LJWorld.com Headlines for April 22, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Woman whose conviction was reversed in Eudora day care death seeks formal exoneration, damages for wrongful imprisonment]( Now that her conviction has been reversed, a Douglas County woman who was accused of killing a baby in 2016 at a Eudora day care is seeking nearly $400,000 from the state of Kansas and a formal exoneration, according to court documents. In her ... [Woman whose conviction was reversed in Eudora day care death seeks formal exoneration, damages for wrongful imprisonment]( By: Chris Conde Now that her conviction has been reversed, a Douglas County woman who was accused of killing a baby in 2016 at a Eudora day care is seeking nearly $400,000 from the state of Kansas and a formal exoneration, according to court documents. In her ... April 21, 2023 @ 7:16pm [Douglas County group raises $20K to host 'Shark Tank'-style event for local entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas]( By: Chad Lawhorn Kalin Baca had a presentation with a detailed drawing of a two-story device that her start-up company has designed to recycle complex refrigerant chemicals. She followed it up with spreadsheets that showed the audience multimillion-dollar ... April 21, 2023 @ 5:15pm [Gov. Kelly nixes abortion, anti-diversity budget items]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed anti-diversity and anti-abortion provisions in Kansas' next state budget Friday, intensifying a conflict with the Republican-controlled Legislature over culture war issues that could see her scotch a ... April 21, 2023 @ 5:08pm [Lawrence school board to consider revised boundary changes related to school closures; new map released]( By: Rochelle Valverde The Lawrence school board will soon consider the revised boundary changes related to the closure of Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary schools. As part of its meeting Monday, the board will consider whether to move forward with the revised ... April 21, 2023 @ 5:01pm [Federal agency in charge of Haskell takes nearly a year to fulfill FOIA request — and redacts most of it]( By: Austin Hornbostel The federal agency that oversees Haskell Indian Nations University’s operations fulfilled a Freedom of Information Act request from the Journal-World Friday — nearly a year after the request originally was submitted. That agency, the ... April 21, 2023 @ 4:38pm [Hearing to suppress alleged confession by preschool worker accused of sex crimes continued as parties re-engage in mediation]( By: Chris Conde A hearing to suppress a child-care worker’s alleged confession of lewd touching of preschool-aged children was continued on Friday for the defense to re-engage in mediation talks. Mateo Emilio Clavel Wills, 20, of Lawrence, was charged in ... April 21, 2023 @ 1:25pm [Lawrence school board to discuss recommendation for a 4-day week for students]( By: Rochelle Valverde Story updated at 4:35 p.m. Friday, April 21: The Lawrence school board will soon discuss the possibility of the district adopting a four-day school week for students. As part of its meeting Monday, the board will receive a report on the ... April 21, 2023 @ 10:59am [Kansas revenue forecast expects surplus to grow to $3 billion, pending tax cuts]( By: Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — Budget analysts and economists expect cooling inflation and modest growth to push state revenues slightly higher than expected over the next couple of years, preserving a surplus cushion of billions of dollars. The projection is ... April 21, 2023 @ 10:44am 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