The Lawrence Police Department was urging residents to avoid the area of Fourth and Minnesota streets on Friday after a shooting at an apartment complex on Lynch Court. LPD confirmed the shooting Friday in a Facebook post that said a patient was taken to an area hospital and a suspect was ...
Lawrence school board members will consider the next phase of work for a new program at the former Centennial Elementary School on Monday. The new program at Centennial, 2145 Louisiana St., will be called “Choice Campus at Centennial,” and it will offer alternative high school programming ...
It’s been a year since a measles outbreak began in West Texas, and international health authorities say they plan to meet in April to determine if the U.S. has lost its measles-free designation. Experts fear the vaccine-preventable virus has regained a foothold and that the U.S. may soon ...
A man was ordered to stand trial on charges of rape and aggravated sexual battery in Douglas County District Court after a woman testified Friday that he sexually attacked her on two occasions in 2024. The defendant, Marlon D. Watson, is now scheduled for trial in June. The 27-year-old woman ...
In the North Lawrence Comprehensive Corridor Study, big questions are taking shape about safety, identity and connections to the rest of the city, and the study's task force will soon think more about what to do next. At its meeting on Tuesday, the task force will hear about recent public ...
I can attest that there was a time in Lawrence where “money management skills” meant figuring out how to pay for seven cover charges and still have enough money left for a week’s worth of Ramen. Apparently, Lawrence’a management prowess has evolved since then because the community ...
