Some were despondent, some were defiant, and some were determined to persevere. But there was one thing all of the students and staff from Haskell Indian Nations University who gathered on Friday night felt: a sense of family. And "our family took a very hard hit last Friday,” Dan Wildcat, ...
Two more candidates have entered the race for the two Lawrence City Commission seats up for election in the fall. Ruby Mae Johnson and Alex Kerr both filed this month for the election. They join Steve Jacob and Eric Hyde in the race. Jacob filed to run in January, as the Journal-World ...
Lawrence school board members will be reviewing enrollment and class sizes for the 2024-2025 school year to guide ongoing equity efforts and district planning. At Monday's board meeting, Lawrence school district staff will share a comprehensive review of district enrollment and class sizes for ...
A shooting Wednesday that left a 23-year-old Lawrence man in critical condition was "for all intents and purposes an accident" about which the suspect in the case "feels terrible," a defense attorney told a Douglas County judge Friday afternoon while attempting, unsuccessfully, to secure an ...
Earlier this month, a Prairie Park Elementary School student told forensic investigators about a “test” that a speech therapist at their school had made them take — one that required them to be blindfolded with Band-Aids and tape and to have their hands bound behind their back. Then, ...
The Lawrence school district’s interim superintendent, Jeanice Kerr Swift, has been chosen by the Lawrence school board to fill the permanent superintendent position, according to a district news release on Friday. “I am honored and grateful for this opportunity, and thankful to the Board ...
