More consistent classroom materials, new diploma tracks and more are on the Lawrence school district's to-do list for the 2026-2027 school year, school board members heard Monday in an update on the district's efforts to improve instruction. Cole Amaya, assistant superintendent of teaching and ...
Protesters rallied in South Park on Monday to protest against anti-transgender legislation, including the Kansas "bathroom bill," Senate Bill 244. The demonstrators demanded that local institutions such as the University of Kansas and the City of Lawrence provide protections for the ...
A plea agreement for a violent offender went off the rails Monday after a Douglas County judge informed the attorneys that they had been plea-bargaining using the wrong criminal complaint. After she discovered the parties' error, Judge Stacey Donovan reset the plea hearing for Wednesday to ...
More than 2,000 people have spoken in an informal online survey regarding the quality of leadership at the University of Kansas. Most — nearly 80% of respondents — said they had lost confidence in the chancellor and the university’s top financial officer. How seriously people should ...
Area fire crews were busy over the weekend not just with dangerous fire weather, but also with a water rescue at Clinton Lake after a boat capsized. Strong winds caused a sailboat to overturn on the lake around 1 p.m. Sunday, according to a social media post from the Douglas County Sheriff's ...
You yourself could be the canvas for the artwork that Tim Hossler and Lizzy Arnold are creating for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Hossler, a University of Kansas design professor, and Arnold, the graphic designer for the KU School of Architecture and Design, are among the artists being featured in ...
