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August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Transit proposes several changes to bus routes; will accept feedback all month
Lawrence Transit is proposing several major and minor changes to citywide and KU bus routes, and staff will accept feedback from riders throughout the month of March.
Kansas senator’s rural town hall meeting swamped by people mad at Trump administration
Republican Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall ended a rural town hall meeting early Saturday after people angry about budget cuts, funding freezes and other actions by President Trump shouted the senator down.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Tom Harper: What’s old is new again at Liberty Hall (Column)
Repertory movies have made a comeback, cultivating community in downtown Lawrence, and “During these uncertain times, we need Liberty Hall as much as Liberty Hall needs us,” Tom Harper writes in this column.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell students, supporters protest firings, demand government keep its ‘Hands off Haskell’
Holdings signs that read “My education is not your budget cut” and “Culture erasure is not progress,” about three dozen people marched Friday morning down Massachusetts Street to South Park in protest of recent firings at Haskell.
Abby Bayani-Heitzman
Lawrence Music Alliance to kick off Music Business Month
The Lawrence Music Alliance has announced March as Music Business Month, a citywide initiative supporting local musicians, industry professionals and creatives through workshops, networking events and mentorship opportunities.
Should pregnant Kansans get child support for fetuses? State lawmakers will decide
Anti-abortion groups and reproductive rights advocates sparred in a Kansas legislative committee room this week over a bill that opponents say would give embryos and fetuses the same legal rights as pregnant women — a legal concept known as fetal personhood.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Shivers abound as Lawrence students, educators take a cold dip, raise $18K for Special Olympics
Sunshine and temps in the low 60s were a welcome contrast to arctic wind chills a week ago. Still, that combination proved a bit deceptive Thursday afternoon as students and educators took the Special Olympics Polar Plunge outside Lawrence High School.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence police now say former Prairie Park Elementary speech pathologist had 8 alleged victims
Lawrence police are asking prosecutors to file more charges against the former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist charged with sexually abusing a student, now alleging that he had eight victims over a span of two days.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell community divided over federal legislation that would shift oversight of university
The firing of three dozen Haskell employees last week following Trump administration orders is putting a new focus on attempts to shift control of the university to its Board of Regents. But some students worry that could alter the qualities that make Haskell unique.
Kansas panel weighs discipline for prosecutors who listened to lawyer-inmate conversations
In an extraordinary hearing, a federal judge testified Wednesday about a years-long case of two attorneys accused of ethical violations for watching and listening in on visits between inmates and their attorneys at Leavenworth.
Kansas Senate bill would address conflicts of interest in local government — but not in Legislature
Proponents see a bill prohibiting local government officials from voting on major development projects in which they have a “substantial interest” as increasing transparency; opponents are concerned with what they view as overly broad language and hypocrisy.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Lawrence school district committee requests data for boundary discussions to resume in fall
The Lawrence school district’s Boundary Advisory Committee on Wednesday requested more data to better inform their discussions of elementary, middle and high school boundaries, set to resume in the fall.
Cuyler Dunn / Lawrence Times
Students protest KU removing gender-inclusive assignments at Grace Pearson scholarship hall
Nearly 75 students gathered Wednesday in front of Strong Hall, which houses top administrators on KU’s campus, to protest the university removing gender-inclusive assignments and restrooms in Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall.
Kansas House Democrat proposes filing a formal complaint against GOP colleague
A Democratic state rep. has requested the filing of a formal complaint and appointment of a special investigative committee to examine allegations that a Republican rep. engaged in “inappropriate” conduct on the House floor.
Obituary: Garry Michael Braddy
Garry Michael Braddy, 8/16/1943 – 2/22/2025
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Feb. 25, 2025
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Feb. 25, 2025 (Sponsored post)
“Temple Grandin nearly had a clean sweep of our bestsellers for the past two weeks! The Raven sold books at a few of her talks in Iola earlier this month,” the Raven Book Store writes of this week’s bestsellers.
City Commission approves contract with Lawrence Community Shelter, including goals to decrease future funding
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved a $3.5 million agreement with the Lawrence Community Shelter, with the understanding that LCS is expected to decrease its dependence on city funding.
Shawn Alexander: Black history prevails, despite persistent threats (Column)
“Despite backlash, the Black community has consistently pushed to teach Black history, whether sanctioned or not. … We should all champion their efforts,” Shawn Alexander writes in this column.
Court fees and traffic fines cost thousands of Kansans their licenses every year. A new law gives drivers some latitude
Advocates say Kansas laws have left thousands without legal means to drive — sometimes for years — just because they’re unable to pay fines. New reforms to suspended license rules have now gone into effect. Here’s what they mean for drivers.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell Foundation now accepting donations to help support fired employees, fill some roles on campus
A nonprofit organization is now collecting donations to support Haskell Indian Nations University following federally ordered staff and faculty cuts.
Kansans hold virtual town hall for an absent Sen. Jerry Moran to voice concerns about Trump and Musk
About 1,200 people (but not Sen. Jerry Moran) tuned in during a live, 2.5-hour virtual town hall, which featured 32 speakers — farmers, veterans, health care workers, cancer patients, special-needs parents — who voiced concerns over Trump and Musk.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence compost facility now to open for the season on March 8
Lawrence’s compost facility will now open for the season on Saturday, March 8, delayed a week by the relentless winter weather in the area.
Lawrence school district announces next equity and engagement leader, Quail Run principal
The Lawrence school district has announced Tina Mitchell as the next director of equity and student and family engagement, and Sara Murray as the next principal of Quail Run Elementary School.
