LJWorld.com Headlines for May 17, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence man arrested for murder Monday evening as police investigate death of woman]( A Lawrence man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder on Monday night. Chad Joseph Marek, 26, was booked into the Douglas County Jail around 7:30 p.m. Officers were dispatched to north-central Lawrence where they encountered the ... [Lawrence man arrested for murder Monday evening as police investigate death of woman]( By: A Lawrence man was arrested on suspicion of first-degree murder on Monday night. Chad Joseph Marek, 26, was booked into the Douglas County Jail around 7:30 p.m. Officers were dispatched to north-central Lawrence where they encountered the ... May 16, 2022 @ 11:41pm [Lawrence school district classified staff, supporters rally in support of minimum starting wage of $15 per hour]( By: Rochelle Valverde More than 50 Lawrence school district classified staff and community members gathered for a rally Monday in support of bringing minimum pay for those workers to $15 per hour. The school district began contract negotiations on Feb. 21 with the ... May 16, 2022 @ 5:39pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 16, 2022]( By: 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 ... May 16, 2022 @ 11:21pm [Kansas Supreme Court wrestles with barring political gerrymandering]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — A top Kansas government attorney argued Monday that congressional redistricting is naturally political and that the Kansas Supreme Court shouldn't try to decide when partisanship goes too far, only to be chastised by one of the ... May 16, 2022 @ 4:32pm [Rally slated in Lawrence for protection of reproductive choice]( By: Austin Hornbostel A women’s march in Lawrence is scheduled for the beginning of June, as fears about the fate of reproductive rights have intensified across the nation in recent weeks. With the recently leaked draft of a U.S. Supreme Court opinion showing ... May 16, 2022 @ 3:25pm [After 30 years with sheriff's office, retired lieutenant reflects on law enforcement, diversity and recruiting young people to the profession]( By: Chris Conde As Lt. Clark Rials enjoys his retirement, he has no regrets about staying close to home. “I had an offer from the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department, and back then I wanted to be a patrol officer,” says Rials, a recently retired ... May 16, 2022 @ 3:07pm [Lawrence City Commission to discuss costs — estimated at more than $100M — to expand city past K-10]( By: Rochelle Valverde As the City of Lawrence contemplates jumping its long-held border along Kansas Highway 10, city leaders are due to get an update on what infrastructure and services — streets, sewers, emergency response — will be needed and how much it will ... May 16, 2022 @ 2:42pm [Sheriff's office believes it has located vehicle from fatal hit-and-run; 9-year-old victim identified]( By: Staff Report Douglas County Sheriff’s Office investigators believe they have located a vehicle in the greater Kansas City area they suspect to be the transit van whose driver left the scene of a fatal crash Saturday afternoon on East 1900 Road and Kansas ... May 16, 2022 @ 12:40pm [KU lab gets $6.6 million grant to continue work on testing for COVID, other ailments]( By: Staff report A KU lab that develops tests to detect a variety of diseases and ailments has received another multimillion-dollar grant from the federal government. The University of Kansas' Center of BioModular Multi-Scale Systems for Precision Medicine ... May 16, 2022 @ 12:34pm [KU team to build solar home in KC as part of national competition; house will provide shelter to victims of domestic abuse]( By: Chad Lawhorn A KU design team has been selected for a national solar energy competition, and its entry will be a unique home in Kansas City, Kansas, that provides shelter to victims of domestic abuse. The University of Kansas’ Dirt Work Studios is one of ... May 16, 2022 @ 11:58am [Gov. Kelly files for reelection; Medicaid expansion, internet access among priorities for 2nd term]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly filed documents Monday to seek reelection as Kansas governor and set up a showdown with Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt in November. Kelly, who defeated then-Secretary of State Kris Kobach in 2018, said she ... May 16, 2022 @ 10:38am 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