Lawrence received 1.72 inches of rainfall overnight, making flash flooding a paramount concern for the region, the National Weather Service in Topeka reported Tuesday morning.
The rain began just before 6 p.m. Monday and the heavier storms moved into the area just before 7 p.m. and continued off and on through much of the night, NWS meteorologist Bryan Baerg said. Since Sunday night Lawrence has received 2.35 ...
Lawrence has been ranked sixth in the top U.S. cities for bicycling, according to the 2019 PlacesForBikes ratings.
“I was surprised we were sixth out of 510 cities,” said Jessica Mortinger, transportation planning manager with the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization.
This the first time the City of Lawrence has applied for the recognition with PlacesForBikes, a data-driven analysis ...
More rounds of severe weather and heavy rains are expected through Wednesday night, raising the chances for flash flooding around the Lawrence area.
After 0.63 inches of rain fell at the airport, north of Lawrence, between 11 p.m. Sunday through 1 a.m. Monday, Jenifer Prieto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said severe thunderstorms would once again be a threat along with high ...
The man Haskell Alumni Association named as this year’s outstanding alumnus — who had been removed last September from his leadership role with the Kickapoo Tribe in Horton after allegations of financial and sexual misconduct — will not speak at the university's graduation Friday.
Russell Bradley, the 2019 Outstanding Haskell Alumnus, confirmed Monday that the Haskell Indian Nations University ...
Kansas poet Denise Low will be pulling up stakes and heading west this summer.
In preparation for a move to California, she has been decluttering her life. It helped that the Kenneth Spencer Research Library at the University of Kansas accepted 20 boxes of her papers, manuscripts, letters and journals.
Low, who turns 70 on May 9, has more than 20 published books of poetry, personal essays and scholarship. She ...
Fans of the Lawrence Civic Choir can attend a local performance Saturday or wait until June 9 and catch the choir on stage at New York City’s Carnegie Hall.
Attending “A Spring Bouquet of Songs,” at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave., will be more convenient and cheaper. However, watching 20 members of the Lawrence group sing in a 200-member choir at Carnegie Hall could ...
