After hearing the district's newly drafted high school cellphone policy, Lawrence school board members agreed phones should be out of sight, silent, and not disrupt class, though opinions differed on whether the proposed policy was just rehashing the current one, and there was some confusion ...
A nearly $3 million countywide effort to conserve open spaces and to promote access to nature is starting to show results, with some of the first becoming visible at the county-owned Lone Star State Park. Work is underway at Lone Star — a state park featuring a 185-acre lake located about ...
A woman testified on Monday that she feared for her and her child’s life during an armed residential robbery that happened in 2022. Two men were charged in the case shortly after it happened at a house on June 30, 2022, in the 3000 block of Bainbridge Circle. One, Chester Wendell Brockman, ...
In the latest bowl matchup, it is beans versus chickpeas. (Bet on the chickpeas to get smashed. They’re best that way.) Wait, this isn’t the latest college football bowl. This is a battle of fast-food restaurants — one that’s made a big name for itself serving beans and rice and ...
The Lawrence Public Library Board of Trustees on Monday unanimously approved a new free speech policy that aims to ensure activities ranging from protests to panhandling won't “interfere with study and enjoyment” of the library’s users. The board approved the new free speech policy along ...
If there is one thing Lawrencians can agree on, it’s that Lawrence needs more housing. Housing costs are increasing in the city while not enough homes are being built. The city is on pace to hit a record low in single-family homes this year, as the Journal-World reported, with only 44 ...
