LJWorld.com Headlines for August 1, 2023

ang="en" xml:lang="en" xmlns=" xmlns:cctd="> [As Regents gather to set goals for next school year, they ponder why higher education has become less popular]( If the meeting room of the Kansas Board of Regents on Monday were a classroom, the professor likely would have been inclined to give partial credit. Regents rather easily identified that higher education has a major problem when it comes to ... [As Regents gather to set goals for next school year, they ponder why higher education has become less popular]( By: Chad Lawhorn If the meeting room of the Kansas Board of Regents on Monday were a classroom, the professor likely would have been inclined to give partial credit. Regents rather easily identified that higher education has a major problem when it comes to ... July 31, 2023 @ 4:39pm [District names interim principal for Lawrence Virtual School]( By: Staff report The Lawrence school district has named an interim principal for the Lawrence Virtual School after the school's leader resigned earlier this month to take a position in the Topeka school district. Zach Harwood will take over for Susan Cooper, ... July 31, 2023 @ 2:33pm [City leaders to consider development incentives request for businessman hoping to move corporate HQ into former Borders building]( By: Austin Hornbostel Lawrence leaders this week will consider a request from a local businessman for incentives to help him convert a downtown building into a corporate headquarters for his companies. The only item on the regular agenda for Tuesday’s Lawrence ... July 31, 2023 @ 2:02pm [Polls are open until 7 p.m. in Tuesday's primary election; voters to narrow the field in City Commission, Lawrence school board races]( By: Staff report The polls are open until 7 p.m. in Tuesday’s primary election, in which Lawrence voters will narrow the field of candidates in the Lawrence City Commission race and for a special seat on the Lawrence school board. Eight candidates are running ... July 31, 2023 @ 1:40pm [Resident of North Lawrence camp for homeless arrested on suspicion of seriously injuring man at site]( By: Staff Report Updated at 4:24 p.m. Monday, July 31 A resident of the city-supported campsite for the homeless in North Lawrence was arrested Sunday on suspicion of aggravated battery after he allegedly struck and seriously injured another man at the ... July 31, 2023 @ 11:54am [Vinland Fair to offer usual touch of nostalgia with home-cooked food and old-timey competitions]( By: Elvyn Jones The Vinland Fair will offer three days of old-fashioned fun this week. The fair, at 1736 North 700 Road, will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday in the southern Douglas County village of Vinland. Julie Craig, president of the Vinland Fair Board ... July 31, 2023 @ 11:30am [Former Haskell coach files petition for reinstatement, calls for release of reports on multiple investigations]( By: Austin Hornbostel The Haskell Indian Nations University cross country coach who was removed from his role in late 2021 following allegations of misconduct has submitted a petition for reinstatement to the federal agency that oversees the university’s ... July 31, 2023 @ 10:13am [Kansas police officers who lose their law enforcement license for misconduct can still work in jails]( By: Blaise Mesa, Kansas News Service TOPEKA — In 2018, former Lawrence Police Officer Sutagee Anglin got into an argument with his wife, and she was worried he was going to become more violent. She tried calling her daughter, hoping she and the two children in the home could get ... July 31, 2023 @ 10:00am 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