Lawrence school board members approved new labor agreements Tuesday that significantly raise the pay for teachers and support staff while adding millions in compensation and benefit costs for the district. The agreement for education support professionals, or ESPs, included a significant ...

Updated on Thursday, May 28, 2026 Nearly every day people who look just northwest of the city limits can see the environmental impact of the Lawrence Energy Center – a stream of white smoke rising from the power plant’s stack. That smoke comes from the burning of coal at the power plant, ...

A portion of I-70 in downtown Topeka will be fully closed starting in June for work on a major construction project. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced in a press release Tuesday that all lanes of I-70 between Topeka Boulevard and Eighth Avenue will close starting on Monday, ...

Lawrence's American Legion Post hosted its annual Memorial Day ceremonies at Oak Hill Cemetery on Monday. The event featured a color guard, a fly over, the playing of Taps and brief remarks from State Rep. Mike Amyx of Lawrence.

If Lawrence Transit's finances were a bus, it would be approaching a few important stops right now. First up is 2027, when its Biden-era infrastructure funding gets off, and a new and likely scaled-back Trump-era plan gets on. Next is 2029, when its contract with its current service provider ...

In what has become an annual exercise to keep $2 million of state funding, the University of Kansas and the state’s other public universities are being ordered to address diversity, equity and inclusion topics. This year, the Kansas Legislature’s orders are limited: Create some ...