Douglas County may soon increase its share of spending toward emergency medical services.
The County Commission on Wednesday will consider approving an agreement with the City of Lawrence that revises how to jointly fund and provide emergency medical services, with the county increasing its share of the cost. The proposed agreement is based on recommendations that the city and county received from a review of ...
Like many organizations in the past year, the Lawrence school district has been focused on improving equity — a topic that has attracted controversy along with intense public interest.
In the last month, the district has taken two major steps in the equity realm, dealing not only with racial equity, but also with gender and socioeconomic issues, among others. District leaders say the intent of both steps has ...
Free State High School’s speech and debate team reached another milestone at this year’s national tournament by earning recognition as one of the best teams in the country.
The team won the School of Outstanding Distinction Award at the National Speech and Debate Tournament over the weekend, which was held virtually and included 6,500 participants from 1,400 schools.
The award recognizes the top 10 ...
A McLouth man was sentenced to probation on Friday for his involvement in a January shooting incident in Lawrence.
Jaren B. Collins, 19, will serve 24 months of probation with an underlying 12 months of prison time, the Douglas County District Attorney’s Office said. As part of the conditions of his probation, Collins must surrender all firearms, have no contact with the victim in the case and complete a ...
A Lawrence man is facing felony charges for allegedly molesting a 5-year-old.
Douglas County prosecutors filed charges against Christopher M. Smith, 38, last month on two counts of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, according to a charging document provided to the Journal-World on Wednesday. The charges are both off-grid felonies, meaning they could result in a sentence of life imprisonment, according ...
The Lawrence school district is set to receive a little more than $6 million of federal funding to continue covering costs associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
In a plan that was recently approved by the Kansas State Department of Education, the district indicates that it wants to use those dollars toward supporting school intervention programs and mental health services, among other things.
However, the ...
