Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will vote on the city's final 2026 budget — and on whether to raise the property tax rate to reduce the impact of cuts to public safety, parks and recreation and other areas. As the Journal-World has reported, discussions about the budget have gone on ...

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for new multipurpose sports fields at the Youth Sports Complex, 4911 W. 27th St., is scheduled next week, the City of Lawrence announced on Thursday. The Youth Sports Complex has undergone a $3.6 million renovation project to transform nine youth soccer fields into ...

The City of Lawrence will add two new programs that aim to streamline the building inspection process for contractors and residents in the city. The two tools, which the city announced in a press release Wednesday, are called Video Recorded Inspections and SelecTXT. The Video Recorded ...

A call comes in for a disturbance in Centennial Park. Lawrence police are on their way, but what dispatchers haven’t been told – and officers therefore don’t know – is that the suspect is armed with a baseball bat. “We don’t want that to become an escalating confrontation,” Sgt. ...

Lawrence commissioners approved an incentive package that will allow for the development of the historic Reuter building in downtown Lawrence, saying they hope it can revitalize a long vacant building. The commissioners voted 4-0 on numerous items Tuesday night that give developers incentives ...

The City of Lawrence's human resources director, Megan Dodge, will be leaving the position later this year, the city announced on Tuesday. In a news release, the city announced Dodge "will be departing the organization for a new opportunity, effective November 14." The release did not say ...