Skip to the content
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Submit news
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Lawrence, US – 86 F
Expand search form
The Lawrence Times
  • Home
    • ALL Latest posts
    • ICYMI
    • Investigations
  • Lawrence
    • ALL Latest posts
    • Business
      • Lawrence Lowdown
      • Restaurants & food
    • Crime & Courts
      • Police blotter
      • The Murder of Tiger Dowdell
      • Who killed Nick Rice?
    • Education
      • Academic excellence
      • Graduation
      • Haskell
      • KU
        • KU Athletics
          • National champs! KU 2022
      • Lawrence K-12 schools
        • Lawrence Public Schools budget
        • Lawrence schools closure news
    • Election 2025
    • Events
    • Federal fallout
    • Good news
    • Health
      • Abortion stories
    • Homelessness & housing
    • ICYMI
    • Investigations
    • Local government
      • Election 2025
      • City government
      • County government
      • Archives: Election 2024
      • Archives: Election 2023
      • Archives: Election 2022
      • Archives: Election 2021
    • News you can use
    • Public safety
      • Police blotter
    • Weather
  • State
    • Federal fallout
    • State government
  • Life
    • Arts & events
    • Events calendar
    • Food
    • Good news
    • Health
    • Kaw Valley Almanac
    • Local history
      • Who killed Nick Rice?
      • The Murder of Tiger Dowdell
    • LTTV
    • News you can use
    • Raven Bestsellers
    • Views + Moments
    • 785 Collective
  • Events
    • Arts & events coverage
    • Community calendar
    • Submit an event
  • Obituaries
    • Latest obituaries
    • Submit a free obituary
  • Resources
    • Abortion in Kansas
    • Community resources
    • Contact elected officials
      • Contact Douglas County commissioners
      • Contact Lawrence city commissioners
      • Contact Lawrence school board
      • Contact state & federal legislators
    • Cool off in Lawrence
    • Get warm in Lawrence
    • Free meals in Lawrence
    • Listings
    • Marriages & divorces
    • News you can use
    • Police blotter
    • Real estate transactions
    • Severe weather resources
    • Submit a free obituary
    • Weather
  • Jobs
  • Opinion
    • Send us a letter
    • Letters to the Times
    • Opinion columns
    • Org corner
    • 785 Collective
  • Support & subscribe
    • Learn more
    • Subscribe now
    • Get our emails
    • Advertise
    • About us
      • Award-winning journalism
      • Work with us
    • Contact us
    • Meet the news team
    • Merch
    • Manage subscription
    • Update billing info
Menu
Crime & Courts April 15, 2024 - 7:42 pm

KHP ordered to pay plaintiffs $2.3 million for unconstitutional ‘Kansas two-step’ traffic policy

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A U.S. District Court judge ordered the Kansas Highway Patrol to pay $2.34 million in attorney fees and other costs following a successful challenge to constitutionality of the state law enforcement agency’s practice of detaining motorists and searching vehicles without establishing reasonable suspicion.

Lawrence news April 4, 2024 - 4:06 pm

3 Nebraska residents killed in head-on crash north of Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

Two Nebraska men and a Nebraska woman were the three people killed in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon north of Lawrence.

State Government February 19, 2024 - 1:30 pm

KHP, KDOT laud Senate bill altering ‘move-over’ law to cover all vehicles along Kansas roads

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A Kansas Senate bill would amend the state law to require motorists to move over a lane or significantly slow down when passing any vehicles stopped on the side of a road with signs of distress, not just emergency responder vehicles.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news November 13, 2023 - 8:52 pm

Man killed, two women injured in crash on K-10 in western Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

A man was killed and two women were injured in a three-vehicle crash on Kansas Highway 10 Monday afternoon in Lawrence.

Crime & Courts September 2, 2023 - 3:08 pm

Kansas ACLU seeks strict boundaries to end KHP’s unconstitutional vehicle searches

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A judge proposed unprecedented court oversight of the Kansas Highway Patrol to break the agency’s affinity for unconstitutional searches of vehicles.

Crime & Courts July 28, 2023 - 11:52 am

New KHP leader eager to rectify troopers’ flaws, rejects claim agency at ‘war’ with drivers

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The new commander of the Kansas Highway Patrol vowed to amend traffic-stop techniques a judge concluded unfairly took advantage of motorists’ lack of knowledge about constitutional rights.

