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Obituary: Mary Ellen Saville
Mary Ellen Saville, 9/23/1947 – 1/4/2025
Kansas House speaker bans reporters from chamber floor, doesn’t say why
House Speaker Dan Hawkins banned reporting from the House chamber floor in new rules issued ahead of the legislative session, breaking from historical precedent and further exhibiting his disregard for news reporting.
Obituary: Wilma Irene (Barraclough) Morgan
Wilma Irene (Barraclough) Morgan, 6/25/1924 – 1/8/2025
Obituary: Diane Katherine Weber
Diane Katherine Weber, 8/19/1943 – 1/7/2025
Kaw Valley Almanac for Jan. 13-19, 2025
Recent ice, followed by a snow, followed by some melting has created ideal conditions for slick gravel roads in the mornings in parts of the state. Daytime melting can wet a road for refreezing at night.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence reopening overflow winter emergency shelter; volunteers needed
Extremely cold temperatures and wind chills are in the forecast for Lawrence, and the city is planning to reopen an overflow emergency shelter to ensure everyone will have a warm place to sleep.
Prefiled bill would release millions in school bond funds from Kansas attorney general’s grasp
Two Kansas legislators prefiled a bill that would deliver millions in voter-approved school bonds that were blocked earlier this year because of a strict ruling from the Kansas attorney general.
Lane of K-10 closed after 5-vehicle crash in icy conditions
There were no injuries, but a lane of Kansas Highway 10 was temporarily closed Saturday evening following a five-vehicle crash, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence trans community, supporters send message to elected officials: ‘You cannot get rid of us’
Lawrence community members at a rally Saturday committed to resisting any and all upcoming efforts to suppress transgender and gender-nonconforming folks.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Lawrence students prep for trip to Japan, but program participation is falling
Eight Lawrence middle and high schoolers spent the afternoon dancing, learning and playing games in preparation for a trip to Hiratsuka, Japan this summer.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence school board to hear update on makeup time following 4 snow days
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear an update from administrators on their plans if the district must make up instructional hours after four snow days already this year.
Kansas governor orders federal benefits go to foster kids savings accounts instead of state agency
A new mandate from Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly requires federal cash benefits, like social security and disability, to go directly to foster children after decades of using them to pay for state agency operating costs.
Lawrence Public Schools: District’s PowerSchool data was not breached
The Lawrence school district’s data within PowerSchool was not accessed in a recent breach, according to an email sent to school families Friday.
Auditors urge Kansas agency to better document justification for tax credit awards
Auditors say a state program distributing $4M annually in income tax credits to incentivize donations for community service projects lacks transparency because the agency doesn’t fully document its rationale when selecting recipients.
Obituary: Patrick Wayne Davis
Patrick Wayne Davis, 1/25/1979 – 12/25/2024
Lawrence gets more snow; low chance of winter precipitation forecast for Saturday
A small chance of freezing rain or snow is in the forecast for Saturday after Lawrence received some additional snowfall beginning Thursday night and ending early Friday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence and area schools closed Friday after just one in-session day this week
Lawrence Public Schools will be closed Friday due to overnight snowfall and icy conditions.
Obituary: Vicki Lynne Leochner
Vicki Lynne Leochner, 8/10/1948 – 1/4/2025
Obituary: Robert ‘Bob’ Carl Umholtz
Robert “Bob” Carl Umholtz, 8/10/1928 – 1/4/2025
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence to pause overflow winter shelters for now
An overnight shelter space that opened Saturday evening to ensure folks would have a warm place to sleep is now closed “until the need arises again.”
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Tom Harper: A new and improved Volume 1 of ‘Embattled Lawrence’ is coming soon (Column)
Since the release of Embattled Lawrence, Vol. 2, people have asked editor Dennis Domer frequently where they can find a copy of Vol. 1. A new version of the local history book — long out of print — will soon be available, Tom Harper writes in this column.
Kansas’ death penalty under scrutiny in pretrial hearings in 2019 homicide case
A long-shot challenge to Kansas’ death penalty unfolding in court proceedings for a man charged in the deaths of 4 people at a Wyandotte County bar centers on claims the state’s process of jury selection is racially biased in favor of executions.
Lawrence could get 1 to 3 more inches of snow going into Friday
Lawrence is forecast to receive 1 to 3 inches of additional snow, but unlike the weekend blizzard, it’s not expected to be accompanied by freezing rain and strong winds.
Obituary: Parker Ross Groves
Parker Ross Groves, 5/8/1951 – 1/5/2025
