Lawrence school board members will explore enrollment and class sizes while gathering data as a part of the district's equity initiative to help all students graduate prepared for success. On Monday, school board members received a report outlining the elements to be included in the upcoming ...
A Lawrence man has been charged with multiple sex crimes involving an 11-year-old. Kurt Eugene Pisocki, 57, is charged in Douglas County District Court with four counts of aggravated criminal sodomy and one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a child, according to charging documents. ...
As a native of Detroit, Edward Dumas got the chance to see a great quarterback play up close when Tom Brady played college ball for the Michigan Wolverines. But waiting to watch the 2025 Super Bowl on Sunday afternoon outside of Louise’s Downtown in Lawrence, Dumas, 47, was prepared to see ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents is playing defense against cyberattacks on campuses, catch-up on employee salary increases and offense to secure a hike in need-based student aid. This $67 million package of enhancements must run the gauntlet of the 2025 Legislature led by politicians ...
U.S. Senator Roger Marshall joined Kansas state legislators Monday to announce the legislators’ intent to follow the lead of President Donald Trump’s proposal to not tax tips. Trump made removing a tax on tips a part of his campaign promise during the election, and bills that would ...
Shelter stays, jail beds, ambulance rides and ER visits: Homeless people in Douglas County used more than $5 million of these types of emergency services in 2023, and the average per-person cost may have been above $7,000. That's according to a report released in October that the county ...