As a business incubator supported by local tax dollars prepares to expand, county leaders say they want to see more emphasis on making sure women and people of color also benefit from the center.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission met with officials from the Bioscience and Technology Business Center to get an update on the center’s operations and its upcoming expansion project. ...
Attorneys defending Rontarus Washington Jr. against a murder charge have arranged for another expert to examine footwear evidence related to bloody footprints found at the crime scene.
Washington, 24, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated burglary in connection with the November 2014 death of his neighbor, 19-year-old Justina Altamirano Mosso. Washington’s attorneys, Adam Hall and Angela Keck, ...
After eight months of research and discussion, the city’s police review board is asking residents what they think of the board’s proposed changes to increase oversight of police complaints.
The changes are meant to provide greater transparency and accountability in the handling of complaints against the Lawrence Police Department, to improve the complaint process and to increase diversity of board members, ...
Defense attorneys for Rontarus Washington Jr. alleged at a hearing on Friday that witness tampering and other prosecutorial misconduct were so rife that the possibility of a fair trial for Washington was destroyed and that the murder case against him should be dismissed.
However, state prosecutors said those allegations were based on suspicions rather than evidence and that the defense's motion to dismiss was ...
The outside consultant the City of Lawrence hired to study its police department has been gathering input from city and police leaders — and will soon be gathering it from the public. And that feedback could help inform changes to police duties and shape the city's search for a new police chief.
In the wake of national and local calls for police reform and protests against police killings of Black people and ...
Lawrence city leaders will soon discuss whether the city should take responsibility for maintenance of sidewalks once they are repaired to a certain standard.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will receive a report on potential costs of taking over sidewalk maintenance after initial repairs are complete and direct city staff on any potential actions it would like to pursue.
The ...
