For decades, big box stores have been a big argument in Lawrence. In the mid-1990s, it was Super Target. There was a lot of community angst that Super Target was going to be a super threat to downtown Lawrence. A couple of years later, it was Borders bookstore. There was a lot of angst that ...

For the staff going to work at Bowersock Mills and Power Company, encountering people living outside with serious mental health or substance use problems is not new. “I and my staff can’t get to work any day of the week without encountering someone that is really suffering from addiction ...

If you get a ticket for illegal parking in areas outside of downtown Lawrence, be prepared to pay nearly double the fine you would have earlier this year. That's according to a recent social media post from the Lawrence Police Department. LPD announced that as of Oct. 23, fines for parking ...

With winter on the way, it's once again time to submit your clever nicknames for the city's annual snow plow naming contest. The contest is now in its third year, and like previous winners “Taylor Drift” and “The Blizzard of Oz,” this year's winning name will be put on the side of one ...

Douglas County Emergency Management is inviting the public to attend a winter readiness workshop next month. The workshop will be held at the auditorium in the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Dec. 11. The free event will help people recognize cold ...

LAWRENCE — The love affair that bloomed between the city of Lawrence and the country of Algeria while the college town in Kansas was hosting the Desert Foxes during the World Cup has continued with a delegation from the U.S. visiting the African nation this week. The government of Algerian ...