Lawrence High and Free State High both will be set to get new running tracks, if Lawrence school board members approve more than $1.5 million worth of construction bids at their Monday meeting. Board members will consider approving bids for work that would include the demolition of the ...
Douglas County was awarded federal funding for a guardrail replacement to enhance safety on a rural roadway near Lone Star. Governor Laura Kelly announced on Tuesday that over $8.77 million in federal funds would be awarded to 13 projects aiming to enhance the safety on rural roadways in the ...
Lawrence's Historic Resources Commission voted Thursday for further review of a proposed “very-high-density” apartment complex to see how the design could better fit the guidelines of the historic Oread neighborhood. Commissioners voted 5-0 Thursday night with one abstention to refer the ...
Starting this fall, Kansas will join at least 20 other states that ban student cellphones in K-12 classrooms statewide. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed into law a bipartisan bill that requires students to store their cellphones in a secure, inaccessible location until ...
A jury trial for a man accused of multiple sex crimes that was scheduled to begin at the end of this month has been canceled after the parties indicated to the court Thursday that a plea deal was imminent. The defendant, Kenneth Wayne Soap, 46, is now scheduled for a plea hearing on May 1 in ...
At two town hall meetings next week, the Lawrence Public Library’s leaders hope to get more ideas from the public to help guide the creation of the library's master plan. The library will have two meetings next week: one at its building at 707 Vermont St. from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 23, ...
