WRITER: Bremen Keasey

Despite poor first quarter financial report, LMH Health leaders say they are working to improve clinics' long-term performance

While poor financial performance from LMH Health’s clinics has the hospital operating at a loss, its CFO said Wednesday the staff is taking steps to address those financial difficulties for the long-term. LMH Health is currently operating at around a $3.1 million loss, according to its report for the first quarter of 2026. Although the hospital had budgeted to be operating at a loss for the first quarter, it ...

Lawrence's Homeless Resource Center building is undamaged after tree fell on it during storm

After a storm caused a tree to fall onto the roof of the Homeless Resource Center near downtown Lawrence, the center's executive director said Tuesday that the building was not damaged. The storm brought heavy rain — up to 3 inches in the span of six hours — and strong winds across Douglas County on Monday morning. It flooded rural roads, caused a power outage at the University of Kansas and knocked down ...

Storm Monday morning brings nearly 3 inches of rain to Lawrence; strong winds down many trees in the city

UPDATED 12:45 P.M. APRIL 27 With strong thunderstorms over the weekend and early Monday morning, Lawrence and surrounding areas received somewhere between 4 and 5 inches of rain within the last week — well above the average monthly totals. Matt Flanagan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Topeka, said Lawrence saw 0.72 inches of rain on Thursday and 0.57 inches Sunday night. Then ...

KU architecture and design students showcase work in Kansas City, tap into growing design community

With Kansas City, Missouri, becoming a hub of architecture and design, leaders with KU’s School of Architecture and Design wanted to tap into that energy. Dan Rolf, the director of the Hatch Resource Center and communications with the school, said he and Jae D. Chang, a professor of architecture and associate dean for research, innovation and entrepreneurship, wanted to figure out a way to “convey the ...

Local volunteers, IKEA donations help refurbish Lawrence housing nonprofit’s transitional unit into comfortable home for family

A Lawrence housing nonprofit got a boost from local volunteers and an international furniture giant to refurbish one of its housing units, with its director saying it transforms the house into an inviting home. Family Promise of Lawrence and IKEA Merriam teamed up to renovate one of the nonprofit’s housing options on Maine Street, with IKEA donating its furniture to fully furnish the unit that is meant for a ...

Lawrence organizers of Saturday 'Campus Walk' to support suicide prevention say growth has improved fundraising

Ahead of an annual walk that supports suicide prevention efforts and awareness, a Lawrence organizer said the group has extended its reach in the community and expanded its fundraising abilities. Organizers will host the Lawrence Area Campus Walk on Saturday, April 25 at the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum as part of a nationwide effort called Out of the Darkness Campus Walks. Heather Fiore, a Lawrence organizer, ...