooting in North Lawrence]( By: Dylan Lysen An 18-year-old woman testified in Douglas County District Court Thursday that two Lawrence teens followed her and her boyfriend in a vehicle through North Lawrence before a shooting where she was struck in the back of her head and neck. The ... October 14, 2021 @ 7:05pm [Douglas County leaders receive data on local evictions, discuss ongoing prevention efforts]( By: Rochelle Valverde Douglas County leaders say the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing housing issues, and that the county will need to consider how it wants to address those issues both immediately and over the long term. As part of its study session ... October 14, 2021 @ 6:33pm [Plans filed for senior living community to locate on one of the last vacant lots of Bauer Farms in northwest Lawrence]( By: Chad Lawhorn The dichotomy of retirees living across the street from one of the city’s largest high schools is about to get deeper in northwest Lawrence. Plans have been filed to build another retirement complex — this one with an Alzheimer’s facility ... October 14, 2021 @ 5:56pm [FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster]( By: LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE, Associated Press U.S. health advisers said Thursday that some Americans who received Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at least six months ago should get a half-dose booster to rev up protection against the coronavirus. The panel of outside advisers to the Food and ... October 14, 2021 @ 5:36pm [KU celebrates reinstallation of Indigenous artwork that was vandalized]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector With drum and flute, musician Ron Brave paid respects Thursday to the first inhabitants of the land now known as Kansas to help celebrate a piece of Indigenous artwork that was recently put back on display at the University of Kansas after being ... October 14, 2021 @ 4:04pm [Former KU football coach David Beaty cleared in NCAA investigation]( By: Benton Smith Officially cleared by the NCAA of any wrongdoing during his tenure as the head football coach at the University of Kansas, an at times emotional David Beaty on Thursday said he’s eager to finally return to the profession he loves. Beaty spoke ... October 14, 2021 @ 1:34pm [Lawrence police blotter for Oct. 14, 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 ... October 14, 2021 @ 1:02pm [Military fighter jets to fly over Lawrence on 2 days as part of KU Homecoming]( By: Staff Report Four F-16 aircraft are scheduled to fly over the University of Kansas at Saturday's home football game, KU announced Thursday. The aircraft are from the 149th Fighter Wing out of San Antonio, Texas. Two of the F-16s will be piloted by KU ... October 14, 2021 @ 10:15am [Maple Leaf Festival back in person this year; plus, catch Cinema a Go Go at Liberty Hall and the farmers' market in its final month]( By: Sarah Parsons We’ve all become accustomed to the “virtual events” of the past 20 months, but as Douglas County’s COVID numbers drop into the green zone, some traditional local happenings are beginning the transition back to in-person venues. One of ... October 14, 2021 @ 9:31am 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