The city of Lawrence is denying claims that the taxing districts it created to pay for the multimillion-dollar reconstruction of Queens Road were set up improperly.
Earlier this month, a homeowner in the special taxing districts filed a lawsuit in Douglas County District Court against the city. The homeowner, Kurt Schaake, is asking that the project be halted so that the case can be heard. The lawsuit claims ...
As temperatures dropped Tuesday night, Lawrence Community Shelter Interim Executive Director Charles Frager says he was driving around Lawrence, looking for homeless people still out on the streets.
Frager said that even though the homeless shelter is not at capacity, there are still people who he said lack a strong sense of self-preservation, have previously been banned and may think they can’t come back, or ...
Those with questions about immigration law will soon have a chance to find some answers.
This week, the City of Lawrence Human Relations Commission will host a discussion called “Know Your Rights: An Informative Evening about Immigration Law.” The event will take place Thursday and will include a discussion with a local immigration attorney and information about organizations that can assist immigrants, ...
Update: Wednesday, Feb. 6
A youth focus group, a communitywide workshop and a workshop for downtown businesses owners and developers that were previously scheduled to take place Wednesday, Feb. 6, and Thursday, Feb. 7, were canceled Wednesday afternoon because of weather.
Residents who want to weigh in on the master plan that will shape downtown Lawrence for the next 15 to 20 years will soon have an ...
Riders of the Lawrence bus service can now use their cellphones to track the location of their bus in real time and to notify them when they need to head to their bus stop to catch it.
The city, which coordinates its bus service with the University of Kansas service, recently upgraded its bus app with an improved real-time tracking and notification system, according to a city news release. The upgraded app, My ...
Whether Lawrence should allow feral cat colonies — and the effects that could have for neighbors, wildlife and the cats themselves — will soon be discussed at City Hall, but the city is looking for input from the public before that.
On Friday, the city put out an online survey, via the Lawrence Listens platform, to gather input from the public about the proposed "trap-neuter-release," or TNR program, under ...
