LJWorld.com Headlines for June 17, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence school board to meet to review 8 applications to fill vacant seat on board]( The Lawrence school board has received eight applications to fill the vacant seat of recently resigned board member Kay Emerson and will soon meet to select which applicants they want to interview. The board will discuss the applications and ... [Lawrence school board to meet to review 8 applications to fill vacant seat on board]( By: Rochelle Valverde The Lawrence school board has received eight applications to fill the vacant seat of recently resigned board member Kay Emerson and will soon meet to select which applicants they want to interview. The board will discuss the applications and ... June 16, 2023 @ 4:47pm [Audio-visual engineer Joshua Olafson files to run for Lawrence City Commission]( By: Austin Hornbostel Joshua Olafson, an audio-visual project engineer who’s lived in Lawrence for the past decade, has filed to run for the Lawrence City Commission. Olafson works as a project engineer with AVI-SPL, an audio-visual integration company. He’s ... June 16, 2023 @ 3:43pm [Latest plans from Evergy call for extended lifespan for Lawrence Energy Center; the facility's coal unit now won't be retired until 2028]( By: Austin Hornbostel The lifespan of Evergy’s Lawrence power plant was extended this week until at least 2028. In a reversal of course, the integrated resource plan the electric utility filed with Kansas and Missouri regulators on Thursday proposes moving the ... June 16, 2023 @ 3:35pm [Trio hopes a special Airstream trailer and a Mass. Street parking lot can become Lawrence's newest drive-thru coffee shop]( By: Chad Lawhorn Lawrence is having a drive-thru coffee boom, and I’m not sure yet of all the impacts from it. (Is a double espresso a mitigating factor in a speeding ticket? How about a small bladder?) Regardless, the latest planned entrant into Lawrence’s ... June 16, 2023 @ 3:31pm [Lawrence police blotter for June 16, 2023]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. 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 ... June 16, 2023 @ 2:36pm [Overland Park man who fled from police while drunk and heavily armed gets probation; high-speed chase ended in crash in downtown Lawrence]( By: Chris Conde An Overland Park man was granted probation Friday in Douglas County District Court for leading police on a high-speed car chase in downtown Lawrence while drunk and armed. Kendrick Guerrero, 21, was convicted in May, after pleading no contest ... June 16, 2023 @ 2:23pm [KU says it is getting serious about raising wages to compete with the private sector; some could begin in January, but uncertainty remains]( By: Chad Lawhorn One of the most important statistics in Lawrence has long been the number of college students who descend upon the city for the start of a new school year. It helps determine issues from big to small — how often the cash registers may ring ... June 16, 2023 @ 1:56pm [Lawrence man charged with rape of a 13-year-old girl on Christmas]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man has been charged in Douglas County District Court with raping a 13-year-old girl last year. Kyle Tredell Brass, 37, faces one felony count of rape, according to charging documents. The charge is an off-grid felony; if convicted, ... June 16, 2023 @ 11:06am [City of Lawrence puts out statement saying it's committed to protecting trans people, won't make arrests under SB 180]( By: Staff Report The City of Lawrence and its leaders remain committed to equity and inclusion for all residents, despite the recent passage of state laws targeting transgender people, the city said in a written statement Friday. The statement says the city ... June 16, 2023 @ 10:11am [Lawrence IT professional Edward 'E.J.' Gonzales files to run for Lawrence school board]( By: Rochelle Valverde Lawrence IT professional and self-described regular parent Edward “E.J.” Gonzales has filed to run for the Lawrence school board. Gonzales, who is originally from Topeka, moved to Lawrence in 2002 to attend the University of Kansas. He has ... June 16, 2023 @ 9:37am 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