The Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an application for a federal grant that could result in around $22.9 million in sidewalk and other pedestrian improvements across the city.
The city is aiming to earn funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. If the city wins the grant, it would ...
Major highways across the state are beginning to reopen Monday after having closed over the weekend due to dangerous conditions from a massive winter storm, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.
KDOT said in a news release Monday morning that the major state highways in northeast Kansas are now open. That includes all interstate highways in the Kansas City metro area. Previously, Interstate-70 ...
More than 135 people filled the Lawrence Community Shelter on Sunday night during the height of the winter storm, with some staff members being transported to work by all terrain utility vehicles due to the icy roads.
Lawrence Community Shelter Executive Director James Chiselom said the icy roads made it much more hectic to get people to the shelter, but ultimately 137 people were housed at the shelter ...
All of Lawrence’s priority routes have been plowed as of Monday, but the roads may still be slick in some parts because of the layer of ice underneath, according to the Municipal Services Operation department.
Michael Leos, the Communication & Community Engagement Specialist for MSO, said the team was “working around the clock” to clear the roads across the city, starting with the city’s 436 lane ...
In three years on Haskell Indian Nations University's Board of Regents, board president Brittany Hall has watched her alma mater seemingly spin out of control — and has had almost no power to do anything about it.
She's watched as the school was rocked by allegations of fraud, nepotism, sexual assaults, intimidation and more. She's been there through multiple Haskell presidents and through the entire Bureau ...
Lawrence city commissioners will consider approving an application for a federal grant that could net around $22.9 million for sidewalk and other pedestrian improvements across the city.
The city is aiming to earn funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant, according to a city memo. If the city wins the grant, it would ...
