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Lawyers for USD 497 asked for more time to provide records because the court's deadline would create hardship. The judge overruled the motion because the request was sent 5 months ago: "The Court therefore has no sympathy for the defendant if it has to work this weekend."

Lawrence Public Schools must quickly comply with open records requests related to a controversial AI monitoring software at the heart of a federal lawsuit after months of delays, a federal judge has ruled. lawrenceks.news/4snWDD4

Also, a reminder that today is local news day. If coverage holding public officials accountable is important to you, please subscribe to your local newspaper.

Read the story @LawrenceKSTimes: lawrencekstimes.com/2026/04/09/usd…

NEW: Judge rules Lawrence Public Schools must release open records it has delayed for months. Also dismisses some defendants and allows lawsuit against district over AI surveillance to advance. “An important ruling for transparency and public accountability in Lawrence” 🔗⬇️

Happy Local News Day! It's a perfect time to introduce two new members of our news team. lawrenceks.news/lnd26

All the President’s Men turns 50 today. This famous “six‑minute shot” is a masterclass in phone acting and pure technical nerve. Director Alan J. Pakula and cinematographer Gordon Willis pull off a single, unbroken slow zoom: from a wide, humming newsroom to a tight close-up on Redford. No cuts. No safety net. Tension builds in real time. Redford carries it with typical quiet confidence. Six minutes of note-taking and talking into a phone, no flashy “Oscar clip.” He even flubs a name (“McGregor” for “Dahlberg”), corrects himself naturally, and Pakula keeps it because it feels authentic. The background is part of the story. As Woodward hones in on his phone call, everyone behind him huddles around a TV watching Senator Tom Eagleton resign. The contrast is deliberate: they chase the “obvious” headline, while the camera drifts past them to Woodward, and the real story. To hold Redford and the busy background in focus early on, they used a split‑diopter lens, then had to ease it out as the camera moves in. A technical tightrope. The timing of both actor and cinematographer is spot on. As Woodward closes in on the truth, the world literally falls away: the newsroom blurs, the noise fades, and we lock into his obsession. It’s one of cinema’s great moments: Redford doing almost nothing—and somehow everything at the same time. What makes this shot brilliant is the contrast it carves between Redford and the newsroom around him. The visual language does the talking: he’s locked in, disciplined, driven, all focus and fire. He stands apart because the work matters more than anything else.

Breaking: Mayor Quinton Lucas is expected to unveil during today's City Council meeting a $600 million funding plan for a Royals stadium at Washington Square Park, he told The Star. Reporting the details here with @Kacen: kansascity.com/sports/mlb/kan…

Billions in unpaid taxes could help states fill budget holes, report says kansasreflector.com/2026/04/08/rep…

"They want to have better coverage that doesn’t make the government look bad and it’s the job of the media to be a watchdog.” Kansas City audited The Star’s coverage for bias. Mayor denies ordering it. kansascity.com/news/politics-…

He’s not going anywhere.

Lines of customers stretched from Jungle House all the way to Massachusetts Street this morning as Lawrence community members said goodbye to the plant shop. Nearby Squishington's Candy is also closing today. lawrenceks.news/41pKJOl

New: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas announced he will not run for Congress this year after months of speculation. #moleg #mogov kansascity.com/news/politics-…

What a moment ❤️

“Missouri voters could be asked to vote on congressional candidates based on the new map and also decide whether to strike down that map in the same election.”

Nothing against Purdue men’s basketball, but this board is invalid. Those settlements need to be two spaces apart!

This is big

Quick story, which will be updated. One key line from majority opinion: “The obligation to legislate congressional districts once a decade does not limit the General Assembly’s power to redistrict more frequently than once a decade." #moleg #mogov kansascity.com/news/politics-…

Ben Ahlvers is taking over the Lawrence Arts Center helm as executive director during a time of "seismic evolution." He wants to build an organization that is flexible but not fragile. lawrenceks.news/4lZdMBB