LAWRENCE — The love affair that bloomed between the city of Lawrence and the country of Algeria while the college town in Kansas was hosting the Desert Foxes during the World Cup has continued with a delegation from the U.S. visiting the African nation this week. The government of Algerian ...

As two commissioners visit Algeria next week, the Lawrence City Commission will still be meeting Tuesday, but with a lighter-than-normal agenda. No items were listed on the commission's regular agenda for the meeting as of Friday afternoon. There were a few items on the consent agenda, ...

Construction has started up again recently at Lawrence's outdoor pool and is close to finished on a road and stormwater project next to it on Tennessee Street. The Tennessee Street improvements and the Outdoor Aquatic Center renovation, which is now in its second phase, have been taking place ...

Lawrence Mayor Brad Finkeldei, City Commissioner Amber Sellers and dozens of other people from Lawrence who helped welcome Algeria during the FIFA World Cup will be visiting the North African nation next week. The city announced in a news release on Wednesday that the trip would run from Nov. ...

Voters have passed an increase in the sales tax that funds Lawrence’s bus system, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night. As of around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, with 100% of precincts reporting in Douglas County, voters in Lawrence were split about 56% yes and 44% no on the tax ...

After reaffirming how important they thought KU’s Gateway project was for Lawrence and the university, city commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize issuing up to $100 million in STAR and Community Improvement District bonds for its second phase. The Gateway project, a multi-use ...