The north end of downtown Lawrence soon may have everything from ice skating to a food hall full of small restaurants. And to make it more unique, it would all be in the same spot. (I’m already dangerous on skates, but if I have a fork and knife in my hand, I’m going to have to increase ...

Snow days have quickly accumulated for the Lawrence school district, and that means the academic calendar will likely be extended by a yet-to-be determined number of hours. The severe winter weather this month resulted in districtwide school closures on Jan. 9, 10, 16 and 22. And now ...

An attorney for a renewable energy company says plans for a large wind farm in southwest Douglas County will never advance if the Douglas County Commission approves a recent Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission decision that significantly lengthened the distance between wind turbines and ...

Lawrence public schools and several others in the area are closed Monday, Jan. 22 due to icy road conditions. Here's a look at several closings. — The University of Kansas will delay opening the Lawrence, Edwards and Leavenworth campuses until noon today. — Lawrence public schools have ...

LMH Health will soon begin expanding and renovating its Cancer Center. Major efforts are expected to launch in February as design and construction teams work to create an environment that cultivates healing and focuses on a patient-first experience. The Cancer Center renovations are planned to ...

What makes a story worth telling? To illustrate, Ira Glass does a magic trick. After a couple of attempts with an unwieldy object he grabbed because he did not have a coin, there is the sleight of hand, and the object seems to vanish and then reappear. “If you do it right, the trick works ...