LJWorld.com Headlines for March 3, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [County leaders take another step toward distributing roughly $21M in ARPA funds]( When Douglas County doles out roughly $21 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding, leaders will be considering racial equity impacts, whether organizations have already received COVID aid, and more. At its meeting on Wednesday, the County ... [County leaders take another step toward distributing roughly $21M in ARPA funds]( By: Austin Hornbostel When Douglas County doles out roughly $21 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding, leaders will be considering racial equity impacts, whether organizations have already received COVID aid, and more. At its meeting on Wednesday, the County ... March 2, 2022 @ 8:34pm [Kansas Senate confirms Lawrence's Wint Winter Jr., 2 other appointees to higher education board]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — The Republican-controlled Kansas Senate on Wednesday confirmed three people appointed by Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to the state board that oversees higher education, despite opposition from some GOP conservatives to two of ... March 2, 2022 @ 4:13pm [Emergency crews respond to serious accident in central Lawrence involving semi]( By: Chris Conde Emergency crews were assisting at the scene of a serious car accident on Wednesday in central Lawrence. Crews were seen around 3:45 p.m. at Iowa Street and Bob Billings Parkway working an accident involving a semitrailer and a Ford Fiesta that ... March 2, 2022 @ 4:00pm [Douglas County adds another COVID-19 death; active cases, daily moving average keep falling]( By: Austin Hornbostel Douglas County has added another COVID-19 death to its tally, but the county's active case count and moving average of new cases per day have continued to fall. In its update on Wednesday, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health reported 570 ... March 2, 2022 @ 3:58pm [Trooper drew gun on Kansas lawmaker after stop for speeding in Lawrence]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — A Kansas Highway Patrol trooper drew his pistol on a Kansas legislator stopped for speeding when the lawmaker abruptly got out of his car holding his cellphone, the trooper said in a statement made public Wednesday. The trooper's ... March 2, 2022 @ 2:19pm [Lawrence police blotter for March 2, 2022]( 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 ... March 2, 2022 @ 2:16pm [Commission allows countywide mask mandate to expire; school district's requirements will stay in place]( By: Staff report Story updated at 9:28 p.m. Wednesday: Douglas County commissioners at their meeting Wednesday allowed the countywide mask mandate to expire at midnight, but that doesn't mean residents will be able to go maskless in county government buildings ... March 2, 2022 @ 2:01pm [Mid-80s in early March: Temperature in northeast Kansas breaks a record]( By: Chris Conde The temperature in northeast Kansas on Wednesday has broken the record high for March 2. On March 2, 1901 — 121 years ago — the temperature reached 83 degrees in Topeka, said Kyle Poage, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in ... March 2, 2022 @ 12:25pm [Kansas man sentenced to 3 years in prison, ordered to pay $40 million to IRS]( By: Staff Report KANSAS CITY, KAN. – A Kansas man was sentenced to 36 months in prison for tax fraud and ordered to pay $40 million in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service, according to a news release Wednesday from the U.S. Department of Justice. The ... March 2, 2022 @ 11:43am [Barrier replacement limiting eastbound traffic on I-70 after semi crash]( By: Chris Conde An eastbound lane will be closed Wednesday morning on Interstate 70 east of Lawrence after a semitrailer rollover crash stopped traffic for several hours on Tuesday. The left lane of eastbound I-70 at mile marker 207.8 will be closed for ... March 2, 2022 @ 10:32am [State tax revenue tops February estimate; Kelly calls for immediate food sales tax exemption]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Kansas collected half a billion dollars in taxes during February, which was nearly $19 million above the bullish estimates that were revised three months ago to reflect revenue growth. The Kansas Department of Revenue said the state ... March 2, 2022 @ 9:26am 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