Halfway through 2026, a couple of construction projects on Lawrence roads are getting ready to begin, and one that's closed Ninth Street to traffic for months is going to wrap up soon.
The projects about to start include maintenance on the north end of Iowa Street and a reconfiguration of Massachusetts Street. And, on Ninth, the roadway is expected to reopen in time for the University of Kansas' football season ...
Friends of the Kaw is known for paddling out onto the Kansas River and cleaning up trash. But its newest project this summer is all about stopping that trash from getting into the river in the first place.
It’s called the Lawrence Watershed Cleanup Project, and it will be providing free supply kits, maps and instructions for volunteers who want to pick up that trash in their own neighborhoods.
“All the ...
The senior soccer game at Sports Pavilion Lawrence may be called “walking soccer,” but that doesn’t mean it’s not a workout.
“We had about 5,000 steps in one hour,” says Paula, one of the more experienced soccer players in the group of about 12 seniors, as she checks the Fitbit on her wrist.
She plays in the parks and rec outdoor soccer league, too, “but I’m 57, and I can’t compete against ...
When Kristine Polian heard that Lawrence had been chosen by CNN as one of America’s 10 best towns to visit, she couldn’t hide her excitement.
“This makes me so stinking happy, man!” the city commissioner said on Wednesday morning in downtown Lawrence, a few hours after the CNN article came out. “I’m like, the World Cup and just… God! And this is just such a moment right now for Lawrencians to be ...
As the City of Lawrence, the school district and their partners work to update their Safe Routes to School program for 2026, they're reporting lower levels of students walking or biking to most schools in fall 2025 than in past years.
The city is currently in the process of updating the bike and pedestrian routes, along with Lawrence Public Schools and the city-county health department and planning ...
For years, Douglas County health officials have fought to save people from opioid overdoses and addiction. But all that time, they say, a legal opioid-like substance has been “ubiquitous” in smoke shops all over town.
It’s kratom, and now its days on the shelf in Kansas are numbered.
State legislation banning the sale or possession of kratom and a derivative of it called 7-OH will take effect Wednesday, ...
