LJWorld.com Headlines for February 23, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Potential Pallet residents to tour facility next week; LCS working toward replacing night-by-night program with 30-day stays]( Next week, the first group of residents who could end up living in Lawrence’s community of Pallet shelters for individuals experiencing homelessness will visit their potential new homes for the first time. At Thursday’s Lawrence Community ... [Potential Pallet residents to tour facility next week; LCS working toward replacing night-by-night program with 30-day stays]( By: Austin Hornbostel Next week, the first group of residents who could end up living in Lawrence’s community of Pallet shelters for individuals experiencing homelessness will visit their potential new homes for the first time. At Thursday’s Lawrence Community ... February 22, 2024 @ 9:37pm [Former restaurant manager gets nearly 6 years in prison for sex crimes against 15-year-old employee]( By: Chris Conde A former restaurant manager was sentenced Thursday to nearly six years in prison for sex crimes against a 15-year-old employee, after the victim's mother told the court he used his position of authority to groom her for months. The man, ... February 22, 2024 @ 6:24pm [Upcoming events include Final Friday Art Walk, Spongebob, music, Black history and more]( By: Sarah Parsons FRIDAY • 2024 Kansas Silent Film Festival: “Films on the National Film Registry,” 1:30 p.m. and 7 p.m., White Concert Hall, Washburn University, Topeka. Free admission for all films. Continues all day Saturday; see kssilentfilmfest.org. ... February 22, 2024 @ 5:49pm [Lawrence police blotter for Feb. 22, 2024]( 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 ... February 22, 2024 @ 5:53pm [City of Lawrence spokesperson addresses rumor claiming Hepatitis A has infected city's drinking water]( By: Austin Hornbostel A City of Lawrence spokesperson said the city had been “inundated with concerned calls” Thursday after an unfounded rumor that Lawrence’s water supply has been infected by Hepatitis A. Michael Leos, a spokesperson with the city’s ... February 22, 2024 @ 5:16pm [Kansas Republicans introduce new anti-abortion bills, including prison time for ‘coercion’]( By: Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — House and Senate Republicans — in their latest attempts to weaken the state’s constitutional right to bodily autonomy — have introduced legislation to require prison time for coercing a pregnant person into getting an abortion ... February 22, 2024 @ 4:54pm [Lawrence High School, Haskell alumnus is district's new Native American Student Services coordinator]( By: Staff Report A Lawrence High and Haskell alumnus with a background in Native health care and cultural nonprofits is the Lawrence school district's new Native American Student Services coordinator, the district announced in a news release Thursday. David ... February 22, 2024 @ 4:37pm [Public invited to free event featuring renowned poet Nikki Giovanni]( By: Staff Report One of the country's most well-known poets, Nikki Giovanni, will speak next month at a free event in Topeka. The public is invited to join the Washburn University community for an evening with Giovanni from 6 to 8 p.m. March 7 in White Concert ... February 22, 2024 @ 4:32pm [Sunflower Elementary first grade teacher named as a Kansas Master Teacher]( By: Staff report A Sunflower Elementary first-grade teacher has been named as a Kansas Master Teacher, the Lawrence school district announced Thursday. The teacher, Jessica Brown, was one of seven teachers in the state to earn the honor. Established in 1954, ... February 22, 2024 @ 4:04pm [Southwest Middle School students earn special recognition at Future City finals in Washington, D.C.]( By: Matt Resnick More than two dozen students from Lawrence's Southwest Middle School received special recognition at the recent Future City Competition international finals in Washington, D.C. The group, representing the Great Plains Future City Kansas-KC ... February 22, 2024 @ 3:52pm [23-year-old man pleads guilty to biting baby multiple times]( By: Staff report A 23-year-old Leavenworth man has pleaded guilty to aggravated battery after admitting to biting a baby, according to a news release from the Leavenworth County Attorney's Office. Benjamin Frederick Douglas Oaks admitted to a Leavenworth police ... February 22, 2024 @ 10:42am [Police investigating suspected stabbing death at unsanctioned camp in N. Lawrence; victim was mother of 8, sister says]( By: Chris Conde and Kim Callahan Updated at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 The body of a 51-year-old woman who had apparently been stabbed was found in a tent in an unsanctioned camp near the city-supported homeless site in North Lawrence, Lawrence police said Thursday morning. ... February 22, 2024 @ 9:28am 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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