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Crime & Courts March 8, 2024 - 12:05 am

Teens present during shooting death of Lawrence boy testify in trial; autopsy reveals bullet trajectory

by Maya Hodison

The teen girl who picked up another teen shortly after he allegedly shot a Lawrence boy testified Thursday to her recollection of that day’s events, some of which conflicts with the boy’s friends’ stories.

Nathan Kramer
Education March 7, 2024 - 8:07 pm

Lawrence school district shares plan to make up snow day time; Free State students walk out in protest

by Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence school district will have no more early dismissal on Wednesdays this year for middle and high schoolers to compensate for snow days, leaving some high schoolers upset enough to walk out.

Lawrence news March 7, 2024 - 4:54 pm

Lawrence teens ask lawmakers to eliminate sales tax on period products, diapers

by Tricia Masenthin

A Lawrence teen told legislators Thursday morning that a sales tax exemption for menstruation products, diapers and incontinence products would benefit Kansans as well as a local nonprofit.

Natasha Torkzaban/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 7, 2024 - 3:04 pm

Lawrence musician, 39, was person shot and killed downtown; police chief says community is safe

by Natasha Torkzaban & Mackenzie Clark

After two fatal shootings in two days, the Lawrence police chief wants to assure the community that the city and downtown are safe. 

State Government March 7, 2024 - 1:54 pm

In wake of mass shooting, Kansas lawmakers spar over ‘gun rights preservation’ bill

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

Though Kansans and Missourians are still reeling from a February mass shooting that left dozens injured and one dead, a Kansas lawmaker is pushing to change gun regulations in the state so that the “feds” can’t interfere with gun owners like himself.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 6, 2024 - 8:55 pm

Detective skeptical of defense attorney’s proposed alternate suspect in Lawrence boy’s shooting death

by Maya Hodison

The defense attorney representing a teen charged with the shooting death of a Lawrence boy has proposed an alternative suspect; however, a Lawrence detective who worked on the case said the evidence doesn’t support that.

Andrea Albright / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 6, 2024 - 5:55 pm

One person killed in shooting near Lawrence library, police say

by Andrea Albright

A person was killed in a shooting in the 700 block of Vermont Street in downtown Lawrence, according to police.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 6, 2024 - 3:11 pm

Attorneys offer opposing theories on shooting of Lawrence boy as teen’s jury trial gets underway

by Maya Hodison

Prosecutors say a Lawrence teen took a long-running disagreement to a lethal level, shooting and killing a 14-year-old boy last March. But the teen’s defense attorney is pointing at another potential suspect. 

Crime & Courts March 6, 2024 - 7:16 am

Teen shot, killed in Lawrence; police investigating as homicide

by Lawrence Times

An 18-year-old man was shot in Lawrence Tuesday night and taken to a Kansas City-area hospital with critical injuries, but he did not survive, according to police.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education March 6, 2024 - 7:08 am

KU’s History of Black Writing project celebrates more than 4 decades of preserving Black literature

by Maya Hodison

Certainly Black writers have always contributed to American literature, Maryemma Graham recalls thinking during her college class one day in 1972. That day, a seed was planted that would become the History of Black Writing.

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