None of Kansas’ six public universities are proposing an increase for food or housing costs in the next academic year, which will make it the second year in a row the University of Kansas has not had an increase. At a virtual meeting Wednesday, the Kansas Board of Regents took a first look at Kansas public universities’ food and housing rates for the 2021-2022 academic year. For a double-occupancy room and ...
Lawrence’s hospital is projecting a more than 500% increase in COVID-19 inpatients in the next two weeks, an infectious disease expert said Tuesday night at a town hall meeting on the pandemic. LMH Health infectious disease specialist Jennifer Schrimsher showed the projections during the Zoom meeting, which had roughly 140 participants. The projections show that by Dec. 1, there could be 173 COVID-19 ...
Ashley and Aaron Weigel were living in Olathe when they heard about a gutted property for sale on a two-acre lot in Lawrence. At first, they imagined the home would be an investment they could turn into a rental property. But once they saw it in person, they knew they wanted to live there — despite the raccoon pellets, animal carcasses and evidence of a squatter. They weren’t intimidated by the work that ...
As COVID-19 cases ramp up in Kansas, hospital beds for virus patients are in high demand. Lawrence’s hospital is currently able to accept patients from other counties and states, a hospital spokesperson confirmed on Monday. LMH Health is caring for inpatients outside of Douglas County on a case by case basis based on the patient’s care and treatment needs, said Amy Northrop, spokesperson for the hospital. ...
The University of Kansas will terminate the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity chapter at the end of the semester after an investigation found evidence of hazing, harming new members and an open culture of illegal drug use. A Nov. 4 letter from the university’s vice provost for student affairs informed the chapter that its status as a registered organization on campus would end on Nov. 25 and that the earliest it could ...
Clad in her workout gear and a pink mask, Karen Gideon was dozens of feet away from others in her workout class Thursday morning. That’s the way she likes it. Gideon was originally “very nervous” to join a group class through Lawrence Parks and Recreation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but she knew she had to do something active for her health. “I needed to do something physical and my muscles were ...