For over a month, doctors at AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Cancer Center have struggled to get their hands on enough chemotherapy drugs to treat their patients.
First, their shipments of carboplatin — typically used to treat breast, ovarian and several other cancers — were delayed. They ...
Story updated at 4:27 p.m. Saturday, June 10:
A dedication ceremony scheduled for later today for the historical marker that tells the story of Margaret “Sis” Vinegar, a 14-year-old Black girl imprisoned after her 1882 rape, will move indoors because of inclement weather.
Organizer Kerry ...
Entering the Grassy Hill New Folk Competition for Emerging Songwriters at the Kerrville Folk Festival in Kerrville, Texas, was a first for Lawrence songwriting duo Byron James and Rita Beyer.
But the pair didn’t just participate — they went and won the whole thing.
James and Beyer’s ...
Community members shared their thoughts Thursday evening on the future of Douglas County’s natural, undeveloped lands, and some of their key concerns revolved around the financial challenges that come with conservation.
The group gathered at the Lawrence Public Library to weigh in on ...
Lawrence Mayor Lisa Larsen on Thursday vowed to personally “fight tooth and nail” against laws that dehumanize the LGBTQ community in Lawrence.
Speaking at a PFLAG-sponsored event at the Lawrence Public Library, Larsen shared her thoughts specifically on SB 180, a new law taking effect on ...
Events this weekend include an early-morning birding walk, live theater, Pride celebrations, the library's multi-topic How-To Festival and much more.
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•Children and their families are invited this weekend to Landmark Activity Days at the Dole Institute of Politics, 2350 Petefish ...