LJWorld.com Headlines for May 20, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Douglas County Commission lets local health order with mask requirement stand; leaders will discuss it again next week]( Douglas County leaders took no action Wednesday on the county’s standing health order that includes a mask requirement, saying they needed to consider the age groups who could not yet be vaccinated. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the ... [Douglas County Commission lets local health order with mask requirement stand; leaders will discuss it again next week]( By: Rochelle Valverde Douglas County leaders took no action Wednesday on the county’s standing health order that includes a mask requirement, saying they needed to consider the age groups who could not yet be vaccinated. As part of its meeting Wednesday, the ... May 19, 2021 @ 10:26pm [Kansas governor signs legislation keeping cocktails to go]( By: Associated Press Topeka — People will be able to get beer and cocktails to go in Kansas after the coronavirus pandemic thanks to a measure signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Laura Kelly. The new law will allow to-go beer and alcoholic drinks from clubs, bars ... May 19, 2021 @ 7:35pm [KU proposes to hold tuition flat for 2021-2022 academic year, but campus fees could increase]( By: Lauren Fox The University of Kansas plans to hold tuition rates flat for the 2021-2022 academic year because of the negative effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on students and their families. KU submitted its tuition and fee proposals to the Kansas ... May 19, 2021 @ 5:19pm [Douglas County reports 13 new COVID-19 cases since Monday; 153 remain active]( By: Staff Report Douglas County reported 9,300 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of 13 cases since Monday. In Douglas County, 9,147 out of the 9,300 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public ... May 19, 2021 @ 5:15pm [The state will help Kansas school districts pay winter heating bills that were 10 times higher than normal]( By: Brian Grimmett, Kansas News Service In a typical February, the small Wabaunsee school district just west of Topeka pays a natural gas utility bill of about $4,300. This year, its bill was more than $53,000. It’s not because classrooms were cranking up the heat. Wabaunsee is ... May 19, 2021 @ 4:04pm [Gov. Kelly faces pressure to end extra $300 in jobless aid]( By: John Hanna, Associated Press TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly is facing increasing pressure from companies, business groups and prominent Republicans to have Kansas stop paying an extra $300 a week in benefits to unemployed workers. The top three Republicans in the ... May 19, 2021 @ 3:43pm [Lawrence's largest retailers ready to get rid of masks, once county leaders give the OK; update on LMH finances]( By: Chad Lawhorn Corporate America is ready if Lawrence is. While local residents may have a divided mind over whether Douglas County should end its mask mandate, the community’s largest corporate retailers seemingly don’t have any such hesitancy. Many of ... May 19, 2021 @ 3:36pm [Lawrence police blotter for May 19, 2021]( 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 up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous ... May 19, 2021 @ 1:30pm [Lawrence man charged with multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child]( By: Dylan Lysen A Lawrence man is facing multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child for allegedly possessing child pornography in 2019. Benjamin L. Pelofsky, 21, was recently charged in Douglas County District Court with four counts of the level-five ... May 19, 2021 @ 1:19pm [Lawrence High teacher wins annual $10,000 Bobs Award for educational excellence]( By: Staff report Susan Micka, a Lawrence High School teacher, is the 2021 Bobs Award winner, the Lawrence Schools Foundation announced in a news release this week. The annual award, which includes a $10,000 prize, is given each year to a teacher who exemplifies ... May 19, 2021 @ 11:10am [Kansas basketball lands commitment from Iowa State transfer Jalen Coleman-Lands]( By: Matt Tait The Kansas men’s basketball program’s busy offseason raged on Wednesday, when the Jayhawks landed a commitment from another newcomer. Former Iowa State guard Jalen Coleman-Lands, a 6-foot-4, 187-pound senior shooting guard originally from ... May 19, 2021 @ 11:00am [Kansas House member from Wellsville pleads not guilty in incident at school]( By: Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press A Kansas House member who was arrested after videos began circulating online of him arguing with teenage students and pushing one of them while he was working as a substitute teacher entered a not guilty plea Wednesday to three counts of ... May 19, 2021 @ 10:17am 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