Updated at 4:11 p.m. Thursday, April 25, 2024 A Douglas County jury on Thursday acquitted a transient man of murdering a blind Lawrence resident last summer in downtown Lawrence. The defendant, Chadwick Potter, 35, had faced a second-degree murder charge in the bludgeoning death of David ...
Video of murder suspect’s interrogation shown; defense tries to cast doubt on police investigation; jury deliberating
Lawrence school board unanimously authorizes applying for grant that would put more social workers in schools
The Lawrence school board on Monday unanimously authorized the school district to develop and submit a grant application for funds to support ...
KU softball stumbles in midweek matchup against Kansas City
Looking back at an era of KU football draftees
By the end of Friday, Kansas will almost certainly have a new highest-drafted football player since 2008. Offensive lineman Dominick Puni is ...
Planning Commission approves rezoning requests that could pave the way for future affordable housing project in west Lawrence
Trial over Lawrence’s housing nondiscrimination ordinance canceled; landlords had sued over source of income, immigration status protections
A bench trial about the City of Lawrence's housing nondiscrimination ordinance was canceled this month, and the city and the group of landlords ...
1 dead in crash near 31st and Louisiana streets; 3 others taken to hospitals
Jury finds man not guilty in downtown murder case
Lawrence man identified as fatality in 31st and Louisiana crash; KCMO man remains hospitalized
KU announces 2 more candidates for vice chancellor of research position
KU faculty members overwhelmingly approve formation of union; they will seek improvements in pay, job security
Last living witness to the abduction of Emmett Till tells KU crowd it is important that the story lives on
Upcoming events include ballet, riverbank cleanup, Earth Day fair, birding, music and more
FRIDAY • “Jennie Brooks: A Nature Lover in Lawrence,” 7-8 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St. In-person and livestream; see ...