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Man charged with second-degree murder in fatal stabbing in downtown Lawrence
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (650+ words) A Topeka man was formally charged Tuesday with second-degree murder and intimidation of a witness in a man’s stabbing death in downtown Lawrence. The stabbing occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, Aug. 30 near the breezeway between Seventh and…...
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Sept. 8, 2026
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (252+ words) The Lawrence City Commission on June 4, 2024 voted to no longer broadcast general public comment. Commissioners voted on June 3, 2025 to no longer livestream their meetings on YouTube at all. Meeting recordings uploaded to the city’s YouTube channel afterward do not include…...
Investigation in fatal downtown Lawrence stabbing is ongoing; suspect still in custody – The Lawrence Times
1+ week, 4+ day ago (535+ words) A man who was taken into custody in connection with a fatal downtown Lawrence stabbing on Sunday has not been charged but is still a suspect as “the investigation remains ongoing,” according to law enforcement. Officers arrested 25-year-old Keisonn Smith…...
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Sept. 1, 2026
1+ week, 4+ day ago (237+ words) The Lawrence City Commission on June 4, 2024 voted to no longer broadcast general public comment. Commissioners voted on June 3, 2025 to no longer livestream their meetings on YouTube at all. Meeting recordings uploaded to the city’s YouTube channel afterward do not include…...
Man in custody in connection with fatal stabbing in downtown Lawrence, police say
1+ week, 6+ day ago (351+ words) Officers arrested 25-year-old Keisonn Smith Jr., of Topeka, according to a news release from the Lawrence Police Department Monday morning. The stabbing occurred near the breezeway between Seventh and Eighth on Massachusetts streets, according to police. “Officers were dispatched to…...
City of Lawrence rolls out online survey for community to help guide Vision 2030, its strategic plan
2+ week, 3+ day ago (387+ words) Lawrence community members can weigh in on priorities as part of the city’s Vision 2030 strategic planning process, now via an online survey. The Vision 2030 Community Survey asks residents, workers, business owners and others who spend time in the city to…...
Ibram X. Kendi to return to Lawrence, discuss new book and current events – The Lawrence Times
2+ week, 5+ day ago (317+ words) Kendi is author of “Stamped from the Beginning” and “How to be an Antiracist.” His latest book is “Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age.” Kendi will be in conversation with Shawn Alexander, professor and chair of KU’s…...
Lawrence City Commission to hear updates on MSO campus, airport at special meeting – The Lawrence Times
2+ week, 6+ day ago (359+ words) The commission currently meets on the first three Tuesdays of each month, and it has since 2016 when the change to three monthly meetings from four was made under then-city manager Tom Markus. New City Manager Majed Al-Ghafry posed the idea…...
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Aug. 18, 2026
3+ week, 4+ day ago (218+ words) The Lawrence City Commission on June 4, 2024 voted to no longer broadcast general public comment. Commissioners voted on June 3, 2025 to no longer livestream their meetings on YouTube at all. Meeting recordings uploaded to the city’s YouTube channel afterward do not include…...