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Lawrence school board candidates speak on their top priorities during NAACP forum
Lawrence school board candidates on Saturday afternoon discussed issues they feel are most pressing to the school district and how they’d like to address them.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission candidates talk about community engagement, police oversight at NAACP forum
Candidates running for Lawrence City Commission on Saturday shared their views on community oversight of police, how to engage marginalized people and more during the final forum of this election cycle.
Upcoming workshop to offer guidance on protecting LGBTQIA+ students’ rights at school
Rainbow Kids & Families has partnered with the ACLU of Kansas to host a workshop Tuesday on the protection of LGBTQIA+ students within the K-12 educational setting.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Renewed hope: Douglas County drug court graduate has created a new path for herself
Over the past couple of years, Hope Thommen and Jason Hall have been the only constants in each other’s lives. Everything has changed for the better in sobriety, and they’re putting broken pieces back together.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Photos: Late Night in the Phog gets KU fans hyped
Fans packed Allen Fieldhouse Friday night for Late Night in the Phog, the massive pep rally that celebrates the beginning of each season of Jayhawk basketball.
Deerfield Elementary principal announces plans to retire
Joni Appleman, principal of Deerfield Elementary, has announced that she plans to retire at the end of June.
Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
Judge tentatively dismisses Rontarus Washington Jr.’s wrongful incarceration case
A federal judge has granted motions to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a man who was in custody of the Douglas County jail for more than five years while his case was still pending.
Repatriation of Native American people’s remains is in progress, KU official says
More than one-fifth of the human remains belonging to Native American people that are in KU’s possession will soon be returned to their rightful tribal nations, the university’s repatriation manager says.
Tom Harper / The Lawrence Times
Students plan to raise tipi on campus for Indigenous Peoples Day; panels to follow
Students with the First Nations Student Association at KU plan to raise a tipi on campus in honor of Indigenous Peoples Day. Two panels are also planned.
Topeka child’s murder reignites debate on how Kansas protects children from abuse and neglect
The death of a homeless 5-year-old girl in Topeka has reignited anger and conversation about the efficacy of the state’s child welfare services.
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KU Theatre season opens with dark comedy
KU Theatre will open its season with a provocative play that aims to “combat age-old constructs of exhaustion and repression through a diverse array of modern feministic and queer viewpoints.”
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BLACK Lawrence, Lawrence Arts Center to host open mics on first Fridays
BLACK (Black Literature & Arts Collective of Kansas) Lawrence is collaborating with the Lawrence Arts Center to host monthly open mics on several upcoming first Fridays.
Kansas commission recommends raising annual base salary of state legislators to $43,000
A bipartisan commission led by former state lawmakers Thursday endorsed recommendations raising the base salary of House and Senate members to $43,000 per year.
Jordan Winter/Lawrence Times
Saltwell Farm Kitchen rising from the ashes with goals to rebuild and reopen after fire
It was extremely fortunate timing when Mia Morrow, sous chef at Saltwell Farm Kitchen, started locking up the restaurant right before the dryer burst into flames.
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Merc Co+op to celebrate new mural honoring fair trade movement
The Merc Co+op will soon celebrate a new mural on the outside of its building that aims to inspire shoppers to value the people who grow the food they buy.
Max Kautsch: Rule lets Kansas courts refuse the release of ‘compiled information,’ obscuring your right to know (Column)
”Even though court records in adult criminal cases are presumptively open in this country, searching for such records … by the type of crime charged or over a range of dates is prohibited,” Max Kautsch writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Candidates discuss safety, code enforcement at North Lawrence Improvement Association forum
Lawrence City Commission candidates discussed neighborhood safety, code enforcement, lack of a grocery store and more during the North Lawrence Improvement Association forum Wednesday evening.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
‘Prevention is possible,’ advocates say of domestic violence
Community members who gathered Wednesday evening at South Park learned how watching for more subtle signs of domestic violence can save lives.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission candidates talk business at Chamber forum
Lawrence City Commission candidates on Wednesday morning answered questions about tax systems, expanding businesses and more during a forum hosted by the Chamber of Lawrence.
Kansas child death report shows increase in gun-related deaths, suicides
State officials warned that fentanyl has become a significant threat to Kansas adolescents, though numbers for child homicide and suicide still far outstrip child drug-related deaths.
Mac Moore/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board candidate to ‘remove’ himself from race after arrest on suspicion of DUI
A candidate for Lawrence school board has announced plans to “remove” himself from the race following his weekend arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence, though his name will still be on the ballot.
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Kaw Valley Farm Tour returns this weekend
The Kaw Valley Farm Tour this weekend will offer participants a chance to get an up-close look at how local foods, fibers and more are produced.
Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Late Night in the Phog to celebrate start of KU basketball season
An annual celebration of KU’s basketball teams returns Friday, and though in-person tickets have already been claimed, some parts of the event will be livestreamed.
Evergy, regulators near deal on Kansas electric rates
Evergy is close to a deal with state regulators that would reduce electric rates in the Kansas City area and raise costs for the company’s other Kansas customers, including those in Lawrence.
