After Congress approved a request from President Donald Trump to claw back over a billion dollars in federal public broadcasting funds, Kansas Public Radio has announced an emergency fundraising drive to keep its operations going.
The U.S. House of Representatives voted early Friday morning to approve a bill that cut over $9 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid. This will rescind ...
Lawrence Transit's biggest projects, like a downtown bus station and electrifying more of its fleet, are anticipating some minor speed bumps. But in terms of growth, its director says the ride has been fairly smooth.
Felice Lavergne, who took over as Lawrence Transit's full-time director in May, told the Journal-World that the transit system's ridership held relatively steady in 2024 after a spike in 2023, when ...
A band of overnight storms early Thursday brought between 3 and 5 inches of rain to much of Douglas County, flooded part of a government building and closed Lawrence's outdoor pool, and a week of dangerous heat is expected to follow.
Jenifer Prieto, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Topeka, said that although most of the county got 3 to 5 inches of rain, there was one report in the eastern ...
The Lawrence City Commission voted Tuesday night to exceed its revenue neutral rate and, after lengthy discussion, bumped up the maximum mill levy from the initial rate proposed in the budget to a higher amount to create some budgetary “wiggle room.”
Commissioners voted 3-2 to exceed the revenue neutral rate and set the maximum mill levy at 33.986 mills. Commissioners Bart Littlejohn and Lisa Larsen were ...
Lawrence city commissioners expressed interest Tuesday in exploring potential membership fees for the city’s Parks, Recreation and Culture department rec centers, but they advised the department to consider cheaper costs than the initial proposal and make access free for low-income residents.
As the Journal-World reported, the PRC publicly released details for the membership fee proposal featuring fees that ...
The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board voted Monday to tell the Lawrence City Commission that it believes the proposed $1.8 million budget cut to the city’s Parks, Recreation and Culture department would have a “significant, negative effect” for the public's access to facilities.
The recommendation was approved 6-0 by the board Monday night, with Ruth DeWitt abstaining. The recommendation, which was ...
