'We have to move forward': On 3-2 vote, Lawrence City Commission approves budget with 1.4-mill hike

City Commissioner Mike Dever said he wasn’t exactly happy with Lawrence’s 2027 budget. He wasn’t happy that it would raise the property tax rate by about 1 1/2 mills. But he also said that without his vote, and with the commission evenly split between yes and no, there would be no ...

‘We have to move forward’: On 3-2 vote, Lawrence City Commission approves budget with 1.4-mill hike

Lawrence school board members approve budget for 2026-2027

Lawrence school board members have adopted the budget for 2026-2027, and it includes a property tax rate decrease. Following a public hearing ...

Eudora’s just-terminated IT administrator says foreign ransomware is behind ‘big mess’ with city’s and sheriff’s computer systems

Marshall, Hamilton square off in U.S. Senate debate at Kansas State Fair, as crowd becomes raucous

KU defensive backs emphasizing more aggressive play style

Boys soccer City Showdown postponed after lightning stops game

The 2026 boys soccer City Showdown between Free State and Lawrence was postponed and will be made up on Saturday, Oct. 10 at Free State High ...

New Firebirds take right mindset into Blazer Iinvitational

KU women’s basketball earns commitment from 2027 wing Borden

Douglas County commissioners to hear plan for updating zoning, subdivision codes in rural areas

Heartland Community Health Center focuses on staff turnover as demand for psychiatric care grows

Demand for psychiatric care at Heartland Community Health Center is growing – especially among children – as the clinic works to address gaps ...

Douglas County commissioners to consider new solid waste management plan following public hearing

Planning commissioners must produce documents within 30 days in solar farm dispute, judge rules

KU, other state universities, propose new policies to lease property without Regents approval

Opinion: Is it a good idea to continue to have a KU-Mizzou rivalry rooted in the Civil War?

Regents to consider more changes to tenure process for university professors; KU police set to receive pay increase

Introducing a new writer for the Journal-World’s Town Talk feature

Bad television was a big part of the creation of Town Talk. While some of these posts made about as much sense as the plot of a "Gilligan’s Island" episode, ...