Today, March 20 Pedestrian and Bicycle Monthly Webinar Series, 2-3 p.m., City Commission Meeting Room at City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Teen Zone Expanded, 2-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Genealogy & Local History Drop-In, 4-5 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont ...
Lawrence city leaders are moving forward with changes that would decrease the city’s fine for possessing small amounts of marijuana to $1. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Commissioner Stuart Boley opposed, to amend the city ordinance that lays ...
Lawrence police are investigating an armed robbery reported in the city’s Oread Neighborhood, just east of the University of Kansas campus. About 10:40 p.m. Monday, police were dispatched to a reported armed robbery in the 1300 block of Kentucky Street, Officer Derrick Smith said in an ...
Everyone in the courtroom agreed: The recent unlocking of a homicide victim’s phone adds critical evidence to the trial of her accused murderer. However, the unlocking came too recently for lawyers to process evidence in time to get 22-year-old Rontarus Washington Jr. to trial on Monday as ...
After dipping out of the top 10 for the first time — to 23rd in 2018 — Douglas County has climbed back to the 17th healthiest county in Kansas this year. Since the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps began in 2011, Douglas County had never ranked below ninth prior to its drop in 2018. ...
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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Monday to 6 a.m. Tuesday and includes 201 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
A college basketball recruiting fixer who revealed that he had made illicit payments to University of Kansas basketball players will now have to wait until September for sentencing. T.J. Gassnola, a former Adidas consultant who was a key government witness for the college basketball corruption ...
Douglas County staff has been eyeing the now-vacant space that, until late February, housed Lawrence Municipal Court. On Wednesday, interim County Administrator Sarah Plinsky will seek the County Commission’s approval to negotiate a lease for the space at 1006 New Hampshire St. Plinsky ...
You had better get some industrial-strength kneepads if you want to participate in a Lawrence Beer Co. pub crawl. The East Lawrence craft brewery has filed plans to open a west Lawrence location. The company plans to open a smaller bar and restaurant near Bob Billings Parkway and Wakarusa ...
After a total makeover on the newest season of the Netflix series “Queer Eye,” Jess Guilbeaux continues to wait tables at Lawrence's Mad Greek restaurant but with a fresh mindset. Guilbeaux spoke to the Journal-World about her new-found confidence in between serving customers Monday ...
Story updated at 8:07 p.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2019: Topeka — Posts on a Kansas judge’s Twitter feed that included vulgar language and criticism of President Donald Trump prompted Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly to withdraw his nomination Tuesday for the state’s second-highest court and ...
Updated at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday For the extensively premeditated and violently executed murder of her ex-boyfriend, Tria L. Evans should be locked away for the rest of her life, prosecutors told a judge Tuesday. “This woman does not deserve to see the light of day,” Amy McGowan said. And ...
Tuesday, March 19 Parkinson’s Support Group, 2-3:30 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, 2415 Clinton Parkway. Tech Help Drop-In, 5-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Lawrence City Commission meeting, 5:45 p.m., City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. Huntington’s Disease Support Group, 7 ...
The woman who was struck and run over by an entry in the Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade was an onlooker who ran up to the float, police said. The woman reportedly crossed a chalk line, drawn to keep people safely away from the vehicles, that parade organizers say their volunteers do ...
Riding a VeoRide bike on the University of Kansas’ hilly campus may have just gotten easier, said Spencer Dickerson, a general manager for the bike-sharing service. While students were gone for spring break last week, VeoRide added 150 new e-bikes to Lawrence, including the KU campus, ...
Those frustrated that their commute across Lawrence includes significant time spent behind a stoplight could soon see some relief. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will discuss amending the 2019 budget to include $250,000 for a city-wide traffic signal coordination and ...
Updated story - Kansas governor withdraws judge’s nomination for appeals court after outcry over tweets Story updated at 7:14 p.m. Monday TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's nomination of a trial judge to Kansas' second-highest court appeared doomed Monday after two key Republican ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider whether to move forward with changes that would decrease the city’s penalties for possessing marijuana, which currently amount to hundreds of dollars. Last month, Lawrence city commissioners expressed support for lowering the fine for the possession ...
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. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and includes 201 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
As part of special patrols last weekend and the weekend before, Lawrence police arrested seven people on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. During the first DUI saturation patrol on March 8, officers administered field sobriety tests to eight drivers and four of them ...