A recently filed lawsuit is alleging that a University of Kansas fraternity with a history of hazing subjected one of its pledges in 2025 to “waterboarding torture techniques,” forced binge drinking, acts of violence, and harassment and intimidation even after he left the chapter.
The suit was filed in July in Douglas County District Court against the KU chapter of Delta Upsilon, the national fraternity ...
One city commissioner says the deficiencies in Lawrence’s 2025 audit are part of a pattern that goes back years. Others don’t think that’s the case.
But they do agree on one thing about the audit: It’s a chance to reflect on how the city could do better.
“Maybe there’s certain areas that we misstep in more than other areas,” Commissioner Kristine Polian said on Tuesday night, when the commission ...
Lawrence loves its local color, says artist Mary Walthall, and there’s one spot of color near the University of Kansas campus that’s all about love.
It’s the door of the “Love Garage” on the east side of Mississippi Street, near the stadium, which has gone through several changes through the years but has often sported bright red paint and “love” written in cursive.
It’s part graffiti tag, part ...
Lawrence’s audit and financials for 2025 are in, and this time, auditors flagged problems related to grants at Lawrence Regional Airport and to the city’s accounting software.
The audit, prepared by auditing firm RSM, was released to the public this week and is scheduled to be discussed at the City Commission meeting next Tuesday.
Unlike the 2024 audit, the 2025 audit found what auditors call “material ...
When he saw a YouTube video about teachers behaving inappropriately around students, a teen boy testified Thursday in Douglas County District Court, it made him think about a school district employee he knew.
The employee, he testified, had talked with him about porn, masturbation and sex – things the YouTube creator warned about. He testified that the man had given him rides home late at night, stroked his ...
Last week, an anonymous YouTube video about Lawrence’s and Douglas County’s homeless plan sparked a tense conversation at a community meeting. And this week, it sparked another one at City Hall, with one city commissioner calling it “a grossly dishonest narrative” and urging her peers to denounce it.
The video, called “Douglas County Fails Homeless Accountability,” was shown at the start of a ...
