Lawrence will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a lineup of talks, performances, family activities, and community events. Here’s a look at what’s happening in the community on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and which offices and services will be closed or adjusted for the ...
News and notes from around town that may stretch your elastic waistband, if you let them. ••• Lawrence now has a date for its entrance into the world of unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks. Olive Garden plans to open its Lawrence restaurant at 11 a.m. on Feb. 2, the company has ...
Updated at 3:52 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15 Nearly three months after a driver reportedly crossed a highway's center line and killed an area actor in a head-on collision, little is publicly known about the investigation into the fatality, but Douglas County District Attorney Dakota Loomis said he ...
TOPEKA — Legislators got their first look at Gov. Laura Kelly’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 on Wednesday, finding a plan that prioritizes funding for schools and special education, expanded mental health services and creating a 10-year water plan. Budget director and ...
Even some local restaurateurs don’t know how diverse Lawrence Restaurant Week is, as Will Soo can attest. Soo, who serves on the Lawrence Restaurant Association’s board, owns Lucky Seb’s Dumpling Bar and Grill at 2210 Iowa St. He’s asked other restaurants outside of downtown to ...
TOPEKA — A group of GOP senators want to amend the Kansas Constitution to establish an annual cap on a home’s taxable assessed value, but opinions are split on whether it will provide real relief. The proposal, called the Cap Assessed Valuation Protection amendment, confines a county ...
