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Elise Higgins: Abortion seekers, trans youth, and immigrants can’t afford more surveillance (Column)
“If we’d known about this Axon contract, there’s absolutely no way the people of Lawrence would have co-signed a program that risks the privacy and the dignity of abortion seekers, trans folks and immigrants,” Elise Higgins writes in this column.
Lawrence school board votes to implement esports
The Lawrence school board on Monday voted to implement esports in middle and high schools this year.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence police to update city commission on camera surveillance program, future plans
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will hear a presentation from Lawrence police about the initiative underway to integrate private surveillance cameras across the city and the long-term goal to launch a “Real Time Operations Center.”
Kincaid Dennett: The community has no interest in taking away the police’s cameras (Column)
“The city should pause new (surveillance camera) integrations and analytics until it adopts a Lawrence-specific oversight ordinance created with community input. This will preserve the benefits of cameras while putting safeguards in place,” Kincaid Dennett writes in this column.
Obituary: Barbara Jeanne Neff
Barbara Jeanne Neff, 9/19/1940 – 8/28/2025
Kaw Valley Almanac for Sept. 8-14, 2025
A pair of yellow soldier beetles and a nearby yellow cucumber beetle blend into the blossoms of a sawtooth sunflower.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence community members bring street mural to life near ‘Little Red Schoolhouse’
After a community painting party over the weekend, a street mural was nearing completion Sunday afternoon at Seventh and Alabama streets, next to the Lawrence Community Nursery School.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
School board candidates address future of Lawrence Public Schools at forum
All seven Lawrence school board candidates answered questions about safety, diversity, equity and inclusion, and school funding at a forum Sunday afternoon.
Lawrence school board to consider approving budget, esports and tax break for apartments
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hold public hearings and likely approve the district’s 2025-26 budget. The board will also consider adopting esports and approving a tax incentive for a local housing development.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Prominent Indigenous leaders, academics will lead conversation on representation during upcoming panel
As part of programming around the “Americans” exhibit at the Watkins Museum, Haskell will host a panel discussion about Indigenous representation, featuring prominent Native leaders and academics.
Art in the Park to bring variety of artists to South Park, including featured artist Justin Marable (Sponsored post)
The Lawrence Art Guild will bring more than 130 artists, including featured artist Justin Marable, to South Park on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14.
Shawn Alexander: Race, history and a sports rivalry (Column)
“Attempts to establish a connection between the (KU-Mizzou) rivalry and the Civil War are ignoring or whitewashing the core elements of the fight between the residents of the two states. The conflict was fundamentally rooted in slavery, racism and white supremacy,” Shawn Alexander writes in this column.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Free State High School students honored with performing arts award
Free State High School students celebrated their historic performing arts award during halftime of the Firebirds’ football game Friday night.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Construction of downtown Lawrence transit hub delayed; environmental review underway
Construction of Lawrence’s downtown bus station, originally projected to be done in the third quarter of 2026, is now tentatively scheduled to finish in 2027 or 2028.
A New York Times reporter in Kansas was secretly tracked. He’s suing the FBI for more information
The New York Times is suing the FBI for allegedly withholding information about a tracking device that a reporter found on his car in Lawrence in October of 2021.
Ann Dean/Contributed Photo
Monarch Watch open house attendees can greet the season’s migrating pollinators
Monarch Watch’s fall open house will allow folks of all ages to welcome the butterflies as they migrate from the north, while learning about our pollinators.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission candidates to participate in forums hosted by former mayors
Folks can get to know the four candidates for Lawrence City Commission during two upcoming forums to be hosted by former mayors. Candidates will not have the questions ahead of time, according to the organizers.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Physical media lives on with next Lawrence Public Library and Audio-Reader Network sale
Physical media lovers can rejoice with the return of the Lawrence Public Library and Audio-Reader Network sale, featuring thousands of books, audiobooks, DVDs, games, puzzles, CDs, vinyl records and more.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence bookworms can look for local Easter eggs in Sarah Henning’s upcoming sports romance for young readers
Sarah Henning’s upcoming sports romance for young readers will reward close attention from locals, who might pick up on some hometown allusions.
Kansas Republicans might redistrict to help defeat the state’s only Democrat in Congress
Statehouse Republicans already redrew Democrat Sharice Davids’ district in 2022. They may try again, joining the national gerrymandering battle over the U.S. House of Representatives.
Contributed photo
Lawrence school district staff members rally with ‘walk-ins’ to push for better pay
Lawrence Public Schools staff members across the district rallied Thursday morning to let administrators and school board members know that the 54-cent hourly wage increase they’ve proposed is not enough.
Nathan Kramer/Lawrence Times
Housing advocates present tenant right to counsel ordinance to Douglas County Commission, push for approval
People with housing advocacy organizations urged the Douglas County Commission to schedule a vote and adopt tenant right to counsel next month.
Freedom’s Frontier, preserver of Kansas and Missouri history, spared by release of federal funding
Freedom’s Frontier has received the half-million dollars the federal government held hostage for six months, ensuring the organization can continue for another year to preserve the story of the struggle for freedom through historic sites across Kansas and Missouri.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Bathroom policies at Lawrence High School interrupt learning, keep students from accessing toilets
Lawrence High School administrators instituted mass bathroom closures to address behaviors like vaping and skipping class, but these policies are backfiring as kids lose learning time and struggle to find a toilet when they need one.
