Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical has some new financial estimates to share with the County Commission this week. One is a proposal to increase ambulance fees; the other is a 2026 budget scenario that commissioners asked about in May — one that the department now says would cut more LDCFM ...
As questions have arisen about whether the Bert Nash Center can meet future payrolls, a new report confirms the mental health organization indeed had minuscule cash on hand this spring. At the end of April, the nonprofit Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center had just enough cash on hand to ...
A Bureau of Indian Education employee sexually harassed student-athletes on the women’s basketball team at Haskell Indian Nations University, according to an investigation by the Office of the Inspector General in the U.S. Department of the Interior. The OIG investigation found that the ...
The Lawrence school district announced the selection of Christine Caffey as principal of Hillcrest Elementary School. Starting July 1, 2025, Caffey will take on the role of principal at the school. She will succeed Sarah Kruse, who led Hillcrest for five years before accepting a building ...
Despite a rise in graduation rates, Lawrence school officials flagged gaps for Native American students and English learner students and outlined a few steps to address them. On Monday, school board members learned that the district’s graduation rate has risen by 4.5 percentage points over ...
Kansas has compiled initial statewide data revealing how many lead pipes still deliver drinking water — an urgent step in former President Joe Biden’s push to replace them within the next decade. Currently, state data estimates that approximately 17,000 lead pipes still carry water from ...