I don’t know what you think you saw when I got off the elliptical machine, but I wasn’t so woozy that I needed a bed to lie down on. But in case it ever does get to that point, some of you may be in luck. You’ve been asking what new retailer is going next to the Planet Fitness location on ...
The Lawrence Public Library honored the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., Monday, Jan. 21, 2019, with a day of events and activities, including a storytime with Lawrence resident Brenda Nuñez. Photos by Mike Yoder/Lawrence Journal-World
As year-end tax forms arrive in mailboxes and inboxes, local residents can turn to several organizations for free tax preparation services. One of the largest free tax services is provided by AARP Tax-Aide, which will have 80 volunteers on-hand in the Lawrence area, according to AARP District ...
After touting himself as a political outsider during last fall's campaign, Rep. Steve Watkins has surrounded himself with veteran political insiders and people with deep roots in Kansas' Republican Party in the early stages of his term in Congress. Watkins' new hires collectively have more ...
The Lawrence chamber of commerce has named two residents dedicated to public service as winners of the organization’s most prestigious awards. The chamber recently honored John Ross, owner of Laser Logic Inc., with the 2019 Citizen of the Years award, and Nancy Thellman, a Douglas County ...
Two men were arrested on rape and other serious felony charges this weekend in connection with the same incident. Both men were booked into the Douglas County Jail Saturday night, according to jail records. One, a 44-year-old Lawrence resident, was arrested in the 300 block of Maine Street ...
WASHINGTON — Doris Cochran, a disabled mother of two young boys, is stockpiling canned foods these days, filling her shelves with noodle soup, green beans, peaches and pears — anything that can last for months or even years. Her pantry looks as though she's preparing for a winter storm. But ...
TOPEKA — Kris Kobach, a vocal ally of President Donald Trump and an advocate of tough immigration laws, confirmed Friday that he is considering a run for the U.S. Senate in 2020 after losing the Kansas governor's race. Kobach, the former Kansas secretary of state, joins a crowded field of ...
Community members can learn more about a planned study on the racial breakdown of law enforcement contact and traffic stops at a presentation this week. As the Journal-World previously reported, the Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council found that African-Americans are ...
Renovating a rundown home in a historic part of town allowed for a young couple in Lawrence to mix the old with the new. Lindsey and Kyle Weiland purchased their home at 1327 New Hampshire St. in January 2014 with plans to gut the interior and rebuild it to their liking. Kyle, who is a general ...
Community members are asking what the most pressing racial issues are in Lawrence and what should be done about them. The discussion will take place as part of the fourth and final installment of the Community Conversation on Race on Jan. 26. The facilitated discussion is open to the public ...
Monday, Jan. 21 Kaw Valley Bridge Club: Open Pairs, 12:30 p.m., 1025 N. Third St., Suite 120. Scrabble Club, 1-4 p.m., Clinton Place Apartments, 2125 Clinton Place. Caregiver Support Group, 2:15 p.m., Senior Resource Center, 2920 Haskell Ave. Story time with Jazzy Gene, 4:30 p.m., The Toy ...
A career path that included stints in the corporate and nonprofit worlds has prepared Carol Kobza to fill the big shoes left by Lynne Green at Van Go inc. Kobza took over Jan. 15 as executive director of Van Go after Green, who founded the nonprofit in 1997 and was its executive director until ...
A Lawrence teen has been selected to join the last class of youths entrusted to seek out and record the stories of the greatest generation. Bishop Seabury Academy sophomore Lyle Griggs, 15, was selected as one of eight students nationwide to serve as a student ambassador for the National ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday and includes 141 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
I’ve spent the past few years working at the Journal-World’s copy desk, meaning I’d head to work in the afternoons and head home around midnight five days a week. Just a couple of short weeks ago, the thought of switching to days as my role with the newspaper shifted into more reporting ...
Today, Jan. 20 AB’s Crepes and Buffet, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., VFW Post 852, 1801 Massachusetts St. The Lawrence Bead Society meeting, 2 p.m., Room C, Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Sunday Storytime (all ages), 3:30-4:15 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. OURS Dance, 6-9 ...
In early 2017, the LMH Health Board of Trustees approved a new strategic plan to map the hospital’s journey during the next three to seven years. As we enter year two of that plan, many of the great initiatives proposed from that early work now are coming to fruition. We’d like to share ...
As a journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas has always preferred asking the questions rather than being asked. But since publicly sharing his secret of living as an undocumented immigrant for the past 25 years, he has had to answer plenty of questions himself. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, ...
A group of Lawrence police officers has been testing body cameras for nearly three months, and the department now says all officers will be equipped with cameras this summer. Originally, the three-month testing period was to start in September 2018, but the department could not begin testing ...