One city worker estimated on Wednesday morning that it would take 30 dumptruck loads to clear a single encampment at Burcham Park. The large area of makeshift dwellings had the day before been home to half a dozen people, some of whom had lived there for years in a grove of towering cottonwood ...
Holdout campers cleared from Sandra J. Shaw Park; Burcham Park will be next in city’s efforts to assist homeless
Trump approves federal disaster aid for storms and flooding in 6 states, including Kansas
President Donald Trump has approved federal disaster aid for six states and tribes following storms and floods that occurred this spring and ...
KU defense preparing for West Virginia’s high tempo
Preview: Lawrence football emphasizing run defense against Olathe Northwest
Lawrence High football (0-2) is back at the College Boulevard Activity Center for a Thursday night game against Olathe Northwest (1-1) and ...
Douglas County commissioners to consider joining regional disaster aid agreement
Douglas County commissioners raise questions about land permanently protected for urban farming as a conservation project
An urban farm in Douglas County could be permanently preserved to support beginning farmers, and county commissioners on Wednesday discussed how ...