Lawrence school board members deferred action on whether or not esports, or competitive video gaming, will be offered alongside traditional middle and high school sports as an official activity.
At the school board’s meeting on Monday, board members raised questions about the financial costs and funding sources for the esports program if it were to be offered as a school activity. Deputy Superintendent Larry ...
Douglas County fire departments are now training to carry a broader range of life-saving medications for emergencies like heart attacks and overdoses, a move officials say will improve patient outcomes.
According to a memo included in the Douglas County Commission's Aug. 13 meeting agenda, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical has begun supplying new selected medications to Douglas County's other fire ...
Esports, or competitive video gaming, may soon be offered alongside traditional middle and high school sports as an official activity in the Lawrence school district.
On Monday, school board members will consider allowing the district to participate in the Kansas State High School Activities Association esports league and give each middle school and high school the opportunity to establish their own esports ...
Student journalists at Lawrence High allege that school officials attempted to block coverage of a lawsuit — filed by their peers — challenging the district’s use of AI surveillance software.
The lawsuit was filed by nine current and former Lawrence and Free State High School students, and it alleges that the Lawrence school district has been violating their First Amendment rights via a third-party ...
A multimillion-dollar expansion of the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center in downtown Lawrence hit a major milestone on Wednesday — the installation of the final beam in the building’s new addition.
Construction workers celebrated the beam’s placement at the job site near 11th and New Hampshire streets, but county officials also were celebrating the bigger picture on Wednesday: The expanded judicial ...
As Douglas County leaders are hearing more about protections for tenants — including an upcoming discussion about tenants' right to counsel programs — a group of local housing advocates have already started making their case.
On Wednesday, half a dozen members of the group Lawrence Tenants spoke at the Douglas County Commission's meeting, urging the commissioners to implement a tenants' right to counsel ...
