Lawrence school board members approved continued services from a nonprofit supporting Kansas school leaders and helping ensure student success. On Monday, school board members authorized to continue its membership with the Kansas Association of School Boards, or KASB. The membership provides ...
Lawrence board members expressed interest about a proposed plan to create a park north of Interstate 70 that would add more trails along the Kansas River and serve as an option to close the Lawrence Loop. The proposed park, called Cameron’s Bluff Park, would add walking trails and a mountain ...
Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister has launched a new podcast focused on connecting with constituents and giving them a look behind the badge. The podcast is called “A View from 100,” which is a reference to the sheriff’s radio dispatch number. The podcast is set to air about once a ...
In isolation, children can suffer at the hands of abusers. But in the process of bringing those abusers to justice, isolation can play a key role too. Children who have been the victim of sexual abuse or other trauma need a place to tell their stories in a protected environment, removed from ...
The Lawrence school board on Monday approved Superintendent Jeanice Swift’s employment contract with an annual salary of $235,000. Swift was the interim superintendent prior to being offered the permanent role, and her contract will run from July 1 of this year through June 30, 2028. Her ...
A woman who was critically injured in a motorcycle crash Thursday in North Lawrence is still fighting for her life in a Topeka hospital. Brooke Mesa Hislar, 27, of Leavenworth, a passenger on the motorcycle, was thrown as the 2009 Yamaha crashed into the back of a Jeep Compass and caught fire ...