Lawrence isn’t an island, Edith Guffey repeated during her keynote address at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Monday. There is this idea that the city is special, she said — a “progressive blue dot” — and that it is somehow different from other parts of the state in how it ...
Superintendent Lewis calls for greater urgency on racial justice at annual MLK breakfast
Former Douglas County commissioners proud of public service, hope for same from new commissioners
Former County Commissioners Nancy Thellman and Michelle Derusseau tackled a lot of big projects in their time in county government — a new ...
No. 9 Kansas can’t overcome slow start in 77-69 loss to No. 2 Baylor
Who’s better, Baylor or Gonzaga? Who cares, says KU’s Self; he just wants Kansas to be better
As the only team in America that has faced both No. 1 Gonzaga and No. 2 Baylor so far this season, the ninth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks are uniquely ...
Kansas lawmakers moving quickly on COVID-19 legislation
Some Kansas legislators continue to be mask-averse at official, social gatherings
TOPEKA — Senate Majority Leader Gene Suellentrop doesn’t prefer to wear a mask in the Capitol as the COVID-19 pandemic rages outside the ...