Dem. Shannon Reid is re-elected as the District Two Douglas County Commissioner. Running against Independent Brad Chun, Reid wins by a total of 4899 votes and 68.74% overall.
Commissioner Reid has lived...
District 5:
In the 2024 Kansas House of Representatives election, the projected winner for district 5 as of 6 a.m. is Rep. Carrie Barth.
Barth of the Republican party lives in Baldwin City, Kansas....
District 2: Dem. Marci Francisco winning by 78.3%
In the 2024 State Senate election for district two, Dem. current state senator Marci Francisco ran against Rep. David Miller. Marci Francisco is leading...
Delaney Bayliss, Assistant Social Media Editor
• November 5, 2024
In the 2024 Douglas County District Attorney election, the projected winner as of 9 p.m. is Dakota Loomis, with 65.38% (The Lawrence Times) .
Dakota Loomis of the Democratic party is from Lawrence,...
Maria Mosconi, News Managing Editor
• November 5, 2024
In the 2024 State Board of Education election, the projected winner for district four, which consists of central north and north east districts including USD 497, as of 9:30 p.m. is Kris Meyer.
Meyer...
Ember Klein, Online Editor-in-Chief
• November 5, 2024
US House district 1:
In the 2024 US House of Representatives election, the projected winner of district 1 as of 9 P.M. is Rep. Tracey Mann.
Mann of the Republican party is from Salina, Kansas....
After an intense match-up between the top two men’s basketball schools in the country, the University of Connecticut Huskies came out victorious in the NCAA men’s Divison I Basketball National Championship...
Running an aggressive offense through the second half, the South Carolina Gamecocks claimed their third title as the NCAA National Champions. The Gamecocks took their third title as freshman Tessa Johnson...
After yesterday's uproar following the district's new schedule release aiming to offset this year's snow days, Lawrence Board of Education President Kelly Jones called a special meeting of the USD 497...
Evie Chancy, News Planning Team
• February 14, 2024
A shooting at the end of the Chiefs victory parade killed at least one person and injured upwards of 22 people as of Feb. 14. First responders were sent in as fans evacuated from Union Station and the...
On Monday, Dec. 1, the USD497 Board of Education unanimously voted to make Liberty Memorial Central Middle School a 'magnet school,' or a public school with a unique curriculum.
The accepted curriculum...
