LJWorld.com Headlines for June 18, 2021

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> ['A sacred moment in history': Juneteenth celebration slated for Watson Park; other commemorations also planned]( Trinity Carpenter was 16 before she’d attended a Juneteenth celebration — a fact she laments. “Juneteenth is honestly really special to me because I didn’t have it for 16 years of my life,” Carpenter says. “I didn’t know there ... ['A sacred moment in history': Juneteenth celebration slated for Watson Park; other commemorations also planned]( By: Chansi Long Trinity Carpenter was 16 before she’d attended a Juneteenth celebration — a fact she laments. “Juneteenth is honestly really special to me because I didn’t have it for 16 years of my life,” Carpenter says. “I didn’t know there ... June 17, 2021 @ 5:24pm [KU says it won't use policy that would suspend tenure of faculty members]( By: Chad Lawhorn University of Kansas leaders are pledging to not use a controversial policy that would have allowed them to suspend tenure protections for faculty members. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod told the Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday morning that ... June 17, 2021 @ 3:45pm [Lawrence man facing felony charges for allegedly molesting 5-year-old]( By: Dylan Lysen A Lawrence man is facing felony charges for allegedly molesting a 5-year-old. Douglas County prosecutors filed charges against Christopher M. Smith, 38, last month on two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, according to a ... June 17, 2021 @ 3:37pm [KU loses some funding, faces a looming $50 million maintenance bill; Girod tells Regents plan is 'irrational']( By: Chad Lawhorn It was a day of lost funding and future budget threats for the University of Kansas, so much so that KU’s chancellor at one point told the Kansas Board of Regents it was acting irrationally. KU got unwelcome budget news on both the ... June 17, 2021 @ 3:09pm [Lawrence school district set to receive $6 million in COVID-19 relief funding]( By: Dylan Lysen The Lawrence school district is set to receive a little more than $6 million of federal funding to continue covering costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic. In a plan that was recently approved by the Kansas State Department of ... June 17, 2021 @ 2:46pm [City, county and others are joining forces to host community fireworks show and celebration in central Lawrence]( By: Rochelle Valverde After last year’s fireworks show was canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, several community partners are joining together this year to host a July 4 celebration that will include live music, food and a fireworks display over central ... June 17, 2021 @ 1:58pm [Lawrence police blotter for June 17, 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 ... June 17, 2021 @ 1:21pm [Tenants to Homeowners to hold open house for solar-powered small home; project is first to use city's density bonus]( By: Rochelle Valverde The nonprofit organization Tenants to Homeowners will soon unveil its first affordable home that uses solar power. Additionally, it's the first small home to take advantage of the city’s affordable housing density bonus. An open house for ... June 17, 2021 @ 11:02am 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