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Lawrence police allege that a Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist charged with sex crimes used the guise of a test to abuse a student.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence school board has selected current Interim Superintendent Jeanice Swift as the permanent superintendent.
A new bill in Topeka proposes legalizing the use of prison labor to address housing shortages while also providing inmates with job training, a proponent says.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Much confusion remains for the Haskell community after roughly three dozen employees were laid off last week, but students and staff intend to push back.
An intense confrontation between a Republican and Democrat on the Kansas House floor Thursday during a gun debate forced the chamber into a two-hour recess as leadership worked to deescalate tensions.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Haskell Board of Regents is calling on the federal government to fulfill its legal obligations to Tribal nations and reverse the cuts to staffing.
A “Haskell Update and Community Response” meeting is coming up Friday at a Lawrence church.
A 23-year-old Lawrence man is hospitalized in critical condition following a shooting Wednesday night, police say.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The Lawrence Juneteenth organization is hoping to empower youth voices through a creative contest. Winners will be featured at this year’s celebration.
The Kansas Senate gave preliminary approval Wednesday to legislation that would ban school district employees from using names or pronouns other than a minor student’s corresponding biological sex or birth certificate without parental permission.
