In a gathering led by a local faith-based advocacy group, hundreds in the Lawrence community and elected officials pledged to address childhood trauma and its ripple effects that negatively impact Douglas County. The gathering was part of Justice Matters’ annual action assembly, and was held ...
GREELEY, Kan. — Two vehicles collided head-on and burst into flames on a two-lane highway in rural eastern Kansas, killing eight people, including a high school student, a teacher-coach and a school employee from Oklahoma, authorities said Monday. The crash occurred at about 5:45 p.m. ...
A special garden space allowing young gardeners to explore through the five senses is being developed at Bluejacket Park in Eudora. The garden is an outdoor area designed to stimulate a child’s five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste and sound. These types of gardens often include plants ...
Lawrence High School's principal sent a note to staff and student families Monday alerting them to a "safety concern" and a student who is being investigated, but provided almost no other information about the incident. The principal, Quentin Rials, wrote that school resource officers were at ...
A Lawrence man who once was given a reprieve amid a 26-year prison sentence spent the next decade committing new crimes and has now been sentenced to three more years in prison. Jason Lee Ellison, 42, pleaded no contest in March to one felony count of criminal threat. The charge had ...
The City of Lawrence has promoted its interim transit director to the permanent post after conducting a national search. Felice Lavergne was named as the new director, the city announced Monday in a news release. Lavergne assumed the interim role back in November 2024, when Adam Weigel left ...
