The budding name, image and likeness industry, for some, might be most synonymous with brand deals and sponsored social media posts.
After all, the 2021 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that paved the way for college athletes to profit from their own name, image and likeness has since led to NIL mega-deals — worth millions and often accompanied by brand new vehicles, merchandise and more — for student-athletes ...
The City of Lawrence has requested a judgment in its favor in a lawsuit filed by the union representing the city’s solid waste and Municipal Services and Operations employees, and a formerly cooperative declarant in the case has withdrawn for “continued fear of retaliation by the city.”
Last week, the city filed a motion for summary judgment — a decision based on a matter of law without the need for a ...
It’s been nearly 170 years since the Battle of Black Jack, and the stewards of the site of what’s widely considered the first real battle of the Civil War near Baldwin City remain focused on sharing that history through walking tours and reenactments.
But the future of Black Jack Battlefield, for now, is a little less certain. The battlefield, a nonprofit, is in the midst of financial troubles that have ...
Lawrence's nearly $530 million Capital Improvement Plan includes projects from new fire stations to artificial turf, and one long-running project in particular was on city commissioners' minds as they kicked off their budget discussions on Tuesday — closing the Lawrence Loop trail.
At Tuesday’s City Commission meeting, commissioners heard a presentation about the five-year CIP — essentially a blueprint ...
A judge has ruled in favor of the City of Lawrence in a church’s lawsuit that sought to halt the construction of more than 60 duplexes on property across the street from the church.
With the ruling, an attorney representing the duplex project's group of developers says that the project now would be able to move forward — but that it’s also unclear “how far the church wants to take this.”
The ...
It’s standing room only in a Douglas County courtroom on a Friday morning in early June, but not because there’s a high profile case on the docket.
Instead, the crowd is there to celebrate the three latest graduates of the Douglas County Drug Court program, a four-phase treatment court for adults who have been charged with felonies or have pending felony probation violations and have a substance use ...
