A new bell-to-bell cellphone ban will greet students when they return to school next week, raising questions about what the state law requires, how the Lawrence school district will enforce it and whether any exceptions apply.
Lawrence school board members have not yet approved the new policy involving students’ cellphone use during school hours, but they’re anticipated to do so at their meeting on Monday. ...
Tuesday's primary election is expected to have drawn one of the highest voter turnouts in the county's history for a primary election, according to Douglas County's top election official.
Almost 41% of the total registered voters in Douglas County voted in this year's primary election – with 32,775 ballots counted and 80,215 registered voters, according to unofficial election results. The numbers updated at ...
Incumbent Patrick Kelly, a Democrat, won the primary race on Tuesday night, and he will run unopposed in November’s election.
Kelly's win on Tuesday means he would likely keep the District 1 seat and serve his third term following this year’s election. District 1 includes parts of northern, northwestern, and central Lawrence. Kelly has received 2,551 votes as of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, and his opponent, ...
Updated at 10:38 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026.
Democrat Ethan Spurling won against his incumbent opponent in the primary, and he will run unopposed in the election in November.
Spurling received 1,961 votes for the District 4 seat on the Douglas County Commission. District 4 includes a small portion of southeastern Lawrence, Eudora and Eudora Township and the small portion of Wakarusa Township located ...
A conversation billed as reassessing Douglas County's homelessness plan initially sparked tension between attendees on Wednesday, with advocates and service providers saying the meeting gave the impression that the community's existing strategy was looking to be dismantled.
However, county and city commissioners at the panel said that wasn't the case, and by the end of the meeting, most of its attendees agreed ...
A new analysis written by a Douglas County commissioner argues that the city and county are not on track to meet the goal of reaching “functional zero” homelessness by 2028.
The review was put together by County Commissioner Erica Anderson alongside John Ims, a Lawrence resident and frequent public commenter at city and county meetings. The 25-page document evaluated the city and county’s five-year plan ...
