Latest new posts from ALL categories of The Lawrence Times:
Lawrence news, state news, Community Voices, Lawrence Life, obituaries and more.
(Please note that opinion pieces are included in this list, marked as columns or letters to the Times. Not all posts linked on this page were written or produced by the Lawrence Times staff.)
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240306-Reed-trial-day-3-9.jpg?fit=700%2C438&ssl=1)
Teens present during shooting death of Lawrence boy testify in trial; autopsy reveals bullet trajectory
The teen girl who picked up another teen shortly after he allegedly shot a Lawrence boy testified Thursday to her recollection of that day’s events, some of which conflicts with the boy’s friends’ stories.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240307-FSHS-walkout-2.jpg?fit=738%2C438&ssl=1)
Lawrence school district shares plan to make up snow day time; Free State students walk out in protest
The Lawrence school district will have no more early dismissal on Wednesdays this year for middle and high schoolers to compensate for snow days, leaving some high schoolers upset enough to walk out.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240307-Honor-Moon-ksleg-1.jpg?fit=758%2C438&ssl=1)
Lawrence teens ask lawmakers to eliminate sales tax on period products, diapers
A Lawrence teen told legislators Thursday morning that a sales tax exemption for menstruation products, diapers and incontinence products would benefit Kansans as well as a local nonprofit.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240307-LPD-presser-1.jpg?fit=700%2C438&ssl=1)
Lawrence musician, 39, was person shot and killed downtown; police chief says community is safe
After two fatal shootings in two days, the Lawrence police chief wants to assure the community that the city and downtown are safe.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/P4270230.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
In wake of mass shooting, Kansas lawmakers spar over ‘gun rights preservation’ bill
Though Kansans and Missourians are still reeling from a February mass shooting that left dozens injured and one dead, a Kansas lawmaker is pushing to change gun regulations in the state so that the “feds” can’t interfere with gun owners like himself.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/20230814-Reed-prelim-9.jpg?fit=701%2C438&ssl=1)
Detective skeptical of defense attorney’s proposed alternate suspect in Lawrence boy’s shooting death
The defense attorney representing a teen charged with the shooting death of a Lawrence boy has proposed an alternative suspect; however, a Lawrence detective who worked on the case said the evidence doesn’t support that.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240306-Shooting-2.jpg?fit=701%2C438&ssl=1)
One person killed in shooting near Lawrence library, police say
A person was killed in a shooting in the 700 block of Vermont Street in downtown Lawrence, according to police.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240306-Reed-trial-day-3-11.jpg?fit=700%2C438&ssl=1)
Attorneys offer opposing theories on shooting of Lawrence boy as teen’s jury trial gets underway
Prosecutors say a Lawrence teen took a long-running disagreement to a lethal level, shooting and killing a 14-year-old boy last March. But the teen’s defense attorney is pointing at another potential suspect.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/20221002-LPD-file-1.jpg?fit=738%2C438&ssl=1)
Teen shot, killed in Lawrence; police investigating as homicide
An 18-year-old man was shot in Lawrence Tuesday night and taken to a Kansas City-area hospital with critical injuries, but he did not survive, according to police.
![](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/2024/03/20240305-Lawrence-City-Comm-6.jpg?fit=738%2C438&ssl=1)
Lawrence City Commission approves rezoning requests for New Boston Crossing project
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved eight rezoning requests connected to a project that aims to expand Lawrence southeast of the Iowa Street and Kansas Highway 10 interchange.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/P2220621.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Kansas House pivots to DEI bill imposing $100,000 fines on offending public colleges, universities
A Kansas House committee plans to move ahead Wednesday with a bill exposing universities and colleges to $100,000 administrative penalties and lawsuits for compelling students or employees to pledge allegiance to diversity, equity and inclusion.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/P3051393-1024x576-1.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
‘August was not a fluke’: Kansas advocates warn against raft of bills limiting reproductive rights
Kansas is one of the few states left in the region that protects abortion rights. Unable to change state constitutional protections, some lawmakers are now doing their best to discourage abortion through a slew of legislation instead.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240305-Reed-jury-selection-day-2-3.jpg?fit=700%2C438&ssl=1)
Jury selection wraps in trial for teen charged in Lawrence boy’s shooting death
The trial in the case of a Lawrence teen charged with first-degree murder is set to begin Wednesday after the jury selection process wrapped up Tuesday.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/LT-Raven-Bestsellers-Banner-Graphic-3.5.24-min.png?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for March 5, 2024 (Sponsored post)
Here’s one more achievement Giselle Anatol, recently announced as director of the Hall Center for the Humanities, can add to her CV: No. 1 bestseller at the Raven Book Store.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/P2284701-16x9-1-1024x576-1.jpg?fit=768%2C432&ssl=1)
Environmental advocate condemns Kansas lawmakers’ attitude toward plastics, lack of energy policy
In Lawrence, plastic grocery bags are scarce after a citywide ban on the product took effect Friday. But on the state level, Republican lawmakers have vowed to prevent similar bans from going into effect — an attitude one environmental advocate calls unfair.
![](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/2024/03/20240304-Jury-selection-1.jpg?fit=758%2C438&ssl=1)
Jury selection underway in trial for teen charged in Lawrence boy’s shooting death
Almost 60 Douglas County residents reported Monday to participate in the jury selection process for a trial in the case of a Lawrence teen charged with first-degree murder.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240304-New-Boston-Crossing-area-1.jpg?fit=757%2C438&ssl=1)
Lawrence City Commission to consider rezoning requests for New Boston Crossing
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider a developer’s requests to rezone land southeast of the Iowa Street interchange with K-10 for a project known as New Boston Crossing.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/P3281754-1024x768-1.jpg?fit=681%2C438&ssl=1)
Sparks fly when Kansas House budget panel explores detail of university budget requests
The Kansas House’s budget committee delivered bipartisan condemnation Monday of unusual $3 million payouts to Emporia State, Fort Hays State and Pittsburg State universities intended to stabilize operating budgets during a period of enrollment decline and rising costs.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Blackistone.jpg?fit=675%2C438&ssl=1)
KU symposium to spotlight race and sports in American culture
KU’s seventh annual symposium on race and sports in American culture will feature a keynote address from sports journalist Kevin Blackistone and a panel discussion with two former KU student-athletes.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/March-4-2024.jpg?fit=657%2C438&ssl=1)
Kaw Valley Almanac for March 4-10, 2024
This is a good time of year to look for heron nests, which are located in giant, white-barked sycamores along creekbeds in valleys across much of the eastern half of the state.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240303-Crash.png?fit=768%2C420&ssl=1)
One killed, one injured in crash near Baldwin Junction
One person was killed and another was injured in a crash Sunday morning near Baldwin Junction, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
![](https://i0.wp.com/lawrencekstimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Letters-to-the-Times-W.png?fit=768%2C374&ssl=1)
Letter to the Times: Strategic plan to address homelessness is a big first step
”As a community, we are just in the beginning stages with the proposed plan (to address homelessness). Now the next stage of work begins,” Caitlin McDiarmid and Judy Pope of Justice Matters write in this letter to the Times.