On Oct. 1, the Douglas County Sheriff's Department announced that area law enforcement radios will no longer alert emergency radios, including the popular Lawrence Police Scanner. The police scanner,...

The semicolon being used as a symbol for suicide awareness was popularized in 2013, when Project Semicolon was started as a way for people to express their struggles while choosing to persist. The semicolon...

After seeing students in past years walk over policies set for parking on school grounds, faculty has since decided to increase the surveillance over the parking lot. While the school has elected to maintain...

Whether it be at your local recreational center or your neighborhood’s park, the sight of a pickleball match-up is seeing an uprising. Despite the plethora of options when it comes to leisure sports,...

Following the resignation of previous superintendent Dr. Anthony Lewis, the board appointed Dr. Jeanice Swift to fill the position as interim superintendent. Starting on Sept. 30, Swift will apply 36...

At the end of the recent school year, members of the Green Team planted an annual fruit and vegetable garden as well as a native plant garden. The Green Team, formerly the Garden Club, advocates for environmental...

Lawrence Public Schools recently received petitions from Lawrence educators and parents regarding a revision of the student handbook and more specifically cell phone use in the classroom. The petitions...

After six years of managing budgets, monitoring student success, and envisioning goals, Dr. Anthony Lewis has resigned as the USD 497 superintendent to take on a job in Durham, North Carolina. Lewis’s...

For the past three years, Lawrence’s Parks and Recreation Department held a fireworks show for the public on the Fourth of July by the Kaw River. However, when it was moved to the fairgrounds last year,...

For the past 4 years, the Firebirds have been state champions. This year, they're looking to repeat and win another title.  The team has spent countless hours working on and preparing their pieces...

On March 21, the United States Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the tech giant Apple, with Jonathan Kanter leading the case, claiming that the company has been violating antitrust laws. This...

Student Council, in collaboration with Just Food, hosted a food drive just before March Madness. To add a fun twist, STUCO members decided to combine the participation of March Madness with the food drive. “Everyone's...