City leaders will soon consider spending another $90,000 on a program that shelters homeless people in hotels, allowing the program to continue operating another few weeks amid frigid temperatures.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider authorizing spending another $90,000 from the general fund to sustain the program through March 5, which would bring the total city funds ...
Douglas County’s new district attorney Suzanne Valdez told members of Lawrence Community Police Review Board that she has some concerns with their effort to strengthen oversight of complaints against police.
Valdez, who replaced longtime District Attorney Charles Branson a month ago, attended the board’s meeting Thursday night, where she spoke about some endeavors of her office and commented on the ...
City of Lawrence leaders have agreed to incorporate aspects of the Green New Deal into the city plans, including goals related to environmentally sustainable jobs and infrastructure.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously to direct staff to integrate five sustainability principles into city plans wherever possible. Jasmin Moore, sustainability coordinator for the city ...
The Lawrence City Commission’s virtual meeting was delayed Tuesday after an interruption, or “Zoom bombing,” which included an image of sexual abuse and a racist message.
As the commission’s virtual meeting was opened Tuesday, it was interrupted in brief intervals by noise or heavy metal music, and part of the Zoom meeting screen displayed an image of two children being sexually abused, and then text ...
City leaders have decided not to move forward with a contract to make repairs on the Bowersock Dam after the proposal came in around $400,000 more than anticipated.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Mayor Brad Finkeldei opposed, to authorize city staff to advertise a request for proposals for engineering services for the design of the dam rehabilitation. The city ...
Defense attorneys for Rontarus Washington Jr. alleged at a hearing on Monday that state prosecutors appeared to have had a "quid pro quo" with the estranged husband of a homicide victim as part of their effort to convict Washington of the crime.
However, state prosecutors said there was no evidence of such an arrangement and that the defense’s allegation was speculative.
Washington, 24, is charged with ...
