In recent years — especially since the onset of the unique social changes sparked by the COVID-19 pandemic around the start of 2020 — the topic of feelings of loneliness and disconnection experienced by younger people has exploded. The image that many people think of to characterize what has been called an epidemic is a “young person forlornly looking in their phone,” according to Jeffrey Hall, ...
Soccer fans all over the world held their breath, screamed in delight and learned about what kinds of travel plans they would be looking at come summer, as multiple teams qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup this week. From shocking goals in Glasgow that secured Scotland’s first ticket to the tournament since 1990 to the Caribbean countries of Haiti and Curacao celebrating their second and first World Cup ...
A violent sex offender from New York accepted a plea agreement from prosecutors in Douglas County District Court on Thursday, avoiding a jury trial that was scheduled for next month. Kyle Elder, 35, pleaded no contest to two counts of aggravated abuse of a child, both felonies. Under the plea agreement, Senior Assistant District Attorney Ricardo Leal said that prosecutors dismissed other charges that Elder was ...
The LMH Board of Trustees approved the hospital’s operating budget for 2026 with expectations of an increased net operating income compared to this year’s budget. The Board voted unanimously Wednesday morning to approve a budget that projects the hospital system will take in an operating revenue of just over $448 million in 2026, with around $440 million in operating expenses. The budget projects it would ...
Organizers looking to create a new park and trail system near Interstate 70 in Lawrence said it needs community support to make the dream reality, especially support from the city and county governments to make use of a small stretch of land to connect the system. Around 100 people gathered at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., for a meeting hosted Wednesday night by the Friends of Lawrence Area ...
A grocery store, more bridges across the Kansas River and safety improvements for pedestrians: These were among the things that nearly 160 residents came up with at a public meeting on Monday when asked to “dream big” about the future of North Lawrence. Monday evening's meeting at the cafeteria of Woodlawn Elementary School, 508 Elm St., was the first public engagement event about the North Lawrence ...