James Dunn was shopping for a new stove Monday morning at Lawrence’s Stoneback Appliance, hoping to buy something just in case prices went up.
“The thought crossed my mind, 'I should get an appliance fast,'” said Dunn, a Lawrence resident. “I thought of the tariffs and I thought I better come right away.”
With the Trump administration more than doubling tariffs on billions of dollars of Chinese ...
Chellie Doonan hopes that working in the garden during the coming weeks while going through treatment at DCCCA First Step at Lake View, a residential drug treatment facility in Lawrence, will bring her peace of mind.
“I can get out of my head,” she said, by digging in the dirt.
The garden is where Doonan can find serenity while working on getting her life back on track. Plus, she says there is a ...
The powerful beating of drums kicked off the 2019 commencement ceremony at Haskell Indian Nations University.
About 150 graduates receiving bachelor's and associate degrees processed into Coffin Sports Complex Friday morning, along with Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Tara Sweeney, Haskell's Acting President Monte Monteith, members of the Haskell National Board of Regents and faculty.
Sweeney, the first ...
Lawrence High School students will soon be presenting an original drama that looks back at a tense and polarizing time in their school's history: the local civil rights protests of 1968.
“In Their Own Words: Voices of the 1968 Lawrence High School Student Walkout,” a short dramatic work written and produced by current students at Lawrence High School, will be performed Saturday at the Watkins Museum of ...
Caroline Wiseman didn’t fall in love with Kansas when she first arrived at Haskell Indian Nations University in the fall of 2014.
She’s still not a fan of the state’s climate or terrain, but unlike those who make a quick exit after deciding they don’t like a place, Wiseman stuck it out. Friday, she is receiving her diploma during spring commencement at 10 a.m. in Coffin Sports Complex.
“At first I ...
Story updated at 3:06 p.m. Wednesday
The Kansas River trail was closed Wednesday morning as the river breached its south bank after three days of rainstorms.
Constant Park, 230 W. Sixth St., to Burcham Park, on South Powerhouse Road, is closed until further notice, said Porter Arneill, director of communications with the City of Lawrence.
The Kansas River is expected to crest at 7 a.m. Friday just below minor ...
