LJWorld.com Headlines for November 22, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [City Commission issues recommendations for settling dispute between city and unionized employee group]( After working late into Tuesday night to find a resolution for an impasse in contract negotiations between the city and a group of unionized employees, the Lawrence City Commission settled on recommendations for provisions on cleanup at homeless ... [City Commission issues recommendations for settling dispute between city and unionized employee group]( By: Austin Hornbostel After working late into Tuesday night to find a resolution for an impasse in contract negotiations between the city and a group of unionized employees, the Lawrence City Commission settled on recommendations for provisions on cleanup at homeless ... November 21, 2023 @ 11:46pm [Lawrence leaders work late into the night on contract dispute between city, unionized employee group]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Lawrence City Commission has been tasked with settling a dispute in contract negotiations between the city and a group of unionized employees, but it still wasn’t near a resolution by 10 p.m. Tuesday. As the Journal-World has reported, ... November 21, 2023 @ 10:19pm [Lawrence man originally charged with trafficking children in exchange for rent is sentenced to 4 years in prison]( By: Staff Report A Lawrence man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison in a case where he was originally accused of trafficking children for sex in exchange for rent. The man, Cormick Gabriel Ferrell, 44, was originally facing two counts of aggravated ... November 21, 2023 @ 8:45pm [Fiancée testifies that defendant in murder case talked of an alien attack in weeks leading up to shooting deaths]( By: Chris Conde A woman testified on Tuesday in Douglas County District Court that her fiancé who is accused in the shooting deaths of two men was talking about an alien attack in the weeks preceding the incident. Rodney E. Marshall, 52, faces two counts of ... November 21, 2023 @ 3:57pm [Multiple students who requested report about alleged crimes on Haskell campus say feds gave them the same incorrect documents]( By: Austin Hornbostel After a denied Freedom of Information Act request, a lawsuit and, finally, the release of more than 500 pages of documents, one nonprofit is still hunting for an investigative report about alleged crimes on Haskell Indian Nations University’s ... November 21, 2023 @ 3:09pm [Electric rates for Lawrence households to increase about $4.60 per month following deal between Evergy, KCC]( By: Chad Lawhorn Electric rates are going up next month in Lawrence, after state regulators and Evergy reached a deal on Tuesday. That’s fitting because 2023 has been a year that knows how to push through a price increase. (The best way to save money at a ... November 21, 2023 @ 1:48pm ['Evil and criminal': Oct. 12 security incident that disrupted Kansas court system was a 'sophisticated foreign cyberattack' in which data was stolen]( By: Staff report The Oct. 12 "security incident" that disrupted access to information systems used by courts statewide was the result of a "sophisticated foreign cyberattack," the Kansas Supreme Court said in a statement Tuesday, calling the attack "evil and ... November 21, 2023 @ 11:49am [KBI releases amended crime report after discovering thousands of offenses weren't counted]( By: Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation released amended crime statistics after discovering its original report wasn’t accurate. The agency said a system error caused thousands of offenses to go uncounted. “When we recognized how ... November 21, 2023 @ 11:21am [Lawrence buses will continue to be free in 2024]( By: Staff report Lawrence Transit's Fare Free Pilot Program will be extended through 2024, according to a news release Tuesday from the City of Lawrence, which touted the program's success. Fares will be free next year for all services, including fixed route, T ... November 21, 2023 @ 10:06am [New Public Defenders Office in Lawrence hopes to help people charged with felonies both in and outside the courtroom]( By: Chris Conde Douglas County’s new Public Defenders Office is hoping to become a force in the community for helping people accused of felonies to understand their rights and to navigate the often daunting criminal justice system. The new office, the ... November 21, 2023 @ 9:45am [KU receives multimillion dollar federal grant to gather data on developmental disabilities]( By: Staff report A more than $2 million federal grant will ensure the University of Kansas remains the leading depository of data related to how much states spend to fund programs related to developmental disabilities. KU has received a five-year, $2.25 ... November 21, 2023 @ 9:01am [Longtime public school district leader named interim CEO at Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence]( By: Staff report A former leader in the Lawrence school district has been chosen to be the interim chief executive officer for the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence. Frank Harwood, the former chief operating officer of the Lawrence public school district, ... November 21, 2023 @ 8:31am 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