When you think of a hit Broadway musical, you might expect catchy musical numbers and colorful sets and costumes — but you might not expect to see everyday struggles like yours and your family's playing out on stage.
That's what Theatre Lawrence executive director Jamie Ulmer says makes "Next to Normal" so special. The Tony- and Pulitzer-winning show, which will kick off Theatre Lawrence's 2025-26 season ...
Candidates for Lawrence City Commission fielded questions on Wednesday about homelessness and development challenges from people who'd made big decisions on those issues before: several former Lawrence mayors.
The four candidates who are vying for two open seats in the Nov. 4 general election — Michael Courtney, Bart Littlejohn, Kristine Polian and Bob Schumm — were all present at the forum, which was held ...
A man initially charged in Douglas County District Court with rape of a 9-year-old pleaded no contest Tuesday to two counts of aggravated assault.
Tyrone Gipson Jr., 42, was initially charged on Jan. 3 with rape and aggravated criminal sodomy of a victim under 14 years old for incidents on Nov. 24, 2024.
According to allegations in a sworn affidavit, which have not been proved in court, the child’s mother ...
Lawrence commissioners voted to adopt a 2026 budget for next year that will feature an increase to property taxes to reduce cuts to public safety while adding new fees to the city’s parks and recreation centers.
The commission voted 4-1 on the 2026 budget that will total $431 million across all its funds and include a mill levy rate of 33.674 mills — a 0.488 mill increase from the rate initially proposed ...
City commissioners selected a location for a new fire station intended to close critical coverage gaps and improve emergency response times in Lawrence, while noting there would likely be a future mill levy increase to staff the station.
On Tuesday, city commissioners voted unanimously to approve the location for Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical’s new fire station, also known as “Station 6,” at 555 ...
Lawrence City Commissioners will consider approving increases to the water and wastewater rates by 7.9% over the next three years.
The commissioners will receive a presentation from the Municipal Services and Operations department Tuesday night that would set those utility rates for 2026, 2027 and 2028 to increase by 7.9% year over year.
The water and wastewater rates are typically set every three years. The ...
