LJWorld.com Headlines for September 23, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Lawrence man back in custody in connection with fentanyl death and other overdoses]( Charges have been refiled against a Lawrence man in connection with an overdose death and multiple other overdose injuries, and he was re-arrested in the case on Friday, according to Douglas County Jail and Douglas County District Court ... [Lawrence man back in custody in connection with fentanyl death and other overdoses]( By: Chris Conde Charges have been refiled against a Lawrence man in connection with an overdose death and multiple other overdose injuries, and he was re-arrested in the case on Friday, according to Douglas County Jail and Douglas County District Court ... September 22, 2023 @ 5:38pm [Police investigate another report of a threat at a Lawrence middle school this week, determine it's not credible]( By: Staff Report A Liberty Memorial Central Middle School student reported to the school resource officer that another student during lunch on Friday made threatening comments about school violence and harming school staff, according to a news release from the ... September 22, 2023 @ 3:21pm [Lawrence man gets 10 months in prison as part of a plea agreement for 3 destructive police chases; he's ordered to serve time on old cases]( By: Chris Conde A Lawrence man was sentenced to 10 months in prison on Friday in connection with three high-speed residential car chases that ended in crashes, and he was ordered to serve prison time in older cases in which he had been granted probation. The ... September 22, 2023 @ 2:23pm [Lawrence police welcome new Patrol Service Dog Taz, who replaces retired dog Cheeseburger]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence police welcomed a new patrol service dog to their ranks on Friday. The 2-year-old dog’s name is Taz, and he is trained to work patrol shifts and uncover narcotics alongside his handler, Cpl. Matt Weidl, according to a social ... September 22, 2023 @ 2:09pm [Boys & Girls Club CEO to leave position for role with Eudora Schools Foundation]( By: Staff report The Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence is searching for a new leader, after CEO Monica Dittmer announced this week that she’s leaving the position for a role with the Eudora Schools Foundation. The Boys & Girls Club announced the ... September 22, 2023 @ 1:54pm [Treatment and Recovery Center names new director]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Treatment and Recovery Center of Douglas County named a new director Friday. Bri Harmon-Moore, who has been serving as the facility’s program manager, will begin her new duties as director starting Sunday. The TRC is operated by Bert Nash ... September 22, 2023 @ 1:51pm [The Etc. Shop to close on Saturday after 43 years in downtown; estate sale to happen next month]( By: Chad Lawhorn With the end now near for The Etc. Shop, it should be no surprise that the owner of a boutique for the miscellany of life has her thoughts turn to the 1980s bleachers of Lawrence High football. The Etc. Shop, 928 Massachusetts St., got started ... September 22, 2023 @ 12:37pm [Community Children's Center will help child care providers streamline administrative services as northeast Kansas hub agency for new Shared Services Network]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Community Children’s Center is already a leader in early-childhood care in Douglas County, and a new regional network for child-care providers will give the nonprofit a chance to make an impact on an even broader scale. Gov. Laura ... September 22, 2023 @ 12:19pm [Overland Park man charged with sex crimes in Douglas County after allegedly providing alcohol to 16-year-old girl]( By: Chris Conde An Overland Park man has been charged with multiple sex crimes in Douglas County District Court in connection with a 16-year-old girl to whom he allegedly provided alcohol. The man, Wyatt Farrow, 21, faces one felony count each of aggravated ... September 22, 2023 @ 11:41am [Top Kansas Republicans push flat tax proposal, pan Medicaid expansion]( By: Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — After declaring themselves a united family, “like brothers and sisters,” the top Republicans in the Kansas Legislature announced they will work together to resurrect and pass a massive flat tax plan in the first weeks of the ... September 22, 2023 @ 10:20am [New cold case unit connects two 1990s killings to long-haul truck driver]( By: Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas man has been charged with two counts of murder after detectives in a newly formed cold case unit connected him to the deaths of two women nearly three decades ago. DNA evidence led to the arrest of 52-year-old ... September 22, 2023 @ 10:16am [DCCCA, Healthy Blue to expand naloxone resources in Kansas]( By: Staff report Lawrence-based nonprofit DCCCA plans to expand access and distribution of the overdose-reversal drug naloxone, commonly known by brand name Narcan, throughout Kansas, among other initiatives in collaboration with Healthy Blue. DCCCA will ... September 22, 2023 @ 9:56am 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. 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