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Shawnee County judge suspends Kansas policy allowing gender changes to driver’s licenses
A Shawnee County District Court judge issued a temporary restraining order Monday to prevent Kansans from amending gender declarations on driver’s licenses pending further consideration of a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Kris Kobach.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence city manager’s draft 2024 budget includes $2M new homeless programs department
After months of criticism from residents and business leaders, the City of Lawrence is planning to create a department specifically focused on unhoused people, with a price tag of $2 million.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
No immunity for teen charged in fatal shooting of Lawrence boy, judge rules; will be tried as adult
Douglas County District Court Judge Sally Pokorny ruled Monday that a 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing a 14-year-old Lawrence boy will be tried as an adult.
Stephen Locke / Courtesy photo
Kaw Valley Almanac for July 10-16, 2023
If you’re a gardener and see this caterpillar chomping down your dill, by all means let it eat as much as it wants because it will mature into a beautiful swallowtail butterfly.
Mac Moore/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board primary candidates discuss systemic inequities during NAACP forum
Candidates vying for a two-year term on the Lawrence school board during a forum Saturday discussed issues of equity and systemic racism in Lawrence Public Schools.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to look to approve district employee raises, extend superintendent’s contract
Lawrence school board members on Monday will consider approving contracts with raises for the classified staff and teachers unions. They’ll also consider extending the superintendent’s contract through 2025-26.
Obituary: Henry ‘Hank’ Mills Booth
Henry “Hank” Mills Booth, 5/24/1946 – 7/7/2023
Mac Moore/Lawrence Times
During NAACP forum, Lawrence City Commission candidates discuss housing, homelessness, economic growth
Seven Lawrence City Commission candidates during the local NAACP branch’s forum Saturday afternoon answered questions about housing, homelessness and economic issues that are pressing for the city.
Mac Moore/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board candidates address staff retention during forum
Candidates for Lawrence school board agreed Saturday that they don’t support any form of privatization of public schools. They had differing views on how to stabilize the district’s workforce, however.
Lawrence’s Community-Police Oversight Work Group to hold first input meeting
A work group that is updating the way the city handles complaints about the Lawrence Police Department on Monday will hold the first of two planned community conversations.
Tricia Masenthin/Lawrence Times file photo
Hank Booth, the ‘Voice of Lawrence,’ has died
Legendary Lawrence broadcaster Hank Booth died Friday at age 77, following a sudden and unexpected illness.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Judge will close courtroom, livestream next hearing in case of Lawrence boy’s shooting death; more charges filed
A judge ruled today that the next court hearing for the alleged shooter in the emotional case of a 14-year-old Lawrence boy’s death will be livestreamed on YouTube, but the courtroom will be closed to the public. Also, more charges have been filed in connection with the shooting.
Kobach sues governor for letting trans Kansans change the gender on their IDs and birth certificates
Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit against Gov. Laura Kelly Friday over what gender people can have on their birth certificates and state-issued IDs.
Lawrence Transit bus hub, route changes delayed until January
The central transit station coming to Bob Billings and Crestline Drive will likely not be completed until Jan. 2, 2024, and Lawrence Transit will also delay route changes intended to align with the new station.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Photos: Once-in-a-decade Douglas County Bar Association composite photo unveiled
Douglas County District Court Chief Judge James McCabria on Thursday unveiled the local bar association’s new composite photo, featuring the faces of several dozen members.
Kansas audit of election security exposes strengths, weaknesses of voting systems
The auditing division of the Kansas Legislature reported Thursday election officials in more than a dozen counties studied maintained adequate overall security practices and management of election computers but raised questions about the security of ballots and vote tabulation machines.
Lawrence Virtual School principal resigns; interim assistant principal selected for West Middle School
Susan Cooper, principal of Lawrence Virtual School, has stepped down to take a position with another district. In addition, Lysette DeBoard has been named interim assistant principal and athletic director for West Middle School.
Lawrence City Commission, school board candidate forums coming up
With the 2023 city primary election just around the corner, some candidate forums aim to help voters get to know the people who want to make decisions about the issues that are closest to home.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
‘The time is now’: Longtime friends launch support organization for Black and Brown entrepreneurs in Lawrence
Timing and purpose aligned when two childhood friends who had moved away to opposite coasts recently returned to Lawrence, feeling empowered to empower others.
‘What is a woman?’ Here’s how a new Kansas anti-trans law skews the meaning of gender and sex
The Republican-dominated Legislature legally defined women by reproductive ability, using an extreme right-wing group’s explanations of gender and sex to classify Kansans as either women, men or, in a third category, disabled under a new anti-trans law.
Lawrence Humane Society / Contributed Photo
The pups are alright: Community helps Lawrence Humane Society animals stay calm through fireworks show
This past week, people all over town have reached out to the Lawrence Humane Society to help mitigate the animals’ stress from being in such close proximity to last night’s fireworks.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for July 4, 2023 (Sponsored post)
”To nobody’s surprise (at least nobody who’s worked at the Raven the past few weeks), this week’s No. 1 book by a landslide is ‘Embattled Lawrence 2,’ the second volume in the monumental local history series,” the Raven Book Store writes.
Rose Conlon / Kansas News Service
Black and Indigenous Kansans are more likely to die from pregnancy
Black maternal mortality in Kansas now exceeds neighboring states, new research finds, and the state saw one of the greatest increases in mortality for Indigenous mothers.
Lawrence film company wins national advertising award for spot featuring Stan Herd’s earthwork art
A Lawrence film company has earned national recognition as part of an esteemed advertising competition, and the award-winning spot features earthwork by local artist Stan Herd.
