LJWorld.com Headlines for May 27, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [PHOTOS: Busker Festival begins in downtown Lawrence]( The annual Lawrence Busker Festival kicked off Friday and will run through Monday in downtown Lawrence. The Busker Festival features four stages, two on Eighth Street and two on Massachusetts, with a rotation of entertainment all weekend, and ... [PHOTOS: Busker Festival begins in downtown Lawrence]( By: Mike Yoder The annual Lawrence Busker Festival kicked off Friday and will run through Monday in downtown Lawrence. The Busker Festival features four stages, two on Eighth Street and two on Massachusetts, with a rotation of entertainment all weekend, and ... May 26, 2023 @ 7:32pm [Pastor and Public Health Board member Kevin Coronado files for election to Lawrence school board]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence pastor and Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health Board member Kevin Coronado has filed for election to the Lawrence school board. Coronado is the pastor at Revive Church, a former member of the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Equity ... May 26, 2023 @ 6:04pm [Lawrence woman pleads no contest to setting fires at Lawrence businesses; she's eligible for probation]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence woman entered a no contest plea on Friday in Douglas County District Court to setting fires at multiple businesses in the city, one of which caused more than $1 million in damages. The woman, Abie Schnacke, 19, was originally ... May 26, 2023 @ 4:32pm [Lawrence school board member Kay Emerson announces plans to resign seat]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence school board member Kay Emerson has announced that she plans to resign her seat on the governing body. Emerson made the announcement on her Facebook page Friday afternoon. Emerson, who is originally from Topeka but has lived in ... May 26, 2023 @ 4:13pm [PHOTOS: Bishop Seabury Academy 2023 commencement]( By: Mike Yoder Bishop Seabury celebrated its graduating class of 2023 with commencement ceremonies on Friday in the school's gymnasium. May 26, 2023 @ 4:09pm [Lawrence man sentenced to 6 years in prison for trying to throw woman off bridge]( By: Staff Report A Lawrence man was sentenced Friday in Douglas County District Court to six years in prison for trying to throw a woman off the Kansas River Bridge, according to a news release from the Douglas County District Attorney's Office. The man, Adam ... May 26, 2023 @ 3:52pm [Jury acquits former Lawrence police officer who was accused of raping woman while on duty]( By: Chris Conde Story updated at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 26: Jurors on Friday acquitted a former Lawrence police officer who was accused of raping a woman more than six years ago and later using police computers to search for the woman’s personal information. ... May 26, 2023 @ 2:17pm [Yolanda Franklin, leader of nonprofit dedicated to feeding the homeless, files for election to Lawrence school board]( By: Austin Hornbostel Yolanda Franklin, the leader of a local nonprofit dedicated to feeding the homeless and low-income families, has filed for election to the Lawrence school board. Franklin grew up in Illinois and moved to Lawrence with her four children in ... May 26, 2023 @ 9:54am [This Democrat helped Republicans pass laws against transgender Kansans; he still enjoys support in his district]( By: Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service KANSAS CITY, Kansas — A gazebo in northeast Wyandotte County marks a historic area with an important legacy as part of the Underground Railroad. But the Quindaro Ruins has also become a symbol of division among Kansas Democratic lawmakers and ... May 26, 2023 @ 9:35am 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