WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

From a food hall to an ice rink, new details emerge about proposed redevelopment near Sixth and Mass

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 my insurance policy.) The proposed developer of a major project to convert the former Journal-World printing plant near ...

Renovation work at KU football stadium making it 'very possible' Jayhawks will play at Arrowhead

It is looking more likely that at least some of the University of Kansas’ home football games next season will be played in Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said Wednesday that a nearly $500 million project to renovate David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium will make it difficult to play all of the home games at the campus stadium. “There is a huge feasibility question,” ...

Board of Regents agree to provide financial protection for Emporia State president in lawsuits related to tenure dismissals

As lawsuits hang over Emporia State University and its decision to dismiss about 30 university faculty members, there’s a chance the ESU president may be found personally liable in some of the cases. If so, the Kansas Board of Regents made clear that the state will pay for any damages or legal fees ESU President Ken Hush incurs from the legal actions. The Regents on Wednesday unanimously approved a ...

At community MLK Day celebration, longtime Lawrence pastors reflect on struggles for equality

William Dulin understood the importance of two simple words growing up a Black boy in 1950s Lawrence: “To go.” His grandmother had told him the rules many times. There are businesses you can go into, “but you get what you came to get and you go outside.” A drugstore on the southern stretch of Massachusetts Street — across from a popular youth baseball field in South Park — was such a "get it and ...

After surviving police raid of its offices, Marion County Record to receive national journalism award at KU

A Kansas newspaper that became a national rallying cry for journalism after its offices were raided by a small-town police force will receive one of the nation’s top journalism awards at KU this spring. The Marion County Record will receive the 2024 William Allen White Foundation National Citation at a ceremony on April 11 at the Kansas Memorial Union. The weekly newspaper will become the first ...

Bill to limit diversity, equity and inclusion activities at universities may get new attention at Kansas Statehouse

A bill that would create questions about how University of Kansas officials can address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion may get a second life in the Kansas Legislature this session. Lawmakers in both houses last year passed a provision, as part of the governor’s budget, that would place significant limits on how KU and other state universities can interact with individuals on the issues of ...