WRITER: Chad Lawhorn

KU thinks it may set a record for freshman enrollment when classes begin Monday; dorms are 100% full

The incoming freshman class of the University of Kansas is projected to be so large that KU is leasing space in three off-campus apartment complexes to house an overflow number of first-year students. In fact, some KU leaders think the incoming freshman class will be the largest in the school’s history. KU leaders are limited by Kansas Board of Regents reporting rules on what they can definitively say about ...

A brand that is seeking to become the upscale option for Dollar General showing interest in south Lawrence shopping center

I’m not sure what I thought would outrank a Dollar General — maybe a Dollar Emperor or Darth Dollar, perhaps — but I could have guessed all day and not come up with the answer of Popshelf. But it sure appears that young retail chain aims to be an upscale version of Dollar General. It also appears that Lawrence will be getting one on south Iowa Street. As I briefly reported earlier this week, there are ...

Discount retailer Burlington to open in former Bed Bath & Beyond space in November; Baskin-Robbins moving ahead on 23rd Street

The discount clothing retailer Burlington indeed is coming to Lawrence and will locate in the former Bed Bath & Beyond location on south Iowa Street. The company has listed on its website Nov. 10 as an opening date for the new store. The company didn’t release the location as part of its announcement, but a construction worker at the former Bed Bath & Beyond site, which is in the Pine Ridge Plaza at ...

'An outdoor Allen Fieldhouse:' KU reveals more details about planned football stadium renovations, fundraising

In what leaders say is the University of Kansas’ most important project in a generation, the latest score is 125 million to 10. KU has raised $125 million for its renovation of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in the last 10 months, and university leaders said on Tuesday they fully expect to hold a ribbon cutting for the “transformational” project in 2025. At a kickoff event that attracted several ...

Gov. Kelly says she expects 'every angle' of raid on Marion County newspaper to be reviewed by KBI

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly expects the Kansas Bureau of Investigation to review the decision-making process of law enforcement officials in Marion County who raided the offices of that community’s newspaper last week. “If they are doing their job, they are going to be looking at every angle,” Kelly said Tuesday when asked by a reporter about whether the KBI investigation would be reviewing the tactics and ...

Lawrence may become first city in the state to make it illegal to discriminate on the basis of someone's hairstyle

Several years ago, Byron Myrick made the cut for a managerial position at a Lawrence restaurant, although there was one major condition that came with his hiring: He had to cut his locs. Myrick did, but he always thought it was wrong that he had to choose his locs or a paycheck. On Tuesday, city commissioners will consider passing an ordinance that would make Lawrence the first city in the state to declare ...