Staff
Caroline Trowbridge (Managing editor)
I’m the go-to person if you have a story idea or a question about our coverage. I’m always interested in what you’re interested in. So get in touch and tell me what’s on your mind.
My official title is managing editor. That means I work with reporters as they develop stories that we provide to you in print and online. Our reporters are a versatile and talented group.
Although I’m not a Lawrence native, I’m married to one. And I’ve lived here off and on since I was a kid. My mom earned her master’s degree in English at KU, so we spent a lot of time in Lawrence. In my family, my parents never said, “If you go to college.” Instead, they said, “When you go to KU.”
I’ve covered a lot of beats – city, crime and courts, business. And I’ve been an editor for a long time. I also have worked at the Wichita Eagle and at the Kansas City Business Journal.
I won’t say I love Lawrence. That’s a given. I do have high expectations of Lawrence, as I think all of us who work and live here should.
When I’m not obsessing about news, I like to hang out with my daughter and husband, and our friends. My husband and I are motorcycle riders and birders. And my daughter and I are working our way through "Mastering the Art of French Cooking." We love to travel and expose ourselves to lives different from ours.
We also are die-hard KU basketball fans. We also enjoy KU football. I remember crying when KU had 12 men on the field during the 1969 Orange Bowl. I was young then. Very young. But I understood football.
Please get in touch. Oh, and follow me on Twitter.
Recent stories
- Area school districts cancel classes on Wednesday
- 01:48 p.m., February 26, 2013 Updated 07:01 p.m.
- A list of cancellations, closings for Wednesday.
- All polling sites open, ready for primary election voters
- February 26, 2013
- It’s a winter wonderland in Lawrence. And it’s Election Day. The polls are open until 7 p.m. today. By Caroline Trowbridge
- KU, Lawrence schools closed; a list of other closings, cancellations for Tuesday
- 08:43 a.m., February 25, 2013 Updated 01:52 p.m.
- A list of closings and cancellations for Tuesday because of the winter storm. By Caroline Trowbridge
- KU, Lawrence among schools closed on Friday; other activities canceled
- 02:00 p.m., February 21, 2013 Updated 05:26 p.m.
- School districts are calling off classes on Friday because of Thursday’s snow storm.
- Winter storm forces cancellation of classes, events
- 10:17 a.m., February 20, 2013 Updated 01:35 p.m.
- The snow storm has prompted cancellations and closings. Staff Reports
- Around and about in local business
- February 4, 2013
- Local business news for the week ending February 1, 2013.
- Around and about in local business
- January 28, 2013
- Local business news for the week ending January 25, 2013.
- Around and about in local business
- January 21, 2013
- Local business news for the week ending January 18, 2013.
- Around and about in local business
- January 14, 2013
- Local business news for the week ending January 11, 2013.
- Westar Energy customer outages down to 300 in Douglas County
- 06:44 a.m., December 20, 2012 Updated 09:53 a.m.
- Westar Energy spokeswoman Erin La Row reports about 5,300 customers without power in their service area, but the number in Douglas County has dipped below 250. However, returning service to those without power in Atchison, Emporia and Leavenworth may not happen until noon Friday, she said. By Caroline Trowbridge
Recent photos
Emergency crews respond at the scene of an accident at the intersection of 11th and Kentucky streets Monday afternoon.
Emergency crews respond at the scene of an accident at the intersection of 11th and Kentucky streets Monday afternoon.
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- Budget provision would block state funding for Common Core standards May 16, 2013 · 54 comments
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013 · 70 comments
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- Opinion: Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate? May 15, 2013 · 86 comments
- Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars to advocate for gun control May 17, 2013 · 23 comments
- Blog: Former Senate president mentioned as challenger to Brownback says he's not running May 14, 2013 · 23 comments
- Bid for recreation center comes in about $10 million lower than expected; questions grow over other cost estimates May 15, 2013 · 83 comments
- State Board hears opposition to Common Core Standards May 14, 2013 · 43 comments
- Blog: City recreation leaders not in favor of lighted tennis court plan near Lawrence High May 16, 2013 · 48 comments
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013
- LHS baseball falls in final May 16, 2013
- NBA teams size up McLemore, Withey at combine May 17, 2013
- Blue Valley administrator named assistant principal at Free State High School May 17, 2013
- Wild pigs gunned down at Clinton March 17, 2006
- County commissioners serve as 'fence viewers' to solve rural property dispute May 15, 2013
