LJWorld.com Headlines for November 20, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Top-seeded Derby runs past LHS, 62-28, in Class 6A state semis]( The Lawrence High football team’s dream of reaching the Class 6A state title game was dashed on Friday night at Derby High, where the Panthers ran past the Lions, 62-28, at Panther Stadium. Appearing in their first semifinal game since 2005, ... [Top-seeded Derby runs past LHS, 62-28, in Class 6A state semis]( By: Conner Becker/Special to the Journal-World The Lawrence High football team’s dream of reaching the Class 6A state title game was dashed on Friday night at Derby High, where the Panthers ran past the Lions, 62-28, at Panther Stadium. Appearing in their first semifinal game since 2005, ... November 19, 2021 @ 10:02pm [Lawrence school district finance director to retire after serving for 32 years]( By: Staff report The Lawrence school district’s longtime finance director will retire in early 2022. The district announced in a news release Friday that Executive Director of Finance Kathy Johnson, who has served the district for 32 years, will retire in ... November 19, 2021 @ 7:04pm [Pedestrian injured after being struck by vehicle on KU's campus]( By: Dylan Lysen A female pedestrian was seriously injured after she was struck by a vehicle on the University of Kansas campus on Friday. Deputy Chief James Druen said KU Police were dispatched around 2:10 p.m. to an injury accident on Engel Road, which is ... November 19, 2021 @ 4:11pm [White Missouri officer convicted in Black man's 2019 death]( By: HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A judge on Friday convicted a white Kansas City police officer of involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the fatal shooting of a Black man, in a case in which prosecutors said police planted evidence. Jackson ... November 19, 2021 @ 3:09pm [Lawrence police blotter for Nov. 19, 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 19, 2021 @ 1:56pm [U.S. judge blocks Kansas law on mailed ballot applications]( By: ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press BELLE PLAINE — A federal judge ordered Kansas on Friday to suspend a new law prohibiting out-of-state groups from mailing advance ballot applications, siding with two national nonprofit groups that contend it disenfranchises voters. U.S. ... November 19, 2021 @ 1:21pm [Lawrence woman sentenced to probation for driving car into group of protesters during 2020 demonstrations]( By: Dylan Lysen A Lawrence woman accused of driving a vehicle into a group of protesters in 2020 was convicted of a misdemeanor through a plea deal this week and sentenced to probation. The conviction and sentence brought a second driver-related incident ... November 19, 2021 @ 12:58pm [Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings]( By: Associated Press KENOSHA, Wis. — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation's debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. Rittenhouse, 18, ... November 19, 2021 @ 12:21pm [Bestselling author Clint Smith to give talk about his book 'How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America']( By: Rochelle Valverde As part of programming for the ongoing "Ghosts of Segregation" exhibit at the Lawrence Arts Center, bestselling author Clint Smith will be in Lawrence to talk about his book “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery ... November 19, 2021 @ 11:37am [Dr. Lee Norman steps down as Kansas health secretary, months after internal dispute]( By: Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Lee Norman stepped down Thursday from his high-profile cabinet post as the chief medical officer in Kansas, where he managed the state’s response to COVID-19 throughout the pandemic. His departure from Gov. Laura Kelly’s ... November 19, 2021 @ 10:28am [Lawrence school board postpones next meeting for a week]( By: Dylan Lysen The next Lawrence school board meeting will now be a week later than originally scheduled. The school board approved a proposal to amend its meeting schedule Friday morning to push back the date of its next regular meeting to Nov. 29. The ... November 19, 2021 @ 10:22am 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