LJWorld.com Headlines for March 2, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [City leaders take next step in development of long-term parklet program, but ask to review contract with firm]( City leaders have agreed to take the next step in hiring an architecture firm to help develop a long-term version of a program that has allowed downtown businesses to construct patios and outdoor dining areas in parking stalls during the ... [City leaders take next step in development of long-term parklet program, but ask to review contract with firm]( By: Rochelle Valverde City leaders have agreed to take the next step in hiring an architecture firm to help develop a long-term version of a program that has allowed downtown businesses to construct patios and outdoor dining areas in parking stalls during the ... March 1, 2022 @ 10:41pm [Morning talk show 'Good Morning Indian Country' to focus on local and national Native issues]( By: Rochelle Valverde The idea for a morning talk show that centers on the Native American community came to powwow organizer and dancer Freddy Gipp in the early days of the pandemic, when many were stuck at home and isolated. Now, about two years later, “Good ... March 1, 2022 @ 8:23pm [Native American school board members question response to commissioner's ‘Indians raiding’ comment, ask state board for concrete actions]( By: Rochelle Valverde Some Lawrence school board members — including the board’s two Native American members — pushed back against the Kansas State Board of Education’s decision to reject the resignation of Education Commissioner Randy Watson after he made ... March 1, 2022 @ 5:59pm [Large KC homeless shelter operator files thrift store plan in Lawrence; Salvation Army Thrift store looking at move]( By: Chad Lawhorn A large nonprofit that operates a homeless shelter in Kansas City, Mo. has its eye on Lawrence. But there’s an open question about whether the group wants to start providing new services in Lawrence or whether it plans to use the city as a ... March 1, 2022 @ 8:33pm [Pedestrian struck by vehicle and left in road still hospitalized, identified as 46-year-old Lawrence man]( By: Staff Report A Lawrence pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle and left in the road over the weekend remained hospitalized Tuesday, according to the Lawrence Police Department. The pedestrian, identified by police as 46-year-old Justin Boldwarrior, of ... March 1, 2022 @ 4:53pm [Task force says Department of Justice should investigate Wichita teen's death]( By: Associated Press WICHITA — A community task force is calling for the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the death of a Black teenager who was restrained facedown for more than 30 minutes at a Kansas juvenile detention center. Sedgwick County Commission ... March 1, 2022 @ 4:43pm [PHOTOS: 2022 Lawrence Mardi Gras parade]( By: Mike Yoder Lawrence's Mardi Gras Parade returned to Massachusetts Street on Tuesday after a year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic. March 1, 2022 @ 3:05pm [Eudora voters reject $4.7M new library after mail-in vote]( By: Austin Hornbostel Story updated at 8 p.m. Tuesday: Eudora voters have narrowly rejected the construction of a nearly $5 million library, according to unofficial election results from the Douglas County clerk’s office as of Tuesday afternoon. Of Eudora’s ... March 1, 2022 @ 2:52pm [County leaders to continue discussion of ARPA funding request process]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Douglas County Commission at its Wednesday meeting will continue discussions about distributing $21 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds. The commission began the discussion last month at a work session, during which commissioners ... March 1, 2022 @ 1:39pm [Farm groups block reorganization of Kansas water programs that environmentalists sought]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — Powerful Kansas agriculture groups on Tuesday blocked a bipartisan proposal to tie a big increase in funding for water conservation programs to a reorganization of state and local agencies that regulate water use. The House Water ... March 1, 2022 @ 1:22pm [Man who had been wanted for months following high-speed chase arrested by sheriff's office after another chase]( By: Staff Report The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended a man who has been wanted for two months following a high-speed pursuit through Lawrence on Dec. 29. The man, Tyrone Leroy Alexander, 48, of {NAME} City, was taken into custody on Tuesday ... March 1, 2022 @ 1:09pm [KU assembles panel discussion on Russia's invasion of Ukraine; event is open to the public]( By: Staff report KU leaders have finalized the details of a public presentation about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. A panel discussion and question-and-answer session will take place from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at The Commons in Spooner Hall on the ... March 1, 2022 @ 11:31am [Man gets 32 months in prison for sex crime against woman who was celebrating birthday]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 4:10 p.m. Tuesday A Douglas County judge on Tuesday sentenced a Lawrence man to 32 months in prison for a sex crime that occurred in 2018 after a woman's birthday celebration. In October 2021, the man, Nicholas J. Lewis, 26, pleaded ... March 1, 2022 @ 11:19am [Rural recycling dropoff location closed after illegal dumping; no timeline set for reopening or relocating]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County has temporarily closed a rural recycling dropoff site after multiple cases of illegal dumping. The county has closed the Vinland Fair site parking lot location at 711 East 1750 Road. That’s one of four dropoff recycling ... March 1, 2022 @ 10:31am [Douglas County Sheriff's Office gets grant to improve support for domestic violence and sexual assault survivors]( By: Chris Conde The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office has received a federal grant to start a program to support survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault. The Violence Against Women Act grant for $30,863 will be used to support the office’s advocacy ... March 1, 2022 @ 10:01am 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