A court ruled Tuesday that a new Kansas law restricting bathroom use and ID changes for transgender people can remain in effect. The ruling means that transgender people must use bathrooms in public places that align with their sex assigned at birth. Driver’s licenses and birth certificates ...
A 74-year-old man accused of numerous sex crimes involving children is now facing charges of intimidating the victims in the case, who are now adults, and attempting to interfere with the judicial process. The new charges were filed Monday by the Douglas County District Attorney's Office in an ...
As conflict in Iran continues into its second week, Lawrence residents are starting to see the impact of the bombings at the pump with rising gas prices, which could get worse if the fighting continues. Since the U.S. launched bombing operations against Iran on Feb. 28, the price of crude oil ...
TOPEKA — Rabbi Moti Rieber sat on the tiled floor, legs akimbo, in front of the arched passage leading to the Kansas Senate chamber with at least 20 people behind him and more lining the walls with handmade signs. “We are here because when injustice becomes law, then resistance is ...
The Ballard Center has received a $1 million gift to go toward a permanent endowment to help bolster living wages for educators and its new tuition model. The gift was made by a Lawrence resident who wishes to remain anonymous, a press release from the Ballard Center said. The fund is to ...
One can hardly put on a Jazz Age British farce without a Victrola gramophone on set, but good luck finding one. Theatre Lawrence had no such luck, despite scenic designer Jim Peterson "looking everywhere" for one. But it did have a 3D printer — a 21st century machine that staff could fire up ...
