Photo: Winter weather doesn’t stop Lawrence’s Women’s March
A small group of activists marches down Massachusetts Street in support of women’s issues on Saturday, the same day that the 2019 Women’s March took place in Washington, D.C.
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Lawrence avoids worst of winter storm, but rest of weekend will be frigid
Lawrence and Douglas County dodged the worst of the latest winter storm to blow through northeast Kansas, but Saturday morning did bring frigid temperatures. Sarah Teefey, a meteorologist with the Topeka National Weather Service office, said reported snowfall totals in Lawrence mostly ranged ...
KU’s performance agreement with Regents shows mixed results
The University of Kansas saw a recent rise in the number of degrees awarded and the retention of students, but its ranking for receiving federally funded research dollars dropped, according to its most recent performance agreement with the Kansas Board of Regents. The performance agreements ...
Lawrence police blotter for Jan. 19
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday and includes 169 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
Lawrence community to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with several events
Groups around Lawrence will gather next week in celebration of a man whose powerful words, voice and dream still resonate as strongly today as they did decades ago. Community events are scheduled to begin bright and early Monday as the nation observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here are ...
Restorative justice events planned to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.
Ben MacConnell understands the dangers of attaching opinions on a modern issue to someone who can’t speak for himself, but he believes Martin Luther King Jr. would be a strong proponent of criminal justice reform. "Given the billions of dollars we're spending on jails and prisons, and the ...
Lawrence and area events for Saturday, Jan. 19
Today, Jan. 19 Teen Zone Super Smash Brothers Tournament, 1-3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. “Strangers In Town,” a 33 minute documentary about immigration in Garden City, 3 p.m. ., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Chess Club for ages 5-18, 4-5:30 p.m., ...
Baldwin City man convicted of manslaughter for giving relative methadone for urine sample
In a urine sample-switching scheme that had unintended — and deadly — consequences, a Baldwin City man has now been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and distribution of methadone. Justin R. Jones, 35, pleaded guilty to both felony charges on Friday in Douglas County District Court. ...
KU claims it has $1.5 million in new Adidas money, but when asked to point to it on financial statements, it won’t
Kansas Athletics is refusing to release information about its 2018 financial statements as questions persist about KU’s dealings with apparel provider Adidas, which is embroiled in a pay-for-play college basketball scheme. Since early December, the nonprofit corporation Kansas Athletics has ...
Kobach’s defeat puts future of voter database in doubt
WICHITA — The future of a much-criticized database that checks if voters are illegally registered in multiple states is up in the air after its patron, Kris Kobach, lost the Kansas race for governor and is out of elected office. A spokeswoman for Kobach's successor as Kansas secretary of ...
Despite all the empty seats, KU says football ticket sales were up in 2018
Despite the frequent sight of empty seats on a Saturday at Memorial Stadium, University of Kansas officials are now saying they actually saw an increase in football ticket sales during the 2018 season. KU sold $3.98 million worth of football tickets during the last season, which saw the ...
Report: Kansas electricity costs higher than other states
WICHITA — Kansas customers are paying more for electricity than in neighboring states because of investments in coal and wind power, according to the state's public utilities commission. The Kansas Corporation Commission recently presented its analysis of the state's high electricity rates ...
Lawrence police officer granted diversion in domestic violence case
A Lawrence police officer has been granted a diversion in a domestic violence case, where, after an argument, he held a woman down on a couch and didn’t allow her to leave the home. If Sutagee J. Anglin, 46, of Lawrence, completes the terms of his yearlong diversion — including community ...
Key part of Kansas governor’s budget plan appears doomed
TOPEKA — A key part of Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly's proposed budget dealing with pensions appears doomed, creating potential trouble for her efforts to boost spending on public schools and expand the state's Medicaid health insurance program without raising taxes. Opposition hardened swiftly ...
Acting president of Haskell will continue in post for another 60 days
Daniel Wildcat, a longtime Haskell Indian Nations University faculty member, will continue as acting president of Haskell through March 18, according to a news release Friday from Haskell. Wildcat took over temporary leadership Nov. 20, after Tony Dearman, the director of the U.S. Bureau of ...
Lawrence police blotter for Jan. 18
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday and includes 169 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
Photo: Haskell community members march to raise awareness of indigenous issues
Members of the Haskell Indian Nations University community march through downtown Lawrence, Friday, Jan. 18, 2019, on the same day that an Indigenous Peoples March had been planned in Washington, D.C., to bring awareness to "the injustices affecting indigenous peoples," according to organizers ...
Some KU faculty support controversial hiring process for dean; they say ‘crisis’ demands it
Another group of University of Kansas faculty is wading into the unusual appointment of a dean at the university, this time in support of KU leadership’s controversial plan to bypass its normal hiring procedures. In an open letter to the Journal-World, a group of 14 faculty members ...
Second brother convicted in 2017 armed robbery in Lawrence
After his brother was convicted at trial for an armed robbery the two committed together, Tavaras L. Hunter went a different route and took a plea deal on Friday. Hunter, 38, of Lawrence, pleaded guilty and was convicted of two felonies: aggravated robbery and aggravated battery. His ...
Weekend bringing more snow, subzero wind chills to Lawrence
Another round of snow is on its way to Lawrence, and this time winter winds are coming with it. The National Weather Service in Topeka has issued a winter weather advisory for Douglas County from 6 p.m. Friday until 6 a.m. Saturday. On Friday night, NWS meteorologist Shawn Byrne said Lawrence ...