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August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Semitruck driver injured in crash on I-70 in Lawrence
A man was injured in a crash Friday afternoon on eastbound Interstate 70, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report.
Lawrence Arts Center
Forum invites Lawrence City Commission candidates to discuss arts and culture
A forum Saturday will ask the six candidates for Lawrence City Commission to answer questions about how they value local arts and cultural organizations and businesses.
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State, local officials continue to investigate death of Wichita teen at juvenile facility
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office and Kansas Bureau of Investigations continue to investigate the death of a teen who died while in custody earlier this week.
Will Averill: 8 things you should know about domestic violence, and 5 ways you can help (Column)
“October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a chance to reflect on how domestic violence impacts our community and learn more about what you can do to help,” Will Averill writes in this column.
Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
Kansas strikes deal to bring state into compliance with federal voter registration law
The administration of Gov. Laura Kelly reached agreement with a coalition of civil rights organizations to provide additional voter registration information to people on public assistance and bring the state into compliance with the National Voter Registration Act.
Shawnee chief seeks inquiry to determine if children are buried at Kansas boarding school
Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben Barnes marked adoption of Orange Shirt Day by memorializing the estimated 40,000 Indigenous children buried in unmarked graves at residential boarding schools across the United States.
Tricia Masenthin/The Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence bans airsoft, BB and paintball guns in parks after hearing community concerns
A new rule took effect Thursday that bars compressed air devices like the popular toy replica airsoft guns, as well as BB and paintball guns, from city parks.
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Flammable containers cause explosions in Lawrence garage fire
Flammable containers caught fire Thursday night, causing explosions inside a detached garage at a Lawrence home.
Rhonda LeValdo / Contributed
Events bring awareness to children’s deaths at Indian boarding schools, honor survivors
Sept. 30 was designated as a day of remembrance to raise awareness of the tragic legacy of residential schools and honor National Indian Boarding School survivors.
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Lawrence school board candidates provide ideas for access to mental health services, internet
Candidates for Lawrence school board answered questions about how students can access opportunities equitably across the school district during a forum hosted by the Lawrence branch of the NAACP Thursday.
Lucie Krisman / The Lawrence Times
KU First Nations Student Association calls for action with protest outside Spencer Museum of Art
Protesters from the University of Kansas First Nations Student Association and the KU community stuck out the thunderstorm Thursday afternoon to share thoughts, songs and support during a gathering outside of the Spencer Museum of Art, where four panels of Indigenous art installation “Native Hosts” had been vandalized and one was stolen.
Ryan Waggoner
Stolen panel of KU’s ‘Native Hosts’ art installation recovered, police say
Updated at 5:18 p.m. Thursday: A part of the “Native Hosts” art installation reported stolen on the KU campus has been recovered, relatively undamaged. Police say there’s “no indication that the person took the panel because of its content.”
Study: More than 60% of Kansas kids, 80% of Missouri kids have lead in their blood
Children in Kansas had elevated levels of lead in their blood at a greater rate than almost any other state, according to a massive national study published this week.
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Lawrence Arts Center adds encore screening of ‘Searching for La Yarda’
The Lawrence Arts Center has added a second screening of a short film documenting the story of La Yarda, the housing unit built for Mexican American railroad workers from 1920-51 in East Lawrence.
Lawrence City Commission candidates share qualities they’d look for in next police chief during NAACP forum
City commission candidates hit some hot topics during the Lawrence Kansas Branch NAACP forum Wednesday night, including hiring of the next police chief and affordable housing solutions.
Douglas County commissioners pleased with development of Climate Action Plan thus far
Douglas County commissioners heard an update Wednesday on local plans to address climate change. They commended the plan’s direction so far, as well as how it takes equity into account.
Ryan Waggoner
Indigenous artwork at KU that was vandalized now has had last panel stolen
The remaining panel of the University of Kansas’ Common Work of Art, “Native Hosts,” has been stolen, less than a month after the other four panels were vandalized.
As COVID-19 clusters in Kansas schools increase, safety panel ramps up mitigation efforts
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment is reporting a new death related to an active school COVID-19 cluster. This comes just one week after the death of a Kansas middle school student was announced.
New coalition working to stifle institutional racism in Kansas foster care system
The influence of institutional racism in the Kansas child welfare system can be depicted with statistics showing Black children were disproportionately investigated and removed from the home as well as reports demonstrating more rapid reunification of white children with their families.
Meet the Lawrence City Commission candidates
We gave Lawrence City Commission candidates a chance to update their answers to our earlier questionnaire as they proceed to the general election on Nov. 2.
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KU Theatre to present ‘Airness,’ a comedy
University of Kansas theatre students are getting ready to rock. Their production this weekend, “Airness,” is about an air guitar competition and it “promises rivalry, glorious ridiculousness, and genuine joy.”
Wichita death spurs call for alternative to incarceration of teenagers
An organization working to reform the Kansas juvenile justice system called for an end to incarceration of youth after a 17-year-old boy died at the Sedgwick County intake facility.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Sundance Film Festival picks Liberty Hall for satellite screenings
The Sundance Film Festival will hold screenings at Lawrence’s Liberty Hall in January as one of seven satellite sites nationwide, the festival announced Monday.
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Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Douglas County: Inspiring dreams through a love of reading (Column)
“What began with a used book and a message to a Facebook moms group has become a thriving program that has delivered more than 16,000 free books to Douglas County preschool children. But Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Douglas County is suffering from growing pains and needs your help.”
