People of color in Douglas County who come into contact with law enforcement officers at night are more likely to be searched, according to updated findings of a local law enforcement contact study.
But when it comes to police issuing citations to individuals in Douglas County, the findings show no racial disparities.
“At this point, the simple lesson is that there is some good news here and there is also a ...
The Lawrence school district now has a plan to spend its newest chunk of federal pandemic aid.
The school board on Monday approved a spending plan for $13.5 million of relief funding, which now must be approved by the Kansas State Board of Education. The funding comes from the third round of the state’s allotment of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, also known as ESSER.
Some of that funding ...
A Lawrence man is facing high-level felony charges for allegedly allowing children in his care to be sexually assaulted by a former landlord in exchange for rent.
A Douglas County judge recently ordered Cormick G. Ferrell, 42, to stand trial on two counts of aggravated human trafficking, which are off-grid felonies, for the alleged scheme. If convicted, Ferrell would face life imprisonment without the ...
The Lawrence school district has received another $13.5 million of federal coronavirus pandemic relief funding.
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider a spending plan for those funds, which must also be approved by the Kansas State Board of Education. The funding comes from the third round of the state’s allotment of Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief, also known as ESSER.
With the ...
Updated at 5:10 p.m. Thursday
Law enforcement officers are searching for a female suspect reportedly involved in the robbery Thursday at Bank of America in central Lawrence.
The robbery was reported Thursday afternoon at the branch at 900 Ohio St. Lawrence officers were seen placing police tape around the bank’s property shortly after 3 p.m. and closing the alleyway between the bank and the adjacent building ...
A Douglas County child care organization recently received a nearly $600,000 grant to help support the development of the new early-childhood development center in eastern Lawrence.
Community Children’s Center announced in a news release Thursday that it had received the grant from the Kansas Children’s Cabinet and Trust Fund, which supports efforts to prevent child abuse and neglect. The organization said ...
