The Perry-Lecompton school district has implemented an AI gun detection technology to protect students and staff from gun-related threats.
The software is known as ZeroEyes, a multi-analytics weapons detection and threat intelligence platform that is often easily integrated with an existing camera system. It's a firm founded by military veterans after the fatal shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School ...
Panasonic has announced plans to repurpose production lines inside its U.S. plants, including De Soto, in order to produce energy storage systems for data centers. Currently, the De Soto facility makes batteries for electric vehicles.
A Panasonic spokesperson told the Journal-World that the company is still in the beginning stages of planning its data center battery cell production in Kansas. However, this ...
An EF0 tornado touched down in North Lawrence early Tuesday morning, according to damage assessment data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The tornado was estimated to be on the ground for just two minutes from 12:24 a.m. to 12:26 a.m., according to the NOAA.
The tornado's path began near the intersection of Walnut St. and North Seventh St. in North Lawrence and moved northeast. The ...
Douglas County commissioners expressed an interest in raising motor vehicle fees in 2027, but just how high will be determined during budget discussions next month.
Commissioners are wanting to take advantage of a new Kansas law passed this year, Senate Bill 325, that authorizes them to increase vehicle registration transaction fees up to $10 to help fund motor vehicle services. While the county treasurer can ...
A second major data center project has been proposed in De Soto, with developers unveiling preliminary plans for the first phase of construction at the business park that already houses the $4 billion Panasonic battery plant.
Digital Realty – a global real estate development company that owns, develops and operates enterprise-class data centers – purchased approximately 1,435 acres of land last month ...
The Lawrence school district has selected Mike Gillman as the interim principal for Lawrence High School, and Loralea Hubert will lead early childhood programs.
Gillman will begin serving as the interim principal at LHS on July 1. He is taking the position after former principal Quentin Rials died in May, as the Journal-World reported. Gillman has worked at LHS since 2021, and he currently serves as associate ...
