The next Lawrence school board meeting will now be a week later than originally scheduled. The school board approved a proposal to amend its meeting schedule Friday morning to push back the date of its next regular meeting to Nov. 29. The board was scheduled to meet Monday, Nov. 22, which follows the board’s traditional schedule of meeting on the second and fourth Monday of each month. However, last week the ...
A Lawrence woman accused of driving a vehicle into a group of protesters in 2020 was convicted of a misdemeanor through a plea deal this week and sentenced to probation. The conviction and sentence brought a second driver-related incident during local demonstrations against police brutality to a close. Lynda C. Kitsmiller, also known as Lynda Muncy in court records, pleaded no contest to a count of battery, a ...
Despite spending his entire professional career in Missouri, Rich Lockhart said he has several connections to Lawrence. During his career serving in the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department, Lockhart would often visit Lawrence to “get out of the city.” He said he also sometimes did coursework in Lawrence when he was attending the University of Kansas Edwards Campus to earn his master’s degree in public ...
Speaking through tears, a 15-year-old girl recounted in Douglas County District Court on Wednesday how a 19-year-old Lawrence man allegedly raped her in his vehicle. The teen said Trey L. Gibson, now 20, initially reached out to her through social media in January, when she was 14, to meet up to smoke marijuana. But when they met at Lyons Park in North Lawrence, he allegedly demanded she get in his car, showing ...
University of Kansas basketball player Jalen Wilson was formally charged with a DUI in Douglas County District Court on Tuesday. Wilson, 21, of Denton, Texas, is accused of unlawfully operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, which is a misdemeanor, according to a charging document provided to the Journal-World. Wilson did not appear in court on Tuesday. His attorney, Hatem Chahine, appeared on ...
A local nonprofit organization is working with the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office to launch a restorative justice program as an alternative to criminal prosecution for offenders. The organization, Building Peace, will host a public meeting on Thursday to explain the initiative and solicit feedback from the community. Lyle Seger, a founding organizer and mediator for the nonprofit, said the meeting ...