Story updated at 9:09 p.m. Wednesday, April 17:
The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday voiced unanimous support for a pilot property tax rebate program for low-income seniors and disabled veterans, which is slated to launch in 2025.
At Wednesday’s County Commission meeting, ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours.
Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and ...
A new policy that will prohibit “diversity pledges” at state universities — but won’t require schools to close their offices related to diversity initiatives — won quick and unanimous approval by the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday.
While diversity-related issues surrounding ...
Today, it would not be hard to find actual boards on the field of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium as it undergoes a $448 million renovation that has demolished the entire west side of the facility.
But leaders of that project on Wednesday assured community members that mortar boards will ...
Updated at 4:04 p.m. Wednesday, April 17
The City of Lawrence is assessing its options after Tuesday’s City Commission meeting was interrupted by racist and antisemitic hate speech, a city spokesperson told the Journal-World Wednesday.
As the Journal-World reported, commissioners voted to ...
Van Go Inc. has named a new executive director, according to a news release Wednesday from the nonprofit.
Lori McSorley, who formerly worked for the Visiting Nurses Association, will become the new leader of the arts-based organization at Seventh and New Jersey streets.
"We look forward to ...