WRITER: Bremen Keasey

Commissioners excited for North Lawrence study; chance to 'dream big' on development for the area, city says

Lawrence city commissioners expressed excitement on Tuesday for an upcoming study about potential development and infrastructure opportunities in North Lawrence, which city staff says will take a holistic look at improving this key gateway to the city. The study, for which the city is currently seeking applications from consulting firms, gives the city a chance to “dream big” of what potential improvements ...

Kansas legislative leaders indicate intent to introduce "No Tax on Tips" legislation in state

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall joined Kansas state legislators Monday to announce the legislators’ intent to follow the lead of President Donald Trump’s proposal to not tax tips. Trump made removing a tax on tips a part of his campaign promise during the election, and bills that would “eliminate the application of the income tax on cash tips” were introduced in both the U.S. House and Senate last ...

In the wetlands, kids at Limestone Community School explore ecology and climate and find their 'photovoice'

Not only is a picture worth a thousand words, as they say, it's also full of lessons — even for the photographer who took it. That's something that Imogen Herrick, an assistant professor of STEM education at the University of Kansas, knows very well. When she was earning her Ph.D. at the University of Southern California, she explored a technique called “photovoice" to help kids learn about complex issues, ...

Lawrence City Commission to consider awarding $17 million bid to start stormwater project, eventual road redesign in Old West Lawrence

City leaders will soon consider awarding a construction bid of over $17 million as part of a stormwater project around Old West Lawrence that will also partially redesign the Ninth Street corridor. At its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider awarding a $17,338,472 bid to Kissick Construction Co. for work on the Jayhawk Watershed Middle Reach Project — part of a potentially $32 ...

CHVRCHES's Lauren Mayberry returns to the Granada in Lawrence, sharing solo project that helped her break out of comfort zone

When Lauren Mayberry hits the stage in Lawrence on Sunday, it will be a familiar feeling, but still a change from the last time she was here. When Mayberry performed here in 2013, she was touring with the band CHVRCHES — an acclaimed electro-pop band with over 2.6 million monthly listeners on Spotify. That was the same year the band’s first album, "The Bones of What You Believe," was released. After over ...

Emergency crews respond to fire north of Lawrence

Numerous emergency vehicles are on scene at a structure fire north of Lawrence. Crews were dispatched shortly after 2 p.m. Wednesday to the 1900 block of East 1300 Road, where smoke was seen emanating from an outbuilding. Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical told the Journal-World that fire had spread from a brush pile to grass, which caught a pole barn on fire. LDCFM said the fire is under control. No ...