When the Kansas Bureau of Investigation began its inquiry into Sally Pokorny, she was perfectly cooperative.
The KBI agent wanted to talk to her neighbors. She gave him a few names, but the agent, thinking those ones would just say positive things about her, told her he “went and talked to all the other neighbors, too.”
She asked if he called her ex-husband. He said, “Oh, no, I pulled your divorce file, ...
A developer is asking the city of Lawrence for an incentive to build more than 100 units of housing in northwest Lawrence, and city leaders will consider it next week.
At its meeting on Tuesday, the City Commission will consider the request from Nebraska company MRES Lusso Holdings LLC for $35.3 million of Industrial Revenue Bonds for a sales tax exemption on construction materials.
City staff did not provide ...
Amid the throngs of soccer jerseys at this summer's FIFA World Cup festivities, you might notice a few in pink, navy or green with iconic Lawrence names on the back — Langston Hughes, Lynette Woodard, James Naismith and more.
They're from the "Lawrence United F.C." project by local designers Tim Hossler and Lizzy Arnold, which is part of the City of Lawrence's soccer-themed Unmistakable Public Art Exhibition. ...
Throughout his more than 30 years of working in government, one thing Porter Arneill has observed about public employees is their humility.
“Most of my peers are very humble people, and they don’t like the limelight,” said Arneill, Lawrence's assistant director of Parks, Recreation, Arts & Culture. And for America's 250th anniversary, he hopes to give them some of the recognition they don't always ...
A grocery store at one end, a food truck park and apartments at the other – this is one way North Lawrence could grow in the future, according to the consultants the city has hired to study it.
At the Union Pacific Depot on Wednesday, the Kansas City-based consulting firm HNTB Corporation met with a citizen steering committee for an update on the North Lawrence corridor study. Previously, these meetings have ...
In response to concerns from the public, Lawrence city leaders are interested in exploring a moratorium on data center development, and they could consider one as early as next month.
Near the end of its meeting on Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission asked city staff to bring back such a proposal for consideration within the next 30 days. They made that request after a crowd packed City Hall’s meeting room ...
