Sen. Tom Holland says he has hired an attorney to challenge a new Kansas Senate map that removes all of his district’s Lawrence territory and largely replaces with it Johnson County communities. “I’ll take it all the way to the Supreme Court,” Holland, D-Baldwin City, said of his intentions of filing a lawsuit in state court. Holland, who has represented Lawrence in the Kansas Senate since 2009, said ...
Dr. Barney Graham — widely credited as one of the key researchers who developed today’s life-saving COVID-19 vaccines — knows some people won’t receive the vaccine because they worry it was developed too quickly. What he also knows is the world is quite lucky to have that worry. Graham — who received his medical degree from the University of Kansas and recently retired as the deputy director of the ...
It was about 14 years ago that Nicole Campos took a $500 investment and started selling unique clothes to the approximately 4,000 residents of the rural community of Scott City in western Kansas. Fast forward to this weekend, and there's a good chance that her Lawrence store — her 20th store — will have more than 10 times Scott City’s entire population standing outside its doors. Granted, Campos’ new ...
No-knock warrants and a controversial style of chokehold no longer will be allowed for use by Lawrence police officers, the city’s police chief announced Saturday. Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart — who took over the department in January — said he has banned both activities as part of his initial review of the department. Lockhart said he had heard from several community members who wanted the ...
Story updated at 4:50 p.m. Thursday: As Lawrence Public Schools work to identify and implement about $6.5 million in budget cuts, the district’s superintendent is a finalist to become the leader of the Montgomery, Alabama, school district. Superintendent Anthony Lewis is one of five finalists to become the superintendent of Montgomery Public Schools, according to a report from WSFA television in Montgomery. ...
From a South American fruit to a front-seat cup of coffee, I’ve got news for you about a couple of pending additions to Lawrence’s food and drink scene. First, let’s do fruit. Fruitful Acai Bowls is in the process of opening in west Lawrence. A vacant space in the shopping center that previously housed Hy-Vee at Sixth and Monterey Way is being converted into a shop that sells all sorts of acai bowls and ...