Craig Owens has spent his whole career looking for challenges – from blue-collar factory communities to suburbs to a densely packed city in Missouri with nearly 50 high-rises. The place he finally found the “capstone” challenge for his career was Lawrence. “I have joked, 'I came here ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower soon will light the sky with debris from Halley's comet. But a bright moon will spoil the fun this year, making the display harder to glimpse. The shower will peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Viewers from the Southern Hemisphere ...
A giant sunflower and the points of a new compass rose were taking shape on Saturday afternoon at Lawrence Regional Airport north of town. Volunteers drew the geometry of the compass rose on Friday, and painting began on Saturday.
A tornado warning years ago forced Perry-Lecompton schools to keep students sheltered for 90 minutes after dismissal – and it has since left a lasting impression on Superintendent Josh Woodward. It's a situation the broader community still thinks about today, he said, even more so after ...
TOPEKA — State decision-makers are mulling whether to drop Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas from the state employee health insurance plan, which would give employees just one option and potentially save the state nearly $240 million over three years. Members of the Kansas State Employees ...
A Trump administration task force has alleged wide-ranging discrimination against Christians during the tenure of former President Joe Biden, claiming in a new report they were targeted in areas such as education, tax law and prosecution of anti-abortion protesters. Progressive groups ...
