For Lawrence hospice patient, goodbyes are separated by phone screens and sliding doors

Joe Spradlin’s hospital bed was recently moved to his living room. There, sunlight streams in from the sliding door, behind which visitors stand, chat and offer what could be their final goodbye. In early March, Spradlin, 90, of Lawrence, was admitted to in-home hospice care due to an ...

Department of Labor increases presence as virus-related unemployment claims skyrocket; Kansas death toll at 13

Businesses don’t have to notify employees when a co-worker tests positive for COVID-19; system relies on ‘civic duty’

Here is a fact you may want to take notice of in today’s COVID-19 world: In Douglas County, there is no guarantee you will ever know when one ...

Berry Global confirms employee tested positive for virus at Lawrence plant; facility remains open

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Camaraderie, senior leadership helped ‘battle tested’ LHS boys basketball to successful season

Veritas boys basketball aims to bounce back after 9-15 season

The Veritas boys basketball team has become accustomed to playing its best basketball at the end of the season, but that’s not what happened ...

Beaty’s lawyers press KU AD about Miles’ use of noncoaches

KU AD Jeff Long says cost-cutting measures not on the horizon for Kansas Athletics

Small-government think tank questions use of phone GPS data during pandemic

Lawrence school board approves remote learning plan amid school closures for COVID-19 pandemic

Although school buildings are closed and Lawrence students are learning online from remote settings, Superintendent Anthony Lewis told the ...

Kansas governor criticizes federal government’s response to pandemic

Chancellor estimates KU will lose tens of millions of dollars from COVID-19 crisis

Lawrence man arrested after shots fired into occupied home

Lawrence man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, aggravated robbery

At Douglas County Jail, female inmates still sharing cells; total population has dropped

Fleet of vans to begin collecting data on Lawrence road conditions

City extends deadline for residents to make sidewalk repairs

City of Lawrence providing place to shower, wash clothes for those in need

Kansas governor criticizes federal government’s response to pandemic

Topeka — Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly strongly criticized the U.S. government Thursday as unprepared for the coronavirus pandemic and said her state hasn’t gotten ...