LJWorld.com Headlines for February 16, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [Majority of Lawrence school district budget committee calls for closing or repurposing two elementary schools, one middle school; some suggest alternative cuts]( A committee that has been working to develop potential budget cuts for the Lawrence school district has concluded its facilitated process, which ended with a list of 10 cuts that committee members voted on whether or not they supported. However, ... [Majority of Lawrence school district budget committee calls for closing or repurposing two elementary schools, one middle school; some suggest alternative cuts]( By: Rochelle Valverde A committee that has been working to develop potential budget cuts for the Lawrence school district has concluded its facilitated process, which ended with a list of 10 cuts that committee members voted on whether or not they supported. However, ... February 15, 2023 @ 10:20pm [Agency seeks more effective ways to distribute overdose-reversing drug; it says there's enough supply in Douglas County for now]( By: Austin Hornbostel There's enough of the overdose-reversing drug naloxone to go around in Douglas County for now, a local social safety net nonprofit says, but the real challenge will be giving the community easy ways to access it and training more emergency ... February 15, 2023 @ 9:25pm [Regents express support for pilot project that may allow people to become K-12 teachers before receiving university degree]( By: Chad Lawhorn There soon may be a trio of communities in Kansas where teachers don’t have to go through a four-year university degree program before they start serving as K-12 teachers. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday gave its support to an idea ... February 15, 2023 @ 6:46pm [Rontarus Washington Jr. sues Douglas County, former DA and current sheriff for wrongful imprisonment]( By: Kim Callahan and Chris Conde A man whose Douglas County murder case was dismissed has filed suit against Douglas County's former district attorney and its current sheriff for wrongful imprisonment and violation of his constitutional rights. The federal lawsuit, filed ... February 15, 2023 @ 5:04pm [Weather-related hours, closures announced]( By: Staff Report Some organizations and entities in the Lawrence area may close or alter their hours because of expected inclement weather: • The University of Kansas is delaying campus opening until 10 a.m. Thursday for Lawrence and Edwardsville and ... February 15, 2023 @ 4:28pm [Kansas' push to define sex decried as erasing trans people]( By: JOHN HANNA, Associated Press TOPEKA — Adam Kellogg was a nerdy 16-year-old preparing to board a flight from Kansas City to Florida for a space and science camp trip to Cape Canaveral when security held him up for 30 minutes because his driver's license identified him as ... February 15, 2023 @ 12:25pm [Lawrence police say 20-year-old is expected to survive after fentanyl overdose]( By: Staff Report A 20-year-old man who suffered a suspected fentanyl overdose Wednesday morning is expected to survive, according to the Lawrence Police Department. Officers were dispatched just before 8 a.m. along with Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical ... February 15, 2023 @ 12:06pm [National Weather Service predicts 1-2 inches of snow/sleet for Douglas County; newspaper delivery could be affected]( By: Staff Report Updated at 4:52 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023 Up to 2 inches of sleet and snow could fall Wednesday night on Lawrence and the surrounding area, the National Weather Service said. Predictions call for a wintry mix of rain and snow beginning ... February 15, 2023 @ 11:43am [Lawrence Regional Airport selected to receive more than $1.3 million to fund improvements]( By: Staff Report The Lawrence Regional Airport has been selected to receive more than $1.3 million in funding as part of the Kansas Airport Improvement Program, Gov. Laura Kelly's office announced Wednesday. Lawrence was among 66 airport projects selected ... February 15, 2023 @ 10:38am [1900 Barker Bakery and Cafe announces plan to expand onto Massachusetts Street with additional location]( By: Chad Lawhorn It is one thing to have room to bake bread. It is another to have room to break it. A popular eastern Lawrence bakery has announced plans to open a new location on Massachusetts Street to give it more room to both bake and break. The folks at ... February 15, 2023 @ 10:16am 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