Local government leaders, amid a number of lawsuits, are grappling with the question of public comment protocol at meetings, and incidents this week have illustrated some of the challenges they face.
On Tuesday, a frequent public commenter, using a fake and pornographic name, addressed city commissioners via Zoom with graphic references to fellatio, female genitalia and ejaculation. The commenter was not muted, ...
A man who is accused of shooting up an eastern Lawrence neighborhood on the day of a boy’s funeral last year has been ordered to stand trial in Douglas County District Court.
The defendant, Dominic Sanders, 25, pleaded not guilty on Thursday to three felony counts of criminal discharge of a firearm. He is accused of firing a gun from a moving car into two homes and a vehicle in the 1500 block of Wedgewood ...
A Douglas County judge on Tuesday lowered the bond of a woman who is accused of burning down a Lawrence family’s residence in February.
Judge Amy Hanley, presiding over the case of Judith Gomez Siles, 44, noted that “this is a very serious crime,” but said that a bond amount of $60,000 cash or surety — instead of $200,000 — was “more in line” for this type of case with a defendant who has no ...
The end of the school year marked a proud beginning Friday for renewable energy in the Lawrence school district.
Students at Prairie Park Elementary erupted in applause – and school pride — as their fellow students cut the ribbon on the first-ever solar project among district buildings.
Their principal, Jason Townsend, at an outdoor school assembly noted that Friday’s intense sunshine — the ...
Taylor Swift’s boyfriend wasn’t the only area resident popping over to Paris to catch the megastar’s show this past weekend.
Lawrence 12-year-old Desi Robinson also found herself in the City of Light with superb seats for a Swift concert, thanks to winning a radio contest against some crazy odds.
“I didn’t expect her to be right in my face,” the Southwest Middle School seventh-grader told the ...
The Lawrence school board on Monday unanimously approved the sale of the former East Heights Elementary School building to Flint Hills Holding Group LLC for $875,000.
The Flint Hills group is led by developer Tony Krsnich, who is known for numerous income-affordable housing projects in Lawrence, particularly in eastern Lawrence.
The group’s plan is to develop 40 to 55 single-family homes on the ...
