A Lawrence high school teacher will soon take her class on a trip to the bottom of the ocean through an expedition she is joining. Lisa Ball, a science teacher at Lawrence High School, was recently selected to serve as a communication fellow for the Ocean Exploration Trust’s expedition program exploring Chautauqua Seamounts in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. Through the expedition, Ball will board the E/V ...
Lawrence school district students and staff will now get a full week off during the week of Thanksgiving. During a special meeting on Friday, the school board approved a plan to cancel two school days that week — Monday, Nov. 22, and Tuesday, Nov. 23 — to provide students, faculty and staff with additional time for wellness and self-care. Superintendent Anthony Lewis told the board during the meeting that ...
Two Lawrence men have been charged with felonies for allegedly stealing a panel of artwork from the Native American art exhibit outside the Spencer Museum of Art on the University of Kansas campus. Samuel C. McKnight and John W. Wichlenski, both 22, were formally charged in Douglas County District Court on Wednesday with theft of property of a value of at least $1,500 but less than $25,000, which is a low-level ...
Some shed tears, and others put on a brave face: Hundreds of Douglas County children received their first dose of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday. Young children had to wait much longer than adults and teenagers to get the vaccine, and some parents told the Journal-World they were just happy their kids now have some protection from the global pandemic that has wreaked havoc for more than 18 ...
Charges in Douglas County District Court that accused a Lawrence man of molesting a 5-year-old have been dismissed after his attorney challenged evidence in the case. Defense attorney Hatem Chahine told the Journal-World he believes his client — Christopher M. Smith, 39 — was wrongly accused and evidence suggests another person may have committed the alleged crimes. “I really believe he was innocent of ...
Story updated at 3:47 p.m. Wednesday: A Topeka man is facing felony charges after he was arrested early Wednesday morning for allegedly brandishing a firearm at a woman during an argument while they were on Interstate 70 in Douglas County. Jacob M. Goans, 28, was formally charged in Douglas County District Court Wednesday afternoon with aggravated assault, aggravated battery, aggravated domestic battery, and ...