LJWorld.com Headlines for April 27, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Superintendent hopes school district's proposed equity policy will be 'legacy work']( School district leaders are ready to get more into the details of the district’s proposed new equity policy, which district leaders say will include specific practices to address various educational disparities. As part of its meeting ... [Superintendent hopes school district's proposed equity policy will be 'legacy work']( By: Rochelle Valverde School district leaders are ready to get more into the details of the district’s proposed new equity policy, which district leaders say will include specific practices to address various educational disparities. As part of its meeting ... April 26, 2021 @ 10:02pm [Listening session seeks input on mobile response to mental illness and addictions]( By: Staff Report The Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council is seeking input about the community’s mobile response for those experiencing mental illness and addictions. Members of the Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council’s ... April 26, 2021 @ 5:20pm [Douglas County reports 29 new COVID-19 cases since Friday; 217 remain active]( By: Staff Report Douglas County reported 9,181 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 29 cases since Friday. In Douglas County, 8,964 out of the 9,181 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public ... April 26, 2021 @ 5:18pm [Lawrence police identify pedestrian who was killed crossing the street]( By: Staff report The Lawrence Police Department on Monday identified a pedestrian who was killed Friday evening as Lawrence resident Emily Lepley, 60. Around 8:40 p.m. Friday, officers responded to the 1400 block of West 19th St. in response to reports that a ... April 26, 2021 @ 4:46pm [Gov. Kelly signs bill to modernize unemployment system]( By: Associated Press TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly has signed a bipartisan bill to give the GOP-controlled Kansas Legislature more oversight of the modernization of the state's troubled unemployment system. The bill Kelly signed on Monday will require the Kansas ... April 26, 2021 @ 3:51pm [KU says construction of new $200 million facility would depend on securing funding]( By: Lauren Fox The University of Kansas has submitted a proposal to the Kansas Board of Regents to construct a nearly $200 million science building, a move that ‘appalled’ a group of faculty members concerned about KU’s budget. But a KU spokesperson ... April 26, 2021 @ 2:53pm [Kansas will resume administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine]( By: Staff Report The Kansas Department of Health and Environment announced Monday that Kansas would resume administration of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. Administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine had been paused on April 13 by the ... April 26, 2021 @ 1:18pm [New Indian restaurant opens in downtown Lawrence, will feature lunch buffet, large menu]( By: Chad Lawhorn Buffets are back. Let that sink in for a moment. In fact, take all the time you need because I want to make sure I beat you to the line (and I’m out of practice running with a shovel.) Any buffet is a step toward a return to normalcy, but I ... April 26, 2021 @ 12:56pm [Reporter, 24, dies after being struck by bullet in her Kansas City apartment]( By: Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A young public radio journalist has died after being struck by a stray bullet inside her Kansas City apartment. Aviva Okeson-Haberman, 24, was struck by a bullet Friday afternoon while she was in her first-floor apartment, ... April 26, 2021 @ 10:06am 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