University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod is uncertain how much a voluntary early retirement program for tenured faculty may reduce the size of KU’s workforce, but he does have one belief about the university’s workforce going forward. “When you think about it, you do ultimately ...
A downtown Lawrence pop-up gallery opened Friday to celebrate — and offer for sale — the work of longtime local artist Louis Copt, who died this year at age 76. The gallery, at 812 Massachusetts St., includes a collection of prints and original works from Copt, who was known for his ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is making a new offer to reopen the government on Friday as Republicans have refused to negotiate on their demands to extend health care subsidies. Schumer is offering Republicans simultaneous votes to end the government shutdown and ...
Tiny homes, tenant education, senior apartments and a handful of other projects are all seeking money from the city's affordable housing trust in 2026, and an advisory board next week will start the process of figuring out what to fund. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund is supported by a local ...
Updated at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 A registered sex offender being held on a bond of $1 million is again asking the court to give him an own-recognizance bond or "a bond he can financially afford" — this time so that he can get treatment from his primary care physician and "relieve the ...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's help in identifying the driver of a fatal hit-and-run that happened Thursday evening north of Lawrence. According to a news release from the sheriff, a passerby reported to emergency dispatchers at 3:35 a.m. Friday finding a person ...
