After two years of having iPads as the main device for school work, USD 497 implemented MacBooks. For all students except seniors, this would be the first year with MacBooks provided unless they participated...

At 12:01 AM on Oct. 1 , The U.S. federal government shut down after Congress failed to negotiate funding legislation before the deadline of the new fiscal year. This marks the first shutdown since 2019. If...

Lawrence Schools Foundation held their 23rd annual Community Education Breakfast on Friday, Sept. 26. The event welcomed community leaders, members, business partners and elected officials to celebrate...

Editor's note: This is a developing story. Updates to come. On Sept. 29, at around 11 a.m., Lawrence High School students and staff were evacuated after a fire broke out. The fire originated in the girls...

Starting in 2025-2026, the school district made the executive decision to cut down almost every teachers’ classes from six to five in order to give each of them an additional plan period called professional...

On April 8, 2025, posts spread across Lawrencians’ social media pages with alerts of an encounter with Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the 23rd Street Dillion’s parking lot. This report was...

A federal lawsuit, filed Aug. 1, alleges that USD 497’s usage of Gaggle, an online monitoring software, subjected “all students to round the clock digital surveillance” and “suspicionless searches...

Life360, a family location tracking app with 80 million users, has announced multiple security breaches to over 440 thousand users. Employees said they announced that the incident occurred due to a systematic...

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, at about 12:20 p.m., conservative activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk was shot in the neck while speaking at an event for students at Utah Valley University. A few hours later,...

Since its 1906 inception, the Boys & Girls Club of America has been a vital resource for millions of school-aged children and their families, serving over 4 million members nationwide. In Lawrence,...

Breaking the internet, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce shared their engagement with the world on Aug. 25 in an Instagram post. With over 35 million likes, this news has sparked a span of opinions. Sophomore...

USD 497 implemented a new online application called ParentSquare. This year's new communication system allows for parents and students to stay connected by receiving emergency alerts, notices and school...