Lawrence’s city limits may expand to the northwest to allow for a large new housing development. Plans have been filed at City Hall to convert a gravel road on the outskirts of town into a new city street that would lead to nearly 200 new homes. The plans are for the area just north of ...
The City of Lawrence has been chosen to receive nearly $400,000 from the Federal Highway Administration and the Kansas Department of Transportation that will support studies and projects to make local streets safer. In a news release Monday, the city announced that it was selected for a Safe ...
The City of Lawrence’s Community Arts Grant application — which funds everything from arts projects to cultural events — will open this week. The city announced in a press release Monday applications for the grants will be accepted starting on Wednesday, Dec. 31. The application period ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Board voted to approve a tentative agreement for the health department to provide health services for residents at the Douglas County Juvenile Detention Center. The board voted unanimously earlier in the month to allow for the Lawrence Douglas-County Public ...
LAWRENCE — A documentary about the police raid of the Marion County Record is set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in early 2026, more than two years after law enforcement stormed the newspaper office, the publisher’s home and a city councilwoman’s home. Director and producer ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly nominated the leader of a Kansas organization working to connect families with quality and affordable child care to serve as the first director of the state’s Office of Early Childhood. Kelly recommended the Kansas Senate confirm Christi Smith, who works as ...
