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Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector; file
Election reform bills bring fiery debate for their impact on voters
TOPEKA — A Senate committee’s handling of an election bill last week and legislation considered […]
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
More than 250 arrested in Shawnee County as joint police operation targets violent crime
An operation by law enforcement to reduce drug-related crime in Topeka has led to more than 250 arrests.
Traffic planning: Part of northbound Louisiana Street to close this week
The northbound lane of Louisiana Street, from 27th through 23rd streets, will close this Wednesday through Friday.
Courtesy of Kansas Debate/@KansasDebate
3 KU students win individual speaker awards at national debate tournament
The University of Kansas for the next year will boast the top two collegiate debate […]
Contributed
Short film to document culture, history of Mexican community in East Lawrence
A recent University of Kansas graduate is working on a project to capture the history […]
Ken Lassman
Kaw Valley Almanac for March 29-April 4, 2021
Our local pattern of the seasons is unlike any other place on the planet, meaning it is central to what makes this place what it is.
Contributed
‘Big Willie’ Dotson, coach of Primetime Ballerz youth basketball team, has died
Willie Dotson III — known to many as “Coach” or “Big Willie” — touched hundreds of lives before he died suddenly on Saturday.
Jordan Mills
Miso the cat rescued from a tree
Miso the cat bit off a bit more than she could chew Sunday, climbing to a height her owner estimated at about 30 feet up a tree in the Pinckney neighborhood.
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As immigrant’s health deteriorates in Seward County Jail, his wife pleads for mercy
Olvera Argueta now has spent nearly six months in jail after being pulled over for speeding in Texas and transferred to Kansas for a decade-old charge that was dropped.
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Kansas Attorney General’s Office scoffs at ACLU’s ‘grossly exaggerated’ fee request for voter rights case
The Kansas AG says attorneys involved in the ACLU’s 5-year legal battle over voter rights are asking to be repaid for “grossly excessive” fees.
Courtesy of Amber Brown
Lawrence woman plans Easter dinner for homeless people in the community; seeks donations
A Lawrence woman wants to provide Easter dinner for all of the homeless and houseless people in the community. She is looking to spread the word and raise donations.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Kansas Senate majority leader drove 90 mph in wrong direction while drunk, charges allege
Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop was charged Friday with drunk driving and felony fleeing from police while traveling 90 MPH in the wrong direction on Interstate 70 in Topeka.
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Douglas County will continue prioritizing those in Phase 3 and 4 of COVID-19 vaccine rollout
It will take a bit longer for those in Douglas County to get shots in their arms.
Screen capture/Kansas Reflector
Kansas House bill would remove guns from abusers
House Bill 2251 would require relinquishment of firearms in instances of domestic violence.
Nate Morsches: Mental illness is the second pandemic (Column)
We are in the midst of a global pandemic that is overwhelming our hospitals and […]
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health
All Kansans 16 and up will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 29, Kelly says
Less than a week after Kansas moved into its current Phase 3/4 stage of COVID-19 […]
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
A view of Lawrence: Beware the fog
A dense fog advisory was in effect Friday morning in Lawrence.
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
COVID-19 variant found in Douglas County, health officials say
A new case of the B.1.1.7 variant that causes COVID-19 was identified in Douglas County.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector; file
Don’t Tread on Me license plate draws concerns from legislators for ‘vile, racist’ connection
A bill passed Thursday by the Senate allowing Kansas to print “Don’t Tread on Me” license plates came under scrutiny by Democrats for its association with a former slave owner.
Photo: Leah Evans Photography
Tai Amri Spann-Ryan to give virtual reading Saturday
Tai Amri Spann-Ryan, poet and co-founder of the collaborative group BLACK (Black Literature & Arts […]
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
House, Senate GOP leaders pledge to derail new mask order if re-issued by Kelly
Kansas Republican leaders of the House and Senate pledged to move swiftly to thwart Gov. Laura Kelly’s issuance of a new executive order April 1 directing statewide reliance on face coverings during the pandemic.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Defense counsel will stay on Rontarus Washington Jr. case, for now
Rontarus Washington Jr.’s defense attorneys withdrew from the long-pending case Thursday — but within an […]
Traffic planning: Lane of Mass Street to close for 5 days
The southbound lane of the 800 block of Massachusetts Street will close from March 29 […]
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Senate, House put seal of approval on liquor bills for state fair and Sunday sales
“I do believe the state has gone too far for opening up alcohol sales and encouraging consumption as early as 9 in the morning on Sundays,” one rep said.
