Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
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.
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.
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 community members at a rally Saturday committed to resisting any and all upcoming efforts to suppress transgender and gender-nonconforming folks.
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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
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
