A Lawrence teenager who brought a loaded handgun to Free State High School in the spring is no longer a student in Lawrence Public Schools, the district confirmed Monday. But the district will not say if he was expelled or dropped out after the incident. “Due to student privacy rights, the district is unable to share or speculate as to why a student may no longer be enrolled in our schools,” said Julie ...
Kansas inspection officials found health code violations at some downtown Lawrence food and drink establishments and two Greek Life institutions in Baldwin City during October. Additionally, two restaurants in Lawrence that were out of compliance for September returned to compliance in October inspections. Each month, I take a look at inspection results and list every place either listed out of compliance or ...
How often have you seen a choir of prison inmates perform for the general public? That’s what Leigh Lynch, executive director of Arts in Prison, asked me when I called to discuss the East Hill Singers prison choir performance in Lawrence this weekend. “It’s a very unique opportunity because we have the privilege to take the inmates out into the community,” she said. The group, made up of 12 minimum ...
A Lawrence teenager was sentenced to six months of probation Friday morning after he was convicted in September for bringing a loaded handgun to Free State High School in his backpack last spring. The 18-year-old was 17 when the incident occurred, and he was charged as a juvenile in Douglas County District Court. Juvenile Court Judge Bethany Roberts said she chose six months, instead of the maximum 12 months, ...
A little more than an inch of snow had accumulated in Lawrence late Thursday evening, said Matt Wolters, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka. As of 10 p.m., 1.1 inches of snow had accumulated in south Lawrence, Wolters said. Other parts of northeast Kansas saw accumulations as high as 5 inches, he said. Flurries may continue Thursday night, Wolters said, but Douglas County won't see any ...
Lawrence drivers heading to Topeka on the turnpike will likely get to their destination a little faster after the Kansas Turnpike Authority upgraded the toll road. Rex Fleming, an engineer for KTA, said the organization on Wednesday opened both of the “fast lanes” for westbound traffic exiting the turnpike at the East Topeka toll plaza, which is at Mile 183 on I-70. The renovated toll plaza allows drivers ...