ICYMI: Lawrence Times news stories with longer shelf lives, deeper reporting, bigger impacts, more interactivity and/or stronger pushes for accountability. Oftentimes, these are the stories that exemplify our mission of shining light on our community and amplifying voices that have been silenced.
If this kind of journalism is meaningful to you, please support The Lawrence Times so we can do more work like this.
LATEST
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/20231024-Lewis-Address-2.jpg?fit=701%2C438&ssl=1)
Lawrence schools superintendent takes job out of state
Lawrence Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Lewis has been selected to lead the school district of Durham, North Carolina.
MORE
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240124-HBW-30.jpg?fit=701%2C438&ssl=1)
KU’s History of Black Writing project celebrates more than 4 decades of preserving Black literature
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.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240304-Deer-lecture-1.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
KU professor advocates for strengthening tribal laws to support survivors of sexual assault
KU distinguished professor Sarah Deer conducted a review of more than 200 tribal laws pertaining to sexual assault. What she found did not make her happy.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/202112-Dam-construction-1.jpg?fit=701%2C438&ssl=1)
City of Lawrence faces negligence lawsuit that alleges construction project led to damage at Riverfront Plaza
The City of Lawrence and several of its hired contractors are facing allegations of negligence and property damage related to a construction project along the bank of the Kansas River adjacent to the Riverfront Plaza.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Honor-Moon-ksleg-3.jpg?fit=668%2C438&ssl=1)
Lawrence teens work to alleviate period poverty for Kansans, cement legacy of their nonprofit
Even if Kansas legislators don’t pass bills this session in alignment with a Lawrence nonprofit’s mission, they’ve opened up a conversation on period equity, and that’s a win for a group of local teens.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240205-CPOWG-mtg-1.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
A work group thinks the community should have more oversight of the Lawrence Police Department. Here’s how
A work group is recommending that Lawrence’s Community Police Review Board should have more oversight of complaints against the police department.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Shebah-update-5.jpg?fit=627%2C438&ssl=1)
Former stray dog graduates to foster care while awaiting forever home
Shebah ran the streets last fall scavenging for food, her ribs protruding against her skin. With support from Lawrence Humane Society, she is healthier now and making strides toward a forever family.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/20240207-BAC-mtg-2.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Lawrence school district committee to recommend postponing middle school boundary changes
A Lawrence school district committee decided Wednesday to recommend the district keep its current boundaries with the conversion of one middle school into a STEAM school next year, pushing boundary changes out a year.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240130-Wilson-hrg-day-1-12.jpg?fit=738%2C438&ssl=1)
Albert Wilson’s wrongful conviction case is in the judge’s hands
A Douglas County judge must decide whether to believe Albert Wilson, who says he was wrongly convicted and should be compensated, or the woman who says Wilson raped her when she was 17.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240119-flat-lay-1.jpg?fit=701%2C438&ssl=1)
A year of celebrating joy and resilience in Lawrence’s trans community
From protests and a Pride parade to working against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and more, the transgender community in Lawrence celebrated joy and resilience in many ways throughout 2023.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/20240117-Boundary-advisory-cmte-2.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Lawrence school district’s boundary committee advances new boundaries for LMCMS transition to STEAM magnet school
The Lawrence school district’s Boundary Advisory Committee decided Wednesday on a set of proposals to present to the public as the district reworks its boundaries to accommodate Liberty Memorial Central Middle School’s transition into a STEAM magnet school.
Find out what’s really going on in your town. Read The Lawrence Times.
Don’t miss a beat … Click here to sign up for our email newsletters
Click here to learn more about our newsletters first
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/News-You-Can-Use-resources-banner.png?fit=1400%2C219&ssl=1)