LJWorld.com Headlines for May 24, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [PHOTOS: Lawrence High School 2023 commencement]( Lawrence High School celebrated about 340 graduating seniors in its commencement ceremony on Tuesday at the school's stadium. [PHOTOS: Lawrence High School 2023 commencement]( By: Mike Yoder Lawrence High School celebrated about 340 graduating seniors in its commencement ceremony on Tuesday at the school's stadium. May 23, 2023 @ 8:52pm [Local nonprofit founder Justine Burton files for election to Lawrence school board and City Commission]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence resident and social services professional Justine Burton has filed to run for both the Lawrence school board and the Lawrence City Commission. Burton, who grew up in Eudora and Lawrence, is the founder and executive director of ... May 23, 2023 @ 3:46pm [Nonprofit originally formed to run crisis center asks Douglas County for over $1 million in reimbursements for startup costs]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County has now been operating for more than a month, but it seems there are still some loose ends left to tie up from back before county leaders decided who’d be running the facility. At ... May 23, 2023 @ 2:34pm [Prison board forwards recommendation regarding clemency for Lawrence woman convicted of murder; board's assessment to governor not publicly disclosed]( By: Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The state Department of Corrections’ prisoner review board forwarded a recommendation to Gov. Laura Kelly on the executive clemency application of a Kansas woman convicted in the slaying of a man who allegedly sexually assaulted her ... May 23, 2023 @ 2:03pm [Defense and prosecution provide differing accounts of night that on-duty Lawrence officer is accused of having raped woman]( By: Chris Conde Story updated at 6:24 p.m. Tuesday, May 23: A trial got underway Tuesday for a former Lawrence police officer accused of raping a woman when he gave her a ride home after she'd been drinking at a downtown bar — with jurors hearing differing ... May 23, 2023 @ 1:28pm [Lawrence City Commission candidate John Martin withdraws from race]( By: Rochelle Valverde One of the newcomer candidates for the Lawrence City Commission has withdrawn from the race. John Martin, an IT manager for the financial services organization TIAA, said in an email to the Journal-World that he withdrew after further ... May 23, 2023 @ 10:53am [Former Douglas County sheriff’s deputy charged with domestic battery against former sergeant]( By: Chris Conde A former Douglas County sheriff’s deputy has been charged in connection with a years-old domestic battery incident involving a now-retired sheriff’s lieutenant. Breanna S. Pence, 32, of Lawrence, is facing one count of domestic battery, a ... May 23, 2023 @ 9:25am 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