Reported crime on the University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus hit another low in 2024 — fueled, in part, by a dramatic multiyear drop in drug offenses — university leaders announced Wednesday.
The KU Police Department took 481 criminal offense reports in 2024, according to the latest statistics. That’s down about 6% from a year ago. The 2024 mark is lower than any year in the last decade, other than the ...
Story updated at 4:28 p.m. March 25:
LMH Health President and CEO Russ Johnson will retire in August, the hospital announced on Tuesday.
The pending change means the hospital will be looking for new leadership for the first time in nearly a decade, as the regional health care market becomes more competitive and as LMH works to remain an independent, community-owned hospital.
“The (LMH) board asked me what ...
Updated at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday, March 25
The University of Kansas is clamping down on its hiring process as it faces possible reductions in federal funding, Chancellor Douglas Girod said Tuesday.
KU will require all new hiring decisions to go through an additional review process by KU’s “University Cabinet,” which includes the chancellor, the provost, the chief financial officer and other top executives ...
Some news and notes from around town:
•••
The only thing standing between me and a fresh-baked treat is a city permit. No, both I and a city clerk somewhere are thankful there’s no such thing as a pastry permit. Instead, a new bakery is planned for west Lawrence, but its proposed home first needs to win a city permit for a drive-thru.
Plans have been filed to convert the former Henry T’s building ...
Turnovers are creating all types of heartburn in Lawrence — some on the basketball court and some in the real estate market.
There’s probably no need for a reminder about the problems turnovers caused on the basketball court. (It is unclear whether the T.V. still works at my house, nor whether it needs to.) On the court, too many turnovers were the problem for an entire season.
In the Lawrence home ...
A plan has been filed for the southern end of downtown Lawrence to receive a batch of affordable apartments for seniors, but the price of the project might include less public parking for all.
An Omaha-based development group has filed a plan to build a four-story apartment building on the city-owned parking lot at 1020 Vermont St. The project is part of the city’s initiative to explore ways to redevelop ...
