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Lawrence news May 10, 2021 - 4:45 am

Who killed Nick Rice? Part 1: Four days, two killings

by Conner Mitchell

A Lawrence Times investigation shows that Nick Rice was an innocent bystander when he was shot and killed by a Lawrence police officer on July 20, 1970. So why is there still so much ambiguity about his life and death?

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Crime & Courts May 3, 2021 - 8:38 pm

Douglas County sheriff failed to preserve a recording in felony case, he testifies; this isn’t the first time

by Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County Sheriff Jay Armbrister sat at the witness stand during a jury trial last month and testified that he failed to save a recording in a high-level felony case. That wasn’t the first time.

Michelle Cadue
Education April 19, 2021 - 3:35 pm

Lawrence High student activist lobbies for laws to protect Indigenous people

by Tricia Masenthin

If you’ve ever visited the Kansas Capitol building, you might have assumed the adolescents you encountered were taking a field trip or paging for a state legislator. Georgia Blackwood, a Lawrence High School junior, crushes that presumption.

Tricia Masenthin/The Lawrence Times
Education April 15, 2021 - 12:54 pm

Lawrence parent says school district broke law by denying request for in-person instruction

by Tricia Masenthin

A Lawrence mom alleges the school district is breaking a new state law by not allowing her daughter to return to in-person learning.

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Crime & Courts April 6, 2021 - 11:02 am

Alonzo Brooks’ death was a homicide, FBI confirms; ex-coroner for Douglas County had ruled cause undetermined

by Mackenzie Clark

Testimony of the embattled former coroner for Douglas County will likely face further scrutiny as a 2004 cold case has been determined to be a homicide.

Lawrence news April 3, 2021 - 5:23 pm

Chance find in Lawrence City Hall answers a 138-year-old question: Where are the 3 Black men lynched in 1882 buried?

by Conner Mitchell

A small pink flag signifies an answer 138 years in the making: the burial location of Pete Vinegar, one of three Black men lynched in Lawrence in the summer of 1882.

Education March 30, 2021 - 9:54 pm

Community questions possible K-5 classroom closure at Kennedy, district transparency

by Tricia Masenthin

More than 80 participants attended the first of two virtual meetings Tuesday evening for the […]

Mackenzie Clark/@mclarknews
Crime & Courts March 24, 2021 - 4:52 pm

Prosecutors won’t appeal judge’s decision in Albert Wilson case + FAQs

by Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County prosecutors are not going to oppose the judge’s ruling that Albert Wilson should get a new trial, they said Tuesday. 

Mackenzie Clark
Crime & Courts March 23, 2021 - 8:30 pm

Documents: Douglas County district attorney, chief judge trade statements on jury trials resuming

by Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County announced Thursday that jury trials would resume in April under a plan that […]

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts March 12, 2021 - 5:32 pm

Sex crime report raises new questions about alternative suspect in Rontarus Washington Jr. murder case

by Mackenzie Clark

A sex crime report that has recently surfaced in a long-pending Lawrence murder case is raising new questions for a group of supporters who believe Rontarus Washington Jr. has been wrongly charged with the crime.

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