As the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs and the community reopens further, the Lawrence school district and dozens of its students recently learned that public spaces still pose a virus threat.
A few days after the students were exposed, the Lawrence school district announced that it would keep its COVID-19 protocols through the summer, even if Douglas County chooses to rescind public health orders soon.
Meanwhile, ...
The Lawrence school board will soon receive a report on the district’s use of police officers in its school buildings, including the results of a student and employee survey in which many respondents said they'd had positive interactions with the officers.
During the board’s meeting on Monday, Superintendent Anthony Lewis will share the results of a recent ThoughtExchange survey about the district's use of ...
A Lawrence man is facing multiple counts of sexual exploitation of a child for allegedly possessing child pornography in 2019.
Benjamin L. Pelofsky, 21, was recently charged in Douglas County District Court with four counts of the level-five felony. A level-five felony conviction can result in prison time up to 136 months, or a little more than 11 years, according to Kansas’ sentencing guidelines.
Pelofsky ...
A Lawrence man is facing several child pornography charges in Douglas County District Court.
Justin E. Lewis, 24, was recently charged with four counts of sexual exploitation of a child and one count of internet trading in child pornography, all of which are level five felonies. A level five felony conviction can result in prison time up to 136 months, or a little more than 11 years, according to Kansas' ...
A Lawrence man facing a felony sexual assault charge was convicted of lesser charges on Monday through a plea agreement.
Matthew C. Hart, 42, pleaded no contest to two counts of battery, which are misdemeanors. With his plea, Judge Stacey Donovan convicted Hart of the charges and ordered a suspended sentence of 12 months in Douglas County Jail.
With the suspended sentence, Hart will serve 12 months of ...
Each year, the Journal-World reaches out to the Academic All-Stars from 10 years ago to see what they’ve been up to since high school. Here’s what some of the members of the 2011 class told us via email:
Madison Frech
Frech graduated from Tonganoxie High School and planned to attend Emporia State University to study mathematics and to become a secondary math teacher because she enjoyed helping others ...
