Updated at 6:57 p.m. Thursday, March 23, 2023
The Lawrence Police Department has increased its presence at Lawrence High School following a homicide over the weekend that involved two former LHS students.
Derrick Del Reed, 17, is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Kamarjay Shaw, 14, on Saturday. Reportedly, multiple people were at the scene of the shooting, but the ...
The committee working to redraw boundaries in the Lawrence school district related to the potential closures of Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementaries has finalized its recommendation for district leaders except for some minor adjustments.
During a Boundary Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday evening, consultants working with the district went over a proposal for boundary changes that was revised based on ...
For the second time in as many weeks, Lawrence city leaders have approved an expansion of the city’s boundaries to accommodate additional housing.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 5-0 to annex 85 acres located east of Kansas Highway 10 and south of North 1750 Road and rezone the property for medium-density housing. Commissioners agreed there was a great need for housing and ...
After hearing from dozens of residents who asked them to delay the process, Lawrence city leaders have approved spending $1.84 million related to the city’s recently announced plans to purchase the site of a former private school along North Michigan Street to house a village of temporary shelters for people experiencing homelessness.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, ...
When a Journal-World reporter asked the president of the Lawrence school board earlier this month whether she had ruled out making cuts to the district’s administration to help with a budget crunch, the response was unusual.
She couldn’t say because she was worried her answer might violate the Kansas Open Meetings Act.
Why? Because, in part, the reporter had also asked the same question of the other six ...
Story updated at 4:17 p.m. Friday, March 17:
Lawrence city leaders will soon consider three approvals with a total value of $1.84 million related to the city’s recently announced plans to purchase the site of a former private school along North Michigan Street to house a village of temporary shelters for people experiencing homelessness.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will ...
