Sanctuary Alliance of Lawrence reports ICE activity on KU campus

Story updated at 12:04 p.m. Friday, Feb. 27: An organization that monitors the activity of U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents said it has confirmed at least two detainments on Friday, with one on the University of Kansas campus. According to a social media post from the ...

Lawrence Community Shelter served over 800 individuals in 2025, operated at almost full capacity in December

Acclaimed author behind ‘Death by Lightning’ shares some thoughts on the ‘soap opera’ of human history ahead of Baker visit

If you thought we lived in the Information Age with 24/7 news, the internet, social media and AI, consider the fact that in the 19th century ...

Cardinal Housing Network hosts ribbon-cutting for new apartments for women in recovery and their children

Closure along Ninth Street near downtown Lawrence extended to Mississippi Street for stormwater project

The right mix of youth and experience has boosted Free State girls basketball

Lawrence senior Harrell brings confidence from regional championship into final wrestling tournament

Jadin Harrell walked up the steps of the Lawrence auxiliary gymnasium to the wrestling room every day this week knowing he only had a finite ...

Journal-World Athletes of the Week: Jada Baars-Turner and Gavin McIntosh

Jayhawks hope to make most of this year’s two-game swing through Arizona

Douglas County commissioners to discuss local property tax system, impacts of state proposals

A majority of properties in Douglas County to see 1% to 8% value increases for 2026; commissioners briefed on county’s property tax system

Most residential and commercial properties in Douglas County will see their 2026 values rise between 1% and 8%, the county’s Appraiser’s ...

Lawrence Virtual School student wins Douglas County’s Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge for second year in a row

Leader of Lawrence’s Homeless Solutions Division feels like ‘nobody wants to hear the good news’

KU research dollars set a new record in 2025; university conducted more than $600M in research activities

KU leaders reject pay proposal from faculty union; administration says it will seek an impasse in negotiations if deal not reached in 7 days

A memorial unites Iranian students at KU as they grieve civil-rights protesters killed by Iran’s dictatorship

As Costco comes to town, Walmart files plans for convenience store, gas station at its south Iowa store

As Costco gets ready to build a major gas station as part of its development in northwest Lawrence, Walmart has filed plans to build a gas station of its own in ...