Public Safety

Lawrence’s Municipal Court judge to retire in March

Lawrence Municipal Court Judge Chris Kopecky will soon retire, according to a news release Monday from the city. Kopecky has been the presiding judge in Municipal Court for nearly three and a half years. His last day will be March 2. Kopecky was selected following a competitive national ...

Hundreds gather in downtown Lawrence to protest ICE violence, killing of Renee Good

Hundreds turned out Sunday in downtown Lawrence for a demonstration against federal violence after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Demonstrators filled each corner of Ninth and Massachusetts Street in downtown Lawrence on ...