The Lawrence school district is launching a food drive for students and their families directly impacted by the loss of federal food assistance. According to a message from Superintendent Jeanice Swift to district families, more than 1,100 students and their families are expected to be ...
Volunteers are needed for the annual LINK Thanksgiving Dinner, which is a free holiday meal for community members. The meal will be served from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 at the LINK meal site in the lower level of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky St. Meals will also be delivered on ...
This month, the Watkins Museum of History is celebrating its 50th year, but it comes at a time when federal changes threaten its very existence. Changes from the federal government have upended the museum’s operations. Steve Nowak, the museum’s executive director, said the museum has seen ...
A Douglas County judge has entirely sealed the arrest affidavit of a repeat felon who took a plea deal last month and was convicted in a liquor store assault. The plea deal itself was sealed on Oct. 15, and two weeks later Judge Stacey Donovan also agreed, at the request of the parties, to ...
A man who fatally stabbed a 66-year-old Lawrence resident and seriously injured his dog outside a grocery store was convicted Friday of voluntary manslaughter and cruelty to animals. Robert Earl Davis, 58, was originally charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 18, 2021, death of Daniel ...
After more than a decade of rumors, they are finally true: Costco has plans to come to Lawrence. The membership-only discount retailer that is famous for everything from mega-sized household goods to low-priced food court lunches has filed plans at City Hall to build a 166,000-square-foot ...
