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Kansas judge accused of bigotry, profanities in courthouse
WICHITA — A foul-mouthed Kansas judge accused of bigotry and racism who cursed at courthouse employees so often that a trial clerk kept a “swear journal” documenting his obscene outbursts is facing complaints that his conduct violates the central judicial canons of independence, integrity ...
Douglas County DA files new case against Lawrence man charged in Parnell Park shooting
A Lawrence man charged in connection with a January 2018 shooting that left one teen injured now has a new shooting case pending against him, meaning his statutory right to a speedy trial no longer applies. Michael A. Hormell, 20, has been in the custody of the Douglas County Jail nearly two ...
Lawrence police blotter for December 6
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday and includes 200 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
Local law enforcement members help children pick out gifts in annual shopping event
Seeing local law enforcement officers help children pick out their favorite gifts this holiday season almost brought tears to the eyes of Amanda Vervynck. “It’s amazing,” said Vervynck, the director of education for the Ballard Community Center. “It makes me want to cry.” Local law ...
UMKC administrator named as KU’s next provost
Updated at 4:07 p.m. Friday: The University of Kansas has named Barbara Bichelmeyer to be the next provost and executive vice chancellor at KU. Bichelmeyer, who currently serves in the same roles at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, will start at KU in February, KU Chancellor Douglas ...
Lawrence City Commission agenda set for Dec. 10 meeting and work session
CONSENT AGENDA: 1. APPROVE CITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES: a) Consider approving City Commission Meeting minutes of 12/3/19. 2. BOARD AND COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES: a) Receive LMH Health Board minutes from 10/16/19 and 11/20/19. 3. CLAIMS: a) Consider approving all claims. The list of ...
Go, See, Do: Holiday Extravaganza, stargazing and an audio-described musical coming up
This year’s Holiday Extravaganza craft show will span three basketball courts at Sports Pavilion Lawrence. There will be 206 vendors, including local and regional artists selling their work. Plus, there will be a variety of items from pottery, photography, holiday decorations, jewelry, ...
City of Lawrence to launch new online payment system for utility bills
The City of Lawrence is preparing to launch a new utility billing system and online platform. Most customers who pay their bills online or have their accounts set up to pay automatically will need to take certain steps in order to continue payments. Customers who pay their bill by mail and ...
Lawrence police blotter for December 5
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday and includes 163 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
City of Lawrence prepares to roll out new water billing method that charges more for high usage
Come this spring, those who water their lawns or otherwise use larger than average amounts of water will have to pay 10% to 15% more for those extra gallons. The Lawrence City Commission finalized this week the long-discussed inclining block rate structure for residential water fees, which ...
With new organizers installed, Lawrence’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade to continue
New organizers for Lawrence’s Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade have taken the reins this year and will make sure it doesn’t disappear in the future. Marty Kennedy, a longtime organizer for the event, told the Journal-World Thursday that new members of the parade committee want to continue ...
Lawrence High School’s student newspaper wins another national award
Lawrence High School’s student newspaper has been nationally recognized once again. The National Scholastic Press Association last month awarded the newspaper, The Budget, with the Pacemaker Award, according to the organization’s website. The Pacemaker is considered to be the most ...
No ‘green light’ for KU: National report says university has policies that threaten freedom of speech
A national nonprofit dedicated to protecting freedom of speech at universities found that the University of Kansas has policies that threaten the First Amendment right. The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) released a report on Wednesday in which it rated 471 private and ...
Papa Keno’s Pizzeria strikes deal to move from its longtime downtown location
One of Lawrence’s oldest New York-style pizzerias is moving, but don’t worry, you won’t have to get on a new subway line to find it. Papa Keno’s Pizzeria has reached a deal to leave its longtime home on the southern end of downtown for a new location a few blocks north on Massachusetts ...
KU interim provost and provost finalist also interviewing for provost position at the University at Buffalo
Carl Lejuez, interim provost at the University of Kansas and one of four finalists for the full-time position, is also a finalist for the provost position at the University at Buffalo in New York, Lejuez confirmed Thursday. Although information on the identities of the finalists and the time ...
Elections chief resigns in Kansas county beset with problems
TOPEKA — The top elections official resigned Thursday in Kansas' most populous county, which was plagued in two recent major elections by long delays in reporting results. Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab's office did not give a reason in announcing that Johnson County Election ...
Steam locomotive roaring through Lawrence has special meaning for 95-year-old woman who worked for Union Pacific
Mable Durrant was a petite young woman, but that didn’t stop her from standing by the railroad tracks and holding out messages to enormous passing trains, doing her part for the war effort back in 1942. Mable, now 95, had just graduated from high school in Arkansas during the height of World ...
KCK officer sues Wyandotte County over alleged discrimination
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Kansas City, Kan., police officer contends in a federal lawsuit that the Unified Government of Wyandotte County has not addressed rampant racism and sexism in the police department. In her lawsuit, Z’Iontae Womack, a black woman, joined the police force in July 2007. ...
At Kansas farming convention, Lawrence legislators discuss issues of family, agriculture in ‘lightning round’ panel
If one could change one aspect of the state budget, what would that be? That’s the question moderator Tim Carpenter asked five panelists Wednesday afternoon at the Kansas Farmers Union Convention, hosted at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lawrence. Carpenter, a reporter at the Topeka ...