LJWorld.com Headlines for November 6, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Free State football's big 3rd quarter keys 42-10 road playoff win at Washburn Rural]( Topeka — Behind a 21-point burst in the third quarter, the Free State High football team knocked out Washburn Rural on the road Friday night, advancing to the sectional round of the Class 6A playoffs with a 42-10 win. Jet Dineen ran for more ... [Free State football's big 3rd quarter keys 42-10 road playoff win at Washburn Rural]( By: Gus Baylow Topeka — Behind a 21-point burst in the third quarter, the Free State High football team knocked out Washburn Rural on the road Friday night, advancing to the sectional round of the Class 6A playoffs with a 42-10 win. Jet Dineen ran for more ... November 5, 2021 @ 10:08pm [LHS football sets tone early for 38-21 road playoff win at Junction City]( By: Conner Becker Junction City — Playing on the road in the playoffs didn’t stop the Lawrence High football team from finding a rhythm early at Junction City in Friday night’s regional round. And the Lions stayed in control late to come away with a 38-21 ... November 5, 2021 @ 10:05pm [Motorcyclist injured in wreck on U.S. 40 Highway north of Lawrence]( By: Staff report A motorcyclist was injured in a wreck on U.S. 40 Highway north of Lawrence Friday evening. Douglas County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a wreck on the highway near East 1500 Road around 5 p.m., spokesman George Diepenbrock said ... November 5, 2021 @ 7:22pm [Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical chief announces retirement]( By: Staff Report The leader of Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical will retire at the end of the year, the City of Lawrence announced Friday in a news release. Chief Shaun Coffey has served the department since 1985. He was appointed as interim chief in 2018 ... November 5, 2021 @ 4:34pm [Health care leaders gather at KU and predict hospital CEOs are going to have to become political fighters]( By: Chad Lawhorn Your community’s next leading activist may come from a place you wouldn’t expect: the hospital’s boardroom. A panel of health care leaders from across the country gathered at the University of Kansas on Friday to discuss coming changes ... November 5, 2021 @ 4:00pm [Lawrence City Commission to consider developing long-term version of downtown outdoor dining program; majority of survey respondents voice support]( By: Rochelle Valverde After a majority of those who responded to a city survey supported the idea, city leaders will consider developing a long-term version of a temporary program that has allowed downtown businesses to construct patios and outdoor dining areas in ... November 5, 2021 @ 3:50pm [Lawrence school district receives another $13.5 million of pandemic relief funding; school board to consider spending plan]( By: Dylan Lysen The Lawrence school district has received another $13.5 million of federal coronavirus pandemic relief funding. The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider a spending plan for those funds, which must also be approved by the Kansas State ... November 5, 2021 @ 1:46pm [Lawrence police blotter for Nov. 5, 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 ... November 5, 2021 @ 1:24pm [Gov. Kelly gets more forceful against COVID vaccine mandates; Biden's plan is 'too late,' she says; Kansas AG sues to stop mandate]( By: JOHN HANNA and ANDY TSUBASA FIELD, Associated Press Updated at 1:10 p.m. Friday TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly grew more forceful Friday in opposing President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandates, saying it's "too late" in the coronavirus pandemic to impose them after Kansas and other ... November 5, 2021 @ 10:29am [11 states file suit against Biden's business vaccine mandate]( By: DAVID A. LIEB, Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Attorneys general in 11 states filed suit Friday against President Joe Biden's administration, challenging a new vaccine requirement for workers at companies with more than 100 employees. The lawsuit filed in the St. ... November 5, 2021 @ 10:16am [Man convicted of providing illegal autopsies]( By: Associated Press ALMA — A Kansas man has been convicted of six counts related to illegally performing autopsies in Wabaunsee County, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt said Thursday. Shawn Parcells, 42, who lived in Leawood and Topeka, was convicted of ... November 5, 2021 @ 9:20am 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