LJWorld.com Headlines for April 23, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [1 dead, 1 injured after crash on Farmer's Turnpike]( One person died and another was injured after a head-on crash near Lawrence on Friday evening, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred around 6 p.m. in the 800 block of North 1800 Road, commonly known as the ... [1 dead, 1 injured after crash on Farmer's Turnpike]( By: Staff Report One person died and another was injured after a head-on crash near Lawrence on Friday evening, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The crash occurred around 6 p.m. in the 800 block of North 1800 Road, commonly known as the ... April 22, 2022 @ 8:38pm [Lawrence school board to consider plan to begin phasing in Montessori program at New York School next year]( By: Rochelle Valverde School board leaders will soon decide whether to move forward with a proposal to begin phasing in a public Montessori program at New York Elementary next school year. As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board will consider a ... April 22, 2022 @ 6:09pm [Lawrence man sentenced to more than 8 years in prison for doorway killing]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 6:20 p.m. Friday A Lawrence man on Friday was sentenced in Douglas County District Court to more than eight years in prison for killing another man nearly five years ago in the doorway of his home. The man, Steven A. Drake III, 25, ... April 22, 2022 @ 4:38pm ['Our Native Americans deserve more': U.S. Sen. Moran voices frustration with bureaucracy, lack of communication on Haskell]( By: Austin Hornbostel Though a nearly yearlong vacancy in Haskell Indian Nations University’s permanent presidency seems to finally be nearing its end, local and national Haskell stakeholders are still voicing concerns that the bureaucracy guiding the ... April 22, 2022 @ 3:43pm [Earth Day delivery: First of five electric buses joining city's fleet this year arrives in Lawrence]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence Transit service got a special delivery this week, just in time for Earth Day on Friday. The first of five electric buses that the city is scheduled to receive this year arrived on Thursday, according to Transit Director Adam Weigel. ... April 22, 2022 @ 2:00pm [Man pleads no contest to involuntary manslaughter in shooting death of Lawrence toddler]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 2:15 p.m. Friday A Lawrence man was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the unintentional shooting of a toddler. The man, Bishop I. Mendoza, 21, appeared in Douglas County District Court before Judge Kay ... April 22, 2022 @ 12:06pm [Chancellor says KU targeting 5% pay increase for employees; tuition increase not yet off the table]( By: Chad Lawhorn Many KU employees are likely to get a 5% raise in the next school year, and the question of whether students will see a tuition hike is still an open one, according to the university’s chancellor. University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas ... April 22, 2022 @ 11:54am [UPDATE Sustainability Office postpones meeting for local ethnic retailers]( By: Austin Hornbostel Update: This gathering is being rescheduled to another date. "We will send out notification when rescheduling details are finalized," the organizer said. The Lawrence-Douglas County Sustainability Office is set to host its first networking ... April 22, 2022 @ 11:10am [LGBTQ leader is key in blocking Kansas ban on trans athletes]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — As state lawmakers moved to ban transgender kids from girls' sports, Kansas' most visible LGBTQ-rights lobbyist recently said during an interview in a Statehouse corridor that conservatives don't mind if kindergartners "have their ... April 22, 2022 @ 10:53am [3rd suspect apprehended in Arkansas Street armed robbery case]( By: Chris Conde The U.S. Marshals Service this week apprehended the third suspect wanted in connection with an armed robbery last year in Lawrence. The suspect, Wesley James Tolbert, 25, of Lawrence, has been charged with aggravated burglary and aggravated ... April 22, 2022 @ 10:28am 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