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KU for Ukraine event, featuring stories, poetry and music, to support Ukrainian students
An upcoming event in Lawrence aims to provide both community and financial support for Ukrainians at home and abroad.
Southwest Middle School students earn several honors at Future City competition
The students of Southwest Middle School’s Future City team have earned top honors, including best essay in the nation.
Lawrence school board approves $341K in additional cuts to administration, learning coaches
The Lawrence school board on Monday night approved nearly $341,000 of additional cuts to the district’s budget, bringing the board’s total cuts to about $6.41 million.
SafeBar Alliance celebrates 12 years of providing sexual assault prevention training to Lawrence bars
The SafeBar Alliance is celebrating its 12th birthday with a new look and plans to increase business participation by nearly 30%.
Kelly signs bill spiking Wyandotte County’s adoption of ‘sanctuary’ city policy
Gov. Laura Kelly signed legislation Monday crafted by Republicans rebuking Wyandotte County for passing an ordinance allowing issuance of ID cards to undocumented residents and affirming the practice of local law enforcement agencies to not participate in federal immigration raids.
Heartland Community Health Center to celebrate opening pharmacy
Heartland Community Health Center, Lawrence’s safety net health clinic, has opened a pharmacy that “enables Heartland to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible.”
Kansas governor signs bill modifying free vision screening of school children
Gov. Laura Kelly signed a bill altering standards for free vision screenings at public schools or accredited private schools and establishing a commission to help families secure additional services for a child failing the initial screening.
Mark McCormick: High-profile law enforcement cases spotlight role of Kansas Fraternal Order of Police (Column)
“The FOP isn’t accountable to citizens yet wields enormous power to shield police officers from punishment for behavior that harms citizens,” Mark McCormick writes in this column for Kansas Reflector.
Kaw Valley Almanac for April 11-17, 2022
Look closely and you’ll see a flock of turkeys picking over the newly burned prairie. It is always interesting to poke around a burned prairie.
National champions on parade: Jayhawks celebrate with thousands of their biggest fans
Thousands of KU fans flocked to Mass Street Sunday afternoon to watch and celebrate the national champion Jayhawks in a parade that traveled more than a mile and a half.
Mass Street showers champion Jayhawks with love during parade through downtown Lawrence
The Jayhawk faithful showed up by the thousands under warm and windy skies Sunday afternoon to cheer on and catch a firsthand look at their 2022 NCAA men’s basketball champions.
Get hyped! More photos of Monday night’s magic ahead of Sunday’s championship parade
KU fans: As promised, here are more photos capturing the joy that erupted downtown after the Jayhawks’ remarkable comeback. Remember Mass Street closes at 3 a.m. and the parade starts at 2 p.m.
Photos: KU’s First Nations Student Association Powwow returns in person and outdoors
It was a beautiful day Saturday for KU’s First Nations Student Association’s annual Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival to return to a fully in-person format.
‘We aren’t as divided as we think’: Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival educates, brings communities together
Hundreds of people gathered Saturday at the Lied Center for the annual First Nations Students Association (FNSA) Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival, which was filled with activities, including dance contests throughout the day, educational lectures, story time and more.
Kansas public health officials get lesson in behavioral science and why pandemic messages failed
KU wanted to incentivize students to take a COVID-19 test upon returning to campus for the 2020 fall semester. Research showed students were far more interested in a $100 gamble than a $5 guarantee.
WRAP mental health program will continue in Lawrence school district
Students in the Lawrence school district will continue to have the support of an in-school mental and behavioral health program following uncertainty about a funding source for the 2022-23 school year, according to Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center.
Lawrence man killed in crash at Bob Billings and K-10
A Lawrence man was killed in a crash off Kansas Highway 10 Friday evening and a Mayetta man suffered serious injuries, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report.
Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee delivers pots of gold to area organizations supporting children
The Lawrence St. Patrick’s Day Parade committee awarded three area organizations a total of $69,000 on Friday to support their work with children.
Lawrence school board to consider about $341K in additional budget cuts
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear a budget-savings recommendation that would make deeper cuts to administration and learning coaches positions.
Lawrence school district to host dinner, discussion about Montessori program
Lawrence Public Schools will host a “dinner and discussion” about the Montessori program planned for New York Elementary.
Kansas governor signs bill to expedite analysis of sexual assault kits
A new Kansas law will require the review of all sexual assault kits in a timely fashion, ensuring no tests languish on the shelf as they have previously.
Lawrence superintendent Anthony Lewis not selected to lead Montgomery school district
Montgomery, Alabama school board members passed up Lawrence Public Schools Superintendent Anthony Lewis as they sought to replace their retiring leader.
KU professor charged under Trump-era initiative convicted of wire fraud
A federal jury has convicted KU chemistry professor Feng “Franklin” Tao of four counts of wire fraud. He’s the first defendant among about two dozen academics charged under a since-disbanded Trump-era program known as the China Initiative.
Remember the moment: Lawrence Times posters celebrate KU Jayhawks’ national championship
Call it our second-half comeback.
We’re now working with the champions at Printing Solutions in North Lawrence to bring you three stunning 12-by-18-inch commemorative posters, so you can forever remember KU’s beautiful NCAA tournament victory, as well as the Final Four win that led up to it.