Back in the early 2000s Jake Jordan was doing what a lot of high school kids do — hanging out, participating in sports, feeling angst. In his case, though, the angst wasn't about fitting in or being popular. It was about climate change.
"You can go to Free State High School and ask my guidance counselor: I was stressed about this when I was like 14 or 15 years old," he said.
Fortunately, it's a stress that ...
When Piet Knetsch agreed to direct “Clue” for Theatre Lawrence he was somewhat clueless about the franchise’s large following.
But not for long.
“We had the most unbelievable audition that we’ve ever had,” he said. “More than 60 people auditioned for this play. I’ve never had that many people audition.”
Knetsch attributes the turnout to the apparent popularity of the 1985 film “Clue” — ...
Updated at 4:02 p.m. Wednesday, April 23
Lawrence police fired on a woman Tuesday evening, hitting her, after the woman reportedly fired several shots during a standoff.
Police fired "a less lethal round" in an attempt to stop the armed woman, according to a police Facebook post, which said the woman was not seriously injured.
Officers were dispatched to a home in the neighborhood south of Sixth Street ...
Updated at 1:17 p.m. Wednesday, April 16
A class action complaint has been filed against the University of Kansas Health System and LMH Health by patients alleging that their personal information, including nude medical photos, was improperly accessed by a physical therapist who had no connection to the patients' cases.
The complaint, filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for Kansas by Stueve Siegel Hanson ...
There's nothing like a farmers market to get people out of bed early on a weekend, and that's especially true of the first market of the season.
On Saturday, hundreds of people, many with strollers and dogs in tow, swarmed the Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market on its opening day, beginning less than an hour after sunrise — shopping for vegetables, eggs, plants, meats, flowers, soaps and more, or just enjoying ...
Updated at 4:20 p.m. Monday, April 7
During a field trip last week a child in the care of a Lawrence day care center was left locked in a van for "an extended period of time."
Hilltop Child Development Center at the University of Kansas called the incident "regrettable" in a message to parents Friday that was obtained by the Journal-World.
"Unintentionally, a child was left unattended in a locked van for an ...
