LJWorld.com Headlines for March 14, 2024

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County under tornado watch until 1 a.m.]( Douglas County is under a tornado watch until 1 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The watch includes Douglas and 13 other counties in Kansas. Residents are advised to monitor the weather and take precautions if necessary. ... [Douglas County under tornado watch until 1 a.m.]( By: Staff Report Douglas County is under a tornado watch until 1 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. The watch includes Douglas and 13 other counties in Kansas. Residents are advised to monitor the weather and take precautions if necessary. ... March 13, 2024 @ 7:20pm [Local farmer buys North Lawrence greenhouse business; it will expand nursery, add fresh produce sales]( By: Chad Lawhorn At least on one particular day more than a decade ago, Lawrence’s Free State Brewery surely had the shiniest, cleanest radishes in all of Kansas. New farmer Scott Thellman had sold 20 bunches of the radishes to Free State’s kitchen, and it ... March 13, 2024 @ 4:31pm [Proposed affordable senior housing project, looking to break ground in west Lawrence in 2025, earns initial development incentive approval]( By: Austin Hornbostel A new affordable housing project for seniors is aiming to break ground in west Lawrence by April 2025 and open a year later. On Wednesday, members of Lawrence’s Public Incentives Review Committee heard more about the Peaks of Lawrence project ... March 13, 2024 @ 4:05pm [Affordable Housing Advisory Board makes initial recommendations for estimated $480,000 in HUD funding]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority and Tenants to Homeowners are one step closer to potentially receiving a little under $500,000 in combined federal funding. Members of Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board approved ... March 13, 2024 @ 2:44pm [Jury acquits teen in shooting death of boy; DA urges calm in aftermath of not guilty verdict]( By: Chris Conde and Kim Callahan Updated at 4:40 p.m. Wednesday, March 13 A Douglas County jury returned a not guilty verdict on Wednesday, acquitting a Lawrence teen in connection with the shooting death of a 14-year-old boy. Derrick Del Reed, 18, of Lawrence, had been ... March 13, 2024 @ 12:51pm [Car chase from Franklin County ends in crash and arrest in Douglas County]( By: Staff Report A Pomona man allegedly continued to run from law enforcement even after crashing his vehicle into a guardrail on Tuesday night as he fled across Douglas County. The chase began in Franklin County on U.S. Highway 59 when Ottawa police began ... March 13, 2024 @ 10:50am [Educators find Meaningful Work program helps kids with behavior and attendance issues]( By: Suzanne Perez, Kansas News Service WICHITA — Teachers at Woodman Elementary School were noticing something about kids who misbehave in class. “Students will seek attention, whether it’s positive or negative,” said Jaime Johnston, the school psychologist at Woodman. ... March 13, 2024 @ 10:14am [Kansas House advances ban on gender-affirming care for trans minors]( By: Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA — State employees would no longer be able to so much as call transgender children by their chosen pronouns under a bill that would block transgender minors in the state from receiving gender-affirming care. The legislation is barreling ... March 13, 2024 @ 9:54am 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