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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Residents are asking for more shade options and water benches as part of the renovation to the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center, according to the results of a recent survey and other public feedback efforts. The City of Lawrence hosted two feedback sessions last week at the Indoor Aquatic Center, located at 4706 Overland Drive, as well as a public survey. In them, it asked what kind of play amenities could be ...