A revised version of the House's aviation safety bill now has the backing of the NTSB, but most of the families of the 67 victims of last year's midair collision near Washington, D.C., still want to see tougher requirements to ensure the reforms are completed. The National Transportation ...
FRIDAY, MARCH 27 75th Anniversary Fee-Waived Pet Adoptions, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, noon-6 p.m., Lawrence Humane Society, 1805 E. 19th St. See lawrencehumane.org/adopt for more information. Final Friday Art Walk includes: • Celia Smith and Gil Ortiz, 5-9 p.m., Cider Gallery, 810 ...
A longtime newspaper journalist turned academic leader has been named as the first finalist to become the next dean of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of Kansas. Scott Reinardy, who is serving as the school’s interim dean, will give a ...
In his decades of living in East Lawrence, Tony Peterson says, a lot has changed, but “the Yart Sale has always been one of the constants.” “I’m not even sure how long ago it started,” he says. It’s one of those ad-hoc, organic neighborhood things, part garage sale, part gallery, ...
Local students — ranging from law school students to elementary students — will get a chance to visit in person with a sitting U.S. Supreme Court justice next month. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor will be visiting the University of Kansas campus on April 6 and April 7, KU’s ...
Douglas County officially was on the decline last year. The county posted a small, but rare, drop in population in 2025, according to new estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday. Douglas County also was unique in one regard: It was the only urban county in the state that ...
