Taste of Lawrence returns Thursday, with a wider array of vendors and businesses attending the event than ever before. The Taste of Lawrence event has gone on for over 40 years, said Jared Martin, the director of events for the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce which hosts the event, and its goal ...
Updated at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5 Douglas County jurors on Wednesday found a 33-year-old Lawrence man guilty of rape and aggravated criminal sodomy — in a case where they had to determine whether the woman’s silent conduct amounted to consent and whether she had been overcome by ...
NEW YORK — The UPS cargo plane crash on Tuesday at the company's global aviation hub in Kentucky, which killed at least nine, will temporarily disrupt the supply chain and result in some shipping delays. But UPS says it has contingency plans in place, and experts say the impact should be ...
Starbucks' union members have voted to strike at the company's U.S. stores next week unless it finalizes a contract agreement, the union said Wednesday. The strike would begin on Nov. 13, which is the day Starbucks plans to distribute free, reusable red cups. Red Cup Day, a Starbucks tradition ...
Story updated at 3:08 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5: Lawrence residents can start purchasing recreation center memberships in less than two weeks, and the City of Lawrence will be holding information sessions later this month to answer questions about the new fees and help people sign up. The city ...
Some news and notes from Tuesday’s local elections in Lawrence and Douglas County: ••• A big takeaway in the Lawrence City Commission race is that voters were of one mind about two people. You used to hear of how Lawrence had an east-west divide on local, political matters. There ...
