Hayley Beltz was the type of kid who grew up fascinated by space and “looking up at the night sky,” but a career that used that passion outside of being an astronaut seemed light years away.
Beltz went on to get a bachelor’s degree in math and physics at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, and found research experience through the National Science Foundation, where she was posted at the Maria Mitchell ...
When it comes to affordable housing in Lawrence, city leaders are thinking bigger, as in allowing taller buildings that can house more living units per square foot.
But leaders also are thinking smaller. Changes to the development code will allow people to build a small home — or accessory dwelling unit — on their property.
Thus far, city officials are still waiting on the big surge in housing. As the ...
With less than 80 days until the FIFA 2026 World Cup begins, the LMH Board of Trustees discussed how it is planning for the games, including how it could see an increase in usage during the month-long tournament.
The hospital’s leadership team presented an overview of its planning efforts during the LMH Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday morning. Jan Wiebe, LMH’s chief nursing officer, told the board that ...
After hearing testimony from several witnesses, a judge in Douglas County District Court Tuesday found probable cause to set a jury trial for the man facing second degree murder charges related to the stabbing of a 35-year old woman last summer.
Aaron Blake Wright, 63, was charged with second-degree murder in the death of 35-year-old Jina Reyes-Woehler, a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe and mother of ...
Lawrence city officials said a processing error by the city’s print bill vendor has led to thousands of customers receiving the wrong person’s bill.
The City of Lawrence posted Monday morning on Facebook that it is aware of a “printing and mailing error” for utility bills dated March 16, 2026. The city noted that a bill may have been printed correctly for one customer but sent to a different customer ...
While brackets made for the NCAA Tournament may be going bust over the first weekend with crazy upsets and buzzer beating shots, the tournament can serve as a boom for college basketball hubs like Lawrence.
Of course, regular season Kansas Jayhawk gamedays bring a lot of people to the town during the regular season, but the excitement of the 68-team tournament colloquially called March Madness brings a whole ...
