LJWorld.com Headlines for April 27, 2019

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [KU researcher studying to make safer lithium-ion batteries, which sometimes explode]( Last week in a Chinese parking garage, a Tesla Model S seemed to spontaneously combust — a spectacle that was caught on camera. The car briefly emitted white smoke before exploding into flames, even though the car was off and unoccupied, ... [KU researcher studying to make safer lithium-ion batteries, which sometimes explode]( By: Dylan Lysen Last week in a Chinese parking garage, a Tesla Model S seemed to spontaneously combust — a spectacle that was caught on camera. The car briefly emitted white smoke before exploding into flames, even though the car was off and unoccupied, ... April 26, 2019 @ 4:20pm [Racial disparities growing for Douglas County’s juvenile detention center, data shows]( By: Mackenzie Clark In 2017, African American youths outnumbered white youths in admissions to the juvenile detention center of Douglas County, where the population is 83.5% white. That year, the Douglas County youths admitted to the JDC were approximately 41% ... April 26, 2019 @ 4:00pm [Study: Kansas juvenile arrests drop as changes get underway]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Fewer juveniles have been arrested and held in the Kansas juvenile justice system while the state has been investing in alternatives to incarceration, according to a recent study. The Pew Charitable Trusts found that the number of ... April 26, 2019 @ 3:43pm [One person killed in car accident east of Lawrence]( By: Sara Shepherd Story updated at 5:53 p.m. Friday One person died in a one-vehicle crash east of Lawrence Friday afternoon. The wreck occurred just before 2 p.m. in the 1800 block of North 1500 Road, Sgt. Kristen Channel of the Douglas County Sheriff’s ... April 26, 2019 @ 2:31pm [Lawrence police blotter for April 26]( By: Staff Report 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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday and includes 237 ... April 26, 2019 @ 1:09pm [Murder trial in 2017 Lawrence doorway shooting delayed again]( By: Sara Shepherd The murder trial for a Lawrence man who shot and killed another man on his doorstep has been delayed again, at least until this summer. In September of this year, it will be two years since the homicide occurred. Steven A. Drake III, 22, was ... April 26, 2019 @ 12:30pm [Kansas Supreme Court upholds abortion rights in state constitution]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press Story updated at 3:27 p.m. Friday TOPEKA — Kansas' highest court declared for the first time Friday that the state constitution protects abortion rights, a sweeping ruling that blocks a ban on a common second trimester method for ending ... April 26, 2019 @ 9:47am 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 manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044