A $2 million gift will be used to restore one of the most iconic exhibits at KU’s Natural History Museum — the 132-year old Panorama exhibit that features stuffed specimens ranging from birds to bears. University of Kansas alumni Tom and Jan Hardy have provided a $2 million donation to ...
A Lawrence man has been charged with felony battery after he was allegedly driving drunk and crashed, injuring a passenger in his car. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of 10th and Tennessee streets when a white Volkswagen going west collided with a black Jeep ...
The Lawrence school board on Monday approved Superintendent Jeanice Swift’s employment contract with an annual salary of $235,000. Swift was the interim superintendent prior to being offered the permanent role, and her contract will run from July 1 of this year through June 30, 2028. Her ...
Lawrence school board members communicated support for families at Prairie Park Elementary, and a parent called for greater transparency and additional support after several students were allegedly sexually assaulted. On Monday, Lawrence school board members told the community that they will ...
A public commenter who has been frequently attending Lawrence school board meetings was escorted out of the meeting for refusing to obey board rules. Carrie Schmidt, who resides in Johnson County, has attended the last several Lawrence school board meetings protesting against the district’s ...
Haskell Indian Nations University women's basketball coach Adam Strom was among nearly 40 federal employees fired from the university on Valentine's Day, but he knew in his heart that he wasn't done. At his termination meeting with Haskell Athletic Director Zach Wilkerson, Strom said one of ...
