Lawrence will be full of families and soon-to-be University of Kansas graduates this weekend. KU’s Commencement ceremony is set for 10:30 a.m. on Sunday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium at 11th and Mississippi streets. While the main traditions will remain the same – graduates ...
Five men – four of them with ties to Texas communities – have been named as finalists for Lawrence’s city manager position. All five are scheduled to be in Lawrence next week for onsite interviews, which will include a community meet-and-greet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, at the ...
The latest population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau are out, and Lawrence was the only community of 40,000 people or more in Kansas that lost population last year. Lawrence’s population loss wasn’t particularly steep. The Census estimated Lawrence’s population as of July 1, 2025 ...
Two people were injured in a shooting in eastern Lawrence on Thursday night, police say, and a man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The Lawrence Police Department posted on social media that the shooting occurred around 9:30 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of 16th Street ...
TOPEKA — Favorable fall conditions for wheat planting gave way to a warmer-than-usual winter and spring cold snaps, placing Kansas wheat crop in a precarious situation. Kansas State University experts also warned in a recent memo of disease emerging in wheat fields in nine Kansas ...
Lawrence city commissioners will give their initial thoughts on a five-year capital projects plan next week, including whether to ask voters to renew a 0.3% infrastructure sales tax. At its meeting on Tuesday, the City Commission will hear about the city's proposed Capital Improvement Plan, ...
