A woman was arrested Friday in connection with the search of a local massage parlor.
Around 10 a.m., detectives with the Lawrence Police Department executed a search warrant of Tea Spa Massage, 2223 Louisiana St., said LPD spokesperson Laura McCabe in an email to the Journal-World on Sunday.
McCabe said the search was part of an ongoing investigation into the business and directed questions to the Douglas ...
A 20-year-old Lawrence man is in custody on suspicion of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after an argument reportedly led to gunfire Saturday morning.
Around 4:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to an apartment building at West 26th Street and Redbud Lane on a report of an argument followed by gunfire and people fleeing from the scene, according to a Sunday Facebook post from the Lawrence Police ...
Ahead of the Nov. 7 general election, the Journal-World asked the candidates running for five positions on the Lawrence school board for their thoughts on the district's budget and the ratio of administrators to teachers.
Nine of the 11 candidates in the election are competing for a set of four four-year terms on the board. They are current board members Carole Cadue-Blackwood and Ronald “G.R.” Gordon-Ross ...
Keanu Reeves is coming to a theater near you — but it won’t be on the silver screen.
Ahead of tonight’s show at Liberty Hall with his band Dogstar, Reeves stopped over at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lawrence. In a brief interview with the Journal-World, the 59-year-old "Matrix" megastar said that he was elated to be in Lawrence for the tour stop.
“We’ve never played Lawrence before,” Reeves said ...
The Lawrence Schools Foundation held its annual Community Education Breakfast Friday morning at the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel.
Five hundred local businesspeople and community members, as well as teachers and district officials, attended. The event is an opportunity for community members to demonstrate their support for public education. It also highlights achievements among district students and staff. ...
Douglas County leaders have now significantly narrowed down their options for renovating the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, focusing on a set of plans that would cost between $105 million and about $120 million, would add an extra wing to the building and wouldn't require a tax increase.
Last month, county commissioners reviewed five options for the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center that varied widely ...
