School district committee backs away from idea of changing boundaries for LHS and Free State
High school students in Lawrence don’t need to pack their moving bags quite yet. Changes to the boundaries for Lawrence High and Free State aren’t likely to occur for the next school year, members of the district’s Boundary Advisory Committee were told at a meeting on Wednesday. “We ...
As $6.5M budget hole looms, leaders want to recharge city’s savings account and haven’t ruled out raising the mill levy
Report: Emergency services for the homeless in Douglas County cost millions in 2023, may have averaged over $7,000 per person
Shelter stays, jail beds, ambulance rides and ER visits: Homeless people in Douglas County used more than $5 million of these types of emergency ...
Kansas volleyball introduces next head coach with former coach offering continued support
First-half struggles continue as Jayhawks’ 5-point first quarter leads to 79-61 loss
Kansas women’s basketball’s slow starts and rebounding woes persisted in Salt Lake City after a disappointing showing on Sunday against ...
Douglas County commissioners to vote on Senior Resource Center transition plan, requiring nearly $220,000 in additional funding
Douglas County commissioners vote to require zinc monitoring for future solar projects
Testing for zinc levels in groundwater will be required at future solar projects in Douglas County, the County Commission decided at its meeting ...
KU ranks three online graduate programs in top 10 nationally; MBA program climbs to No. 7
A former Free State debater is part of the top team in the country at KU, and the honors keep coming
Making farms more like prairies might help prevent plant diseases, and KU researchers are studying how
Lawrence ends three-year streak of declining home sales, but 2024 selling prices were highest in the region
Panasonic plant has 400 employees now, with 1,000 planned by summer; state leaders gather to celebrate project
Project to convert downtown apartment building into condos nearly complete; demand has been strong
Affidavit: 18-year-old charged in shooting told police he fired in self-defense after drug deal went wrong
Judge grants probation for Lawrence man accused of threatening a family with a handgun, choking his mother while on bond
Family of 4 killed, 32 displaced in fire at an apartment in KC suburb
After an ‘uptight year,’ Busker Festival organizer hopes his new comedy festival will help Lawrence let loose
How a relief fund created during the COVID crisis still helps Lawrence servers, bartenders and other hospitality workers today
Surgeon general proposes warning labels about alcohol’s cancer risk
At annual breakfast, professor and playwright reflects on the near-death experience and conversation that changed Martin Luther King Jr.’s life
Douglas County commissioners vote to require zinc monitoring for future solar projects
Douglas County Commission meeting interrupted by sexually explicit video and technical problems