Crime & Courts July 24, 2023 - 4:55 pm

New Kansas law enforcement initiative getting help from dogs to chase down fentanyl traffickers

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The KBI, Kansas Highway Patrol and attorney general are combining forces to undermine illicit fentanyl networks in the state.

Crime & Courts July 21, 2023 - 2:27 pm

‘The KHP waged war’: Federal judge orders end of Kansas trooper ‘two-step’ maneuver

by Rachel Mipro, Kansas Reflector

The Kansas Highway Patrol has been ordered to stop its infamous “two-step” technique by a federal judge, in what the ACLU of Kansas calls a “huge win” for all motorists using state highways. 

State News June 9, 2023 - 2:47 pm

Gov. Laura Kelly selects DEA administrator to take charge of Kansas Highway Patrol

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

A national search led Gov. Laura Kelly to nominate Friday a Drug Enforcement Administration official and former Sedgwick County sheriff’s deputy to serve as superintendent of the Kansas Highway Patrol.

State Government December 30, 2022 - 5:41 pm

Kelly administration opens inquiry into complaint about leadership of KHP aviation unit

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

The administration of Gov. Laura Kelly said Friday an inquiry was launched into allegations Kansas Highway Patrol pilots misused state funds by deploying aircraft for personal reasons and by obtaining advanced flight training not required of the law enforcement agency.

Posts navigation

1 2 Next

Top Posts & Pages

  • No Kings protesters in Lawrence decry authoritarianism, call for democracy
    No Kings protesters in Lawrence decry authoritarianism, call for democracy
  • Bus, rideshares to transport Lawrence residents to No Kings protest in Topeka; protest set for Watson Park
    Bus, rideshares to transport Lawrence residents to No Kings protest in Topeka; protest set for Watson Park
  • Midsummer Night on Mass to return, showcase shopping in downtown Lawrence
    Midsummer Night on Mass to return, showcase shopping in downtown Lawrence
  • ‘Our nation is in distress’: Thousands protest Trump in ‘No Kings’ rally at Kansas Statehouse
    ‘Our nation is in distress’: Thousands protest Trump in ‘No Kings’ rally at Kansas Statehouse
  • Lawrence community members gather to celebrate Juneteenth
    Lawrence community members gather to celebrate Juneteenth

Get our newsletters

Never miss a story. Sign up for our emails.


Quick links

  • ALL Latest posts
  • Community resources
  • Contact us
  • Events
  • Job listings
  • Support & subscribe
Support the Times

Follow us

More information

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact us
  • Submit news

Paid supporter accounts

  • Update your account
  • Update your billing info
  • Your profile

Current Top Posts

  • No Kings protesters in Lawrence decry authoritarianism, call for democracy
    No Kings protesters in Lawrence decry authoritarianism, call for democracy
  • Bus, rideshares to transport Lawrence residents to No Kings protest in Topeka; protest set for Watson Park
    Bus, rideshares to transport Lawrence residents to No Kings protest in Topeka; protest set for Watson Park
  • Midsummer Night on Mass to return, showcase shopping in downtown Lawrence
    Midsummer Night on Mass to return, showcase shopping in downtown Lawrence
  • ‘Our nation is in distress’: Thousands protest Trump in ‘No Kings’ rally at Kansas Statehouse
    ‘Our nation is in distress’: Thousands protest Trump in ‘No Kings’ rally at Kansas Statehouse
  • Lawrence community members gather to celebrate Juneteenth
    Lawrence community members gather to celebrate Juneteenth
  • When parking is free, transit service changes and more to know for Juneteenth in Lawrence
    When parking is free, transit service changes and more to know for Juneteenth in Lawrence
  • Firefly Festival promises free, bioluminescent fun for the whole family
    Firefly Festival promises free, bioluminescent fun for the whole family

The Lawrence Times

Copyright © 2025 The Lawrence Times.

The Lawrence Times is a Lawrence, Kansas owned and operated publication covering key news and providing important information for the Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas, community.

We operate without a paywall so that everyone can read our coverage, regardless of ability to pay. Please click here to support us if you are able.

The Times is a proud “aspiring entrepreneur” member of Local Independent Online News (LION) Publishers.

We are happy to consider individual requests to republish content; however, no content from this site may be republished without express permission.

Close Menu