LJWorld.com Headlines for September 27, 2022

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence district report: 205 teachers resigned or retired last school year, 31 positions remain unfilled]( More than 200 teachers resigned or retired from the Lawrence school district last school year, with major reasons cited in exit surveys including pay, workload and district leadership. As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board ... [Lawrence district report: 205 teachers resigned or retired last school year, 31 positions remain unfilled]( By: Rochelle Valverde More than 200 teachers resigned or retired from the Lawrence school district last school year, with major reasons cited in exit surveys including pay, workload and district leadership. As part of its meeting Monday, the Lawrence school board ... September 26, 2022 @ 10:37pm [Lawrence man enters guilty plea to multiple child sex crimes and could face life in prison]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man entered a guilty plea in Douglas County District Court this month to multiple counts of criminal sodomy involving two children who were under the age of 14. Zachary Jonathan Lang, 38, pleaded guilty on Sept. 2, to four felony ... September 26, 2022 @ 5:57pm [Iranian students at KU decry brutal government crackdown; 'they are killing people in the streets']( By: Kim Callahan While most University of Kansas students are gearing up for midterms and celebrating the KU football team, one group of students — those from Iran — are losing sleep and agonizing over the fate of loved ones back home. “Everyone is ... September 26, 2022 @ 5:02pm [Lecompton man taken to hospital after tractor collides with train]( By: STAFF REPORT A Lecompton man was taken to the hospital Monday after his tractor collided with a train while he was mowing north of Lawrence. Douglas County sheriff’s deputies responded around 12:30 p.m. to a report of a train stopped on the tracks in the ... September 26, 2022 @ 4:57pm [Lawrence police blotter for Sept. 26, 2022]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity over the weekend. 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 day. Each ... September 26, 2022 @ 4:07pm [Haskell Foundation hires university alum Andi Weber as executive director]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Haskell Foundation, a nonprofit with the mission of supporting Haskell Indian Nations University, has hired Haskell alum Andi Weber as its new executive director. Weber, a member of the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians of ... September 26, 2022 @ 3:08pm [It has now been nearly 12 straight months of falling home sales in Lawrence, yet home prices continue to rise]( By: Chad Lawhorn Economists are infamous for making “on the one hand, but on the other hand” type of statements. I’m not an economist, but here’s my version for the Lawrence housing market: On the one hand there are plenty of signs of a Lawrence housing ... September 26, 2022 @ 11:17am [17 paintings stolen from Lawrence's Art in the Park event; reward offered for their return]( By: Kim Callahan Updated at 12:01 p.m. Monday Organizers of Art in the Park were shocked Saturday morning to discover that a number of paintings had been stolen overnight from one of the festival participants at the annual event, and they are offering a reward ... September 26, 2022 @ 10:19am 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