LJWorld.com Headlines for May 12, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence school district and teachers union draft proposal for stopgap measure regarding schedules, 50 teacher position cuts]( To address a violation of teachers’ employment contract, representatives for the Lawrence school district and its teachers union have drafted a stopgap proposal regarding middle school schedule changes for next school year to help accommodate ... [Lawrence school district and teachers union draft proposal for stopgap measure regarding schedules, 50 teacher position cuts]( By: Rochelle Valverde To address a violation of teachers’ employment contract, representatives for the Lawrence school district and its teachers union have drafted a stopgap proposal regarding middle school schedule changes for next school year to help accommodate ... May 11, 2023 @ 10:29pm [Topeka man sentenced to 32 months in prison for breaking a man’s nose in connection with 2022 Thanksgiving Day incident]( By: Chris Conde A Topeka man was sentenced Thursday in Douglas County District Court to 32 months in prison in connection with an incident on Thanksgiving Day of 2022 when he used a tree branch to break a man’s nose. The man, Anthony Duane Harris, 57, ... May 11, 2023 @ 5:22pm [Lawrence Schools Foundation and Superintendent’s Advisory Board member Anne Costello files for election to school board]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence Schools Foundation board member and Superintendent’s Advisory Board member Anne Costello has filed for election to the Lawrence school board. Costello also served on the Futures Planning Committee, which recently provided a budget ... May 11, 2023 @ 3:31pm [Kansas governor thwarts small legal settlement with business over COVID-19 restrictions]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Story updated at 6:19 p.m. Thursday, May 11: TOPEKA — Kansas' Democratic governor on Thursday scuttled a small legal settlement favored by top Republican officials between the state and the owner of a Wichita fitness studio forced to shut ... May 11, 2023 @ 2:49pm [Upcoming events include art fairs, plant sales, flapjacks, music and more]( By: Sarah Parsons It’s commencement weekend at the University of Kansas. The main ceremony happens at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. See commencement.ku.edu for details, maps, additional events and more. Sunday is also Mother’s Day; ... May 11, 2023 @ 2:48pm [Police investigating after man injured by gunfire in North Lawrence]( By: Staff Report Police are investigating after a man was injured by gunfire Wednesday night in North Lawrence. Officers responded to the Motel 6 at 1130 N. Third St. just before 10:30 p.m., LPD spokeswoman Laura McCabe said, but they learned that no gunshot ... May 11, 2023 @ 2:23pm [Disciplinary hearing scheduled for Douglas County DA Suzanne Valdez; special prosecutor will preside]( By: Chris Conde Updated at 4:44 p.m. Thursday, May 11 A disciplinary hearing has been scheduled with the Kansas Office of the Disciplinary Administrator for Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez, and a special prosecutor has been retained to oversee ... May 11, 2023 @ 1:41pm [Man convicted of firing gun at Lawrence nightclub sentenced to probation]( By: Chris Conde A man originally charged with attempted murder for shooting at a Lawrence nightclub after he was beaten up was sentenced to probation on Wednesday in Douglas County District Court. The man, Jermey Anthony Johnson, 25, of St. Louis, Missouri, ... May 11, 2023 @ 12:15pm [Ex-Kansas legislator convicted of COVID relief fraud sentenced to more than 2 years in prison]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press Story updated at 5:38 p.m. Thursday, May 11: TOPEKA — A former Kansas lawmaker who was convicted of 12 felonies for lying on applications for federal COVID-19 relief was sentenced Thursday to two years and three months in prison, according to ... May 11, 2023 @ 10:16am [KU law school ranked among top 50 schools in the country for first time by U.S. News & World Report]( By: Chad Lawhorn Story updated at 4:06 p.m. Thursday, May 11: The University of Kansas Law School has landed a top-50 ranking from U.S. News & World Report for the first time in the school’s history. The KU school was ranked No. 40 among all law schools ... May 11, 2023 @ 10:04am 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