Faith-based advocacy group Justice Matters encouraged people to engage with local leaders and contribute to a recently-established Community Bail Fund at a community meeting Monday, strategies intended as a response to a recent study of bookings into the Douglas County Jail. The study, first ...
City postpones work group to study police complaint process amid resignations from Community Police Review Board
‘It’s way beyond my wildest dreams,’ Van Go founder says of arts-based social service agency’s 25th anniversary
When Lynne Green founded Van Go 25 years ago with a donated Checker limousine and a $2,000 grant from the Kansas Arts Commission, she couldn’t ...
Gameday Breakdown: No. 8 Kansas vs. No. 7 Kansas State
Chiefs top Bengals 23-20 on last-second kick for AFC title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes scrambled for a first down on his badly sprained right ankle, then was shoved late out of bounds by ...
Healthy Habits grants to support expansion of 3 school gardens, addition of sensory room at another school
Filling the gaps: New child care center to provide daytime, overnight and weekend care for infants, toddlers
Renovation has begun at the future home of the Community Children’s Center in Lawrence, which plans to offer much-needed daytime, overnight and ...
After nearly nine years in prison, Gonzales-McLinn seeks clemency in the murder of Lawrence restaurant owner
Sheriff’s deputies disable fleeing truck on I-70 after police chase in Lawrence
Judge denies motion to change venue in case of ex-Lawrence police officer accused of rape
City of Lawrence closes lower level of New Hampshire Street parking garage; parking in other levels to be free this week
The City of Lawrence has closed the lower level of the New Hampshire Street parking garage until further notice. An early-morning fire in the alley behind the ...