With 28 players joining through the transfer portal, 18 incoming freshmen (one newly added from Australia) and 40 returning players from last season’s roster, the Kansas football team appears to be up to 86 scholarships. That is, of course, an educated guess, as the team doesn’t publicize ...
News and notes from around town that may stretch your elastic waistband, if you let them. ••• Lawrence now has a date for its entrance into the world of unlimited soup, salad and breadsticks. Olive Garden plans to open its Lawrence restaurant at 11 a.m. on Feb. 2, the company has ...
News and notes from around town: Small engines don’t always confine themselves to creating small problems, and sometimes they need something more than a small space to fix them. Those two facts have a North Lawrence business looking to double the size of its space. Heinen Outdoor Power ...
There used to be a time before the 2008 recession where Lawrence would build 360 new single family homes a year. Now, the city is back to a point where that number is again accurate — if you drop the 0. Lawrence builders started just 36 new single family homes in 2025, according to City of ...
When it comes to Lawrence shoppers and their spending, 2025 ended up being a perfectly ho-hum year — delivered via a roller coaster. The City of Lawrence recently received its 12th and final sales tax check of the year from the Kansas Department of Revenue. With that, we can now calculate ...
A planned $55 million National Security Innovation Center on KU’s West Campus has signed its first tenant, and it indeed will be keeping an eye on airborne threats. Think wind, snow, rain and hail. The National Weather Service has signed an agreement to locate a regional forecasting ...
