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August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence news May 27, 2021 - 9:58 am

Report of gunshot fired interrupts Project Graduation

by Lawrence Times

Project Graduation — an annual celebration for all Lawrence high school graduates — was interrupted Wednesday night after police received a report of a gunshot fired.

Carter Gaskins
Education May 26, 2021 - 10:48 pm

Free State graduates celebrate triumph over pandemic adversity

by Tricia Masenthin

The Lawrence Free State High School class of 2021 donned mortar boards and face masks under cloudy skies for their commencement Wednesday night.

Arts & Events May 26, 2021 - 9:40 pm

Lawrence City Band returns for concert at South Park

by Photos by August Rudisell, @KsScanner

After taking 2020 off amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Lawrence City Band returned for a concert Wednesday night at the South Park gazebo.

Lawrence news May 26, 2021 - 7:25 pm

Douglas County Commissioners allow mask mandate to expire in favor of public health guidance

by Conner Mitchell

Douglas County on Thursday will become one of the last Kansas counties to allow its mask mandate to expire, as county commissioners decided Wednesday to allow “strong recommendations” from local health officials to become the guiding force of managing the COVID-19 pandemic moving forward.

Arts & Events May 26, 2021 - 4:39 pm

Events to mark 165th anniversary of Battle of Black Jack, 200th year of Santa Fe Trail

by Lawrence Times

The beginning of June will mark the 165th anniversary of the Battle of Black Jack, […]

Lawrence news May 26, 2021 - 11:50 am

South Lawrence Trafficway safety and noise concerns discussed during public forum

by Sophia Misle

Participants in a virtual hearing about plans to widen the South Lawrence Trafficway Tuesday night expressed concerns about safety, noise and other issues with the proposed expansion of the western leg of the highway.

Carter Gaskins
Education May 25, 2021 - 10:54 pm

Lawrence High graduates persevere despite pandemic

by Tricia Masenthin

Amid a backdrop of basketball lore and behind face masks, the students of Lawrence High School’s class of 2021 celebrated their commencement Tuesday evening in Allen Fieldhouse.

Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts May 25, 2021 - 4:56 pm

Sarah Gonzales-McLinn resentenced to 25 years to life

by Mackenzie Clark

Sarah Gonzales-McLinn will spend about 18 more years behind bars, minimum, for the 2014 murder of Harold “Hal” Sasko.

Bailey Mareu / @bailann
Crime & Courts May 25, 2021 - 4:26 pm

KU to create police oversight board, implement mental health training following task force study

by Conner Mitchell

The University of Kansas will implement all 12 recommendations posed by a task force on […]

Drone Lawrence / dronelawrence.com
Education May 25, 2021 - 12:43 pm

University endowments have started accepting cryptocurrencies as donations; KU is one of them

by Conner Mitchell

The endowment associations and foundations linked to U.S. colleges and universities most commonly take in donations of cash, stocks, art and land. But a somewhat unorthodox donation method is on the rise at some universities across the country, including the University of Kansas: cryptocurrencies.

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