LJWorld.com Headlines for November 21, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Lawrence community honors lives lost to violence, bigotry]( A lot has changed in 70-year-old Rachel Reed’s lifetime, but one thing has remained disturbingly constant: violence against transgender people. Even in a period of seeming progress for the LGBTQ+ community with the recognition of gay marriage ... [On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Lawrence community honors lives lost to violence, bigotry]( By: Kim Callahan A lot has changed in 70-year-old Rachel Reed’s lifetime, but one thing has remained disturbingly constant: violence against transgender people. Even in a period of seeming progress for the LGBTQ+ community with the recognition of gay marriage ... November 20, 2023 @ 9:35pm [Lawrence police blotter for Nov. 18-20, 2023]( By: Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity over the weekend. 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 day. Each ... November 20, 2023 @ 7:27pm [Surveillance footage indicates suspect in downtown Lawrence homicide was last person seen with victim]( By: Chris Conde Surveillance footage presented to the court during a hearing on Monday indicates a homicide suspect was the last person seen with a Lawrence man who was found bludgeoned to death with a wooden board. The suspect, Chadwick Elliot Potter, 34, is ... November 20, 2023 @ 6:54pm [Site selection, public outreach process for downtown bus station slated to begin in 2024]( By: Austin Hornbostel It won’t be long before work to bring a new bus station to downtown Lawrence begins in earnest. The Public Transit Advisory Committee set the stage for that work Monday, when it met to discuss future plans for the site selection and public ... November 20, 2023 @ 6:13pm [City selects current assistant director to serve as interim leader of Parks and Recreation Department]( By: Staff report Ahead of Lawrence Parks and Recreation Director Derek Rogers’ retirement, the City of Lawrence has announced that a current assistant director with the department will serve as interim director until the national recruiting search for his ... November 20, 2023 @ 5:08pm [Teenager ejected in crash near {NAME} City]( By: Staff Report A 16-year-old girl sustained injuries after being ejected from a vehicle near {NAME} City on Sunday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office. At around 7:45 p.m., a Chevrolet S-10 driven by a 17-year-old boy struck a guardrail and ... November 20, 2023 @ 5:02pm [Lawrence leaders to settle impasse in negotiations between city and unionized employees, including issue related to cleanup at homeless camps]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Lawrence City Commission will have the final say this week in contract negotiations between the city and a group of unionized city employees that have stalled due to issues with three provisions, one of which concerns cleanup at homeless ... November 20, 2023 @ 3:51pm [Canvass shows that Douglas County's general election turnout was slightly higher than 2021 off-year election]( By: Matt Resnick Election officials on Monday finalized the results of this month's local elections, and found that voter turnout was a bit higher than once thought. The canvass of Douglas County's general election Monday morning showed that 26.1% of the ... November 20, 2023 @ 3:43pm [Safe Routes to School program nixing 7 pilot crossing guard locations due to low usage]( By: Staff report Starting Dec. 2, students making their way to school shouldn’t expect to see a crossing guard stationed at seven crossings added as pilot locations for the first half of the school year. The City of Lawrence announced late last week that the ... November 20, 2023 @ 10:05am [Construction at Pallet community, now called 'The Village,' will start next week]( By: Austin Hornbostel The City of Lawrence announced Monday that construction at Lawrence’s Pallet Shelter Village is set to start in about a week, along with details about which vulnerable groups will be a priority to shelter. Monday’s announcement notes that ... November 20, 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