The Lawrence school board and the district’s classified staff union have reached a tentative agreement for the 2024-2025 school year, which includes a 99-cent hourly wage increase. The school district and PAL-CWA have tentatively agreed to a 99-cent increase to classified hourly wages, ...
A Lawrence man was charged on Monday with attempted second-degree murder after allegedly attacking a woman. The man, Dustin Ian Lane, 38, is charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of attempted second-degree murder and one felony count of intimidation of a witness, ...
As Lawrence looks to update its sidewalks and infrastructure, a commission is asking the city to expand protections for brick sidewalks as part of a new city policy. Efforts to create a policy for preserving and maintaining brick streets and sidewalks have been in the works since 2013. The ...
A Lawrence man who was granted five years of probation in lieu of a 10.5-year prison sentence for a child sex crime has avoided prison for a third time despite chronic drug use and having been kicked out of a second treatment facility. The man, Trey Gibson, 22, was convicted of one count of ...
Two of the three Democratic candidates running for Douglas County district attorney left the stage of a candidate forum that turned heated Saturday after an audience member made accusations against current DA Suzanne Valdez. Valdez left the forum’s stage and did not return to participate in ...
Topeka police are investigating after a Lawrence man was shot to death Saturday in the capital city. Around midnight Saturday, officers with the Topeka Police Department responded to the 2900 block of SW Topeka Boulevard in reference to a shooting. Upon arrival, officers located one individual ...
