During her work as a social worker, Lawrence school board vice president Kelly Jones served a family that was afraid of sending its child to school because of fears of the possibility of being detained by immigration authorities, she said.
That family’s experience is one example of why the school board on Monday unanimously approved a resolution that aims to express the school district’s opposition to the ...
As the relationship between the United States and Iran becomes increasingly hostile, some students at the University of Kansas are living in uncertainty, an Iranian student told the Journal-World recently.
However, a KU political scientist thinks the tension will eventually subside without a physical conflict. But until then, these students may be in an uncomfortable situation.
During the 2018-19 school year, ...
The Lawrence school board will consider giving initial approval to its 2019-2020 school year budget during its next meeting on Monday.
Each July, the board is required to approve its budget for publication with a maximum budget authority. If approved, the publication will also set a public hearing for the budget during the board’s following meeting at 6 p.m. Aug. 12.
Earlier this month, Kathy Johnson, ...
A new University of Kansas program hopes to help women leaving prison better adapt to civilian life by teaching them technology skills.
A team of researchers led by Hyunjin Seo, an associate professor in the KU School of Journalism, recently received a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to create an evidence-based training program for former female inmates. The project expects ...
A Douglas County District Court judge will decide this fall whether two teens charged in a double shooting should be tried as adults.
On Friday, Judge Peggy Kittel scheduled a preliminary hearing for the case at 9 a.m. Sept. 30 for Benson J. Edwards Jr., 17, and Sahavione K. Caraway, 17, both of Topeka. After the preliminary hearing, the two defendants will appear in separate hearings for the court to decide ...
A Lawrence man has been charged with a felony for allegedly grabbing the steering wheel of a moving vehicle in which he was a passenger.
The man, Keith Goodwin, 44, was arrested at 6:35 a.m. Friday and charged with aggravated assault.
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office responded Friday morning to a report of a disturbance within a vehicle, said Jenn Hethcoat, public information officer for the sheriff’s ...
