The Lawrence City Band will perform a special concert Wednesday for the July 4 holiday. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the bandstand in South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St., according to a news release from the city. In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be moved to Room 130 of Murphy Hall on the University of Kansas campus. The city's Brown Bag Concert Series will continue ...
Last summer, Lawrence residents were asked to assess their interactions with local police, including appropriate use of force, existence of bias and handling of complaints. Ten months later, the results of that survey have yet to be made public. The consultant-led survey was completed in September, and the Journal-World subsequently asked city representatives in March of this year when the survey results would ...
City leaders will soon consider whether the city should lower its fines for marijuana possession, which can be up to $1,000 for a first-time offender. Earlier this month, Lawrence resident Laura Green presented a proposal to the City Commission to lower the fine and make other changes to the local ordinance governing marijuana possession, and the commission agreed to discuss the topic at an upcoming work ...
City officials told representatives of the local police officers union that they were willing to compromise regarding the department’s pay plan as long as key concerns the city has with the union’s contract are addressed. At a contract negotiations meeting Friday afternoon, Assistant City Manager Casey Toomay told representatives of the Lawrence Police Officers Association that the city would be willing to ...
Representatives of the local police officers union are now asking for a lower raise than they were before, but the union and the city have not yet reached an agreement on raises in their contract negotiations, and many other issues related to officer pay remain unresolved. Originally, the Lawrence Police Officers Association proposed a 5.5 percent pay increase at all levels for officers and detectives. At a ...