WASHINGTON — The two Iowa National Guard members killed in a weekend attack in Syria that the U.S. military blamed on the Islamic State group were identified Monday and remembered as dedicated soldiers. The U.S. Army named them as Sgt. Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, 25, of Des Moines, and Sgt. ...
Melissa Clover, a fourth grade teacher at Deerfield Elementary School, was awarded the 2025 Dedication to Education Award during an all-school assembly on Monday. The Lawrence Schools Foundation presented the award along with a $5,000 check. The assembly on Monday morning for students and ...
The Lawrence Police Department announced Monday it will increase its presence around the holidays to combat drunk driving. The department announced in a press release Monday it will join law enforcement across the state by joining the “Taking Down DUI” campaign from Dec. 26 to Jan 2. The ...
A defendant was found guilty Friday of felony battery against a county law enforcement officer. The defendant, Dustin Parrish, pleaded no contest to the offense as part of a plea deal with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office, which dropped three other felony counts as part of the ...
An arrest affidavit for a former award-winning paraprofessional in the Lawrence school district alleges that the para inappropriately touched a middle school boy, asked him to undress and gave him dozens of late-night car rides. Caleb Zachary Rahmeier, the former para who was honored in ...
Members of the Lawrence community gathered on Sunday evening to celebrate the lighting of a community menorah outside the Lawrence Public Library. The menorah will be in place throughout the Hanukkah season, which began Sunday and runs through Dec. 22.
