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Lawrence speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes is dead at 62
Mark Gridley, the former speech pathologist at Prairie Park Elementary School in Lawrence who was charged with sex crimes against students, has died at age 62.
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Lawrence police aim to assuage privacy concerns about camera integration program
Lawrence police officers fielded questions about privacy and cooperation with federal agencies at an event Wednesday night focused on the department’s use of a controversial camera registration and integration program.
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Lawrence police to host public meeting for controversial camera surveillance policy
The Lawrence Police Department will soon host an event to talk to residents about Connect Lawrence, a controversial camera surveillance program the department rolled out in July without community input.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence man charged with murder in grandmother’s death
A 25-year-old Lawrence man was charged with first-degree murder Monday in Douglas County District Court in connection with his grandmother’s death.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Woman killed overnight in Lawrence; grandson arrested
A 70-year-old woman was killed overnight in Lawrence, and her grandson is suspected of killing her, according to police.
2 Douglas County judges, 1 Lawrence attorney among Kansas Supreme Court applicants
Two current Douglas County District Court judges and a Lawrence attorney have applied for a vacancy on the Kansas Supreme Court.
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Jan. 2027 jury trial set for former Lawrence school speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes
A former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of sex crimes against students, and the court set his jury trial date: January 2027.
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Hearings for teens charged in fatal Hawk shooting pushed back for third time
The judge and families in the courtroom expressed frustration as attorneys for the two teenage defendants charged in January’s fatal shooting at the Hawk requested again to delay court hearings.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Friends, colleagues honor Douglas County Judge Sally Pokorny at retirement ceremony
Judge Sally Pokorny told the people packed into a Douglas County courtroom for her retirement ceremony Friday that she’s the luckiest woman in the world.
Lawrence school district must answer record requests from plaintiffs in AI surveillance lawsuit, judge rules
Lawrence Public Schools must quickly comply with open records requests related to a controversial AI monitoring software at the heart of a federal lawsuit after months of delays, a federal judge has ruled.
KU student’s First Amendment lawsuit against former supervisor clears legal hurdle
A federal judge tossed out most of the claims from a former KU student employee who was fired after he spoke out against changes to a gender-inclusive residence hall. But one claim survived.
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