City of Lawrence officials think Douglas County should be paying more toward firefighting and emergency medical services, though officials say they expect the conversation about the funding agreement will be complex. As part of the Lawrence City Commission's work session Tuesday, city staff ...
The City of Lawrence is moving closer to installing public cameras downtown. As part of its work session Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission reviewed a draft of the Lawrence Police Department’s policy for public cameras, which details how the cameras will be used and how footage will be ...
After his immigration case attracted international attention, a Lawrence scientist and father of three says fixing the immigration system will require finding the gray in what, for many people, has become a black-and-white issue. After more than 30 years in the U.S., Syed Jamal, 55, was ...
Local advocates who want the state to prioritize expanding Kansas Highway 10's west leg to four lanes are using the state’s own figures to argue that the project will pay for itself, but they say adding a toll to use the road would be counterproductive. A number of representatives of the ...
A small display of colorful taxidermic birds, looking like stuffed toys, caught the attention of those passing by in the Kansas Memorial Union on Tuesday. “Are these real?” said one passerby who stopped to glance at the hummingbirds, wrens, kingfishers and an exotic bird of paradise — a ...
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 215 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
The Douglas County Commission will meet Wednesday with a limited agenda that includes a proclamation thanking veterans for their service. Commissioners will also consider approving an audit of the combined $1.92 million in federal funding the county and the Lawrence-Douglas County Health ...
TOPEKA — Kansas Gov.-elect Laura Kelly has named a veteran, bipartisan group of four people to lead her transition team. Kelly announced the appointments Tuesday. The team includes Jordanna Zeigler, the manager of the incoming Democratic governor's campaign. The group also includes Joyce ...
NEW YORK — Hate crimes across the United States spiked 17 percent in 2017 — marking a rise for the third straight year — with a 37 percent increase in anti-Semitic hate crimes, according to an FBI report released Tuesday. There were 7,175 reported hate crimes last year, up from 6,121 in ...
I have heard from some of you veterans recently, and it hasn’t been to just mock my winless streak in bingo at the American Legion. Instead, several of you have had questions about whether the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a pullback in medical services in Lawrence. The ...
After selecting one book for all ages in 2018, the Lawrence Public Library went back to selecting three books for the 2019 Read Across Lawrence program. “It’s a return to the norm,” said Kristin Soper, adult programming coordinator for the library. This year, the library selected “A ...
A Lawrence man, charged with first-degree murder, had been scheduled to face a jury the week before Christmas. Now, lawyers are concerned the trial or jury deliberations may take longer, spilling into the following week and causing distractions or travel conflicts for jurors. Christmas Eve is ...
CHICAGO — Move more, sit less and get kids active as young as age 3, say new federal guidelines that stress that any amount and any type of exercise helps health. The advice is the first update since the government's physical activity guidelines came out a decade ago. Since then, the list of ...
Today, Nov. 13 Red Dog’s Dog Days Fitness Program, 6 a.m. & 6 p.m., Haskell Indian Nations University, 155 E. Indian Ave. Lawrence Breakfast Optimist Club, 7 a.m., Brandon Woods, Smith Center, 1501 Inverness Drive. Library Storytime (ages 3+), 10:30-11:15 a.m., Lawrence Public ...
The Lawrence school board agreed Monday to review eliminating elementary class-size goals that are written into current board policy after two board members said the action would be a step toward decreasing overcrowded classrooms. That decision to consider the revision to board class-size ...
TOPEKA — Kansas recorded more domestic violence-related homicides in 2017 than it had in more than two decades. A Kansas Bureau of Investigation report shows the 38 domestic violence deaths in 2017 was twice as many as 2016. The Topeka Capital-Journal reports the agency says 20 of the ...
Volunteers are needed for Lawrence’s community Thanksgiving dinner, which once again will be free and open to all on Thanksgiving day in the LINK dining room of the First Christian Church at 10th and Kentucky streets. The meal is set to be served from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 22. Prior to the ...
A Lawrence teenager who brought a loaded handgun to Free State High School in the spring is no longer a student in Lawrence Public Schools, the district confirmed Monday. But the district will not say if he was expelled or dropped out after the incident. “Due to student privacy rights, the ...
Andrew Tkach, an award-winning news director and producer, will be participating in screenings of his films on Wednesday as part of International Education Week at the Office of International Programs at the University of Kansas campus. "Hunger for Truth," a 76-minute film, explores the ...
Story updated at 4:25 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12: Discussions will soon begin regarding how much city of Lawrence and Douglas County taxpayers should pay for firefighting and emergency medical services. City officials have said the current funding agreement for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical ...