A spend down of Douglas County government’s more than $100 million in reserve funds indeed began in 2025, but it didn’t reach into the county’s broadest fund, recently released financial statements show. The county’s general operating fund — the account that funds day-to-day ...
Updated at 5:42 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 A Douglas County judge on Monday granted a Lawrence transgender woman the temporary restoration of her driver's license after the State of Kansas invalidated it earlier this year under a controversial anti-trans law known as SB 244. "We're pleased ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Transportation on Monday announced that $37.2 million in federal funds has been awarded to 33 projects selected for inclusion in KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives program; among them are two projects in Lawrence and one in Eudora ...
Updated at 5:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2026 A dull and dingy wall in downtown Lawrence is now colorful and inviting, thanks to local Girl Scouts who spent a good part of the past year planning and painting a mural at the site. Troop 2856 gathered Sunday to officially unveil their contribution ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision Friday dismissing claims that state law forbidding fusion voting and cross-party nomination of candidates violated the Kansas Constitution. The Court of Appeals acknowledged laws requiring candidates to accept a single ...
There’s a block party planned on Ninth Street later this month, as the stormwater construction winds down and more of the street opens back up. But for Rob Coleman, there’s not much left to celebrate. City staff came to his restaurant, Fork & Tumbler, last October, talked him and ...
