Hundreds of community members gathered Sunday at John Taylor Park for a Día de Muertos event to honor and remember departed loved ones. The event, organized by Somos Lawrence and the Lawrence Percolator, featured a community altar dedicated to the people who nourish us, including those who ...

Lounging on the beach is great. Basking on the beach is even better. Doing so with access to a free beach house . . . come on, what could possibly come next? A mermaid? No, a nonconference basketball game between KU and the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds. What? You want us to lug a TV down to ...

Advance voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Wednesday. Follow these links to learn more about the races for the Douglas County Commission, U.S. Senate, Kansas governor, attorney general, secretary of state, a variety of Kansas statehouse candidates, and a ballot question about the ...

As soon as next summer, planning a new home in Lawrence might look less like a complicated city review process and more like ordering something off a menu. That's because the city will be trying out a new program that connects builders and property owners with ready-to-use construction plans ...

The shrapnel hit Army Lt. Col. Arturo Lincón's body like shattered glass. One chunk of metal lodged into the left side of his jaw. Another piece sliced through his salivary gland before bouncing off his jaw and piercing the back of his neck, severing an artery and embedding in a ...

TOPEKA — Fort Hays State University president Tisa Mason says the Sternberg Museum of Natural History will close to the public in mid-December because of budget problems. She said museum faculty and staff would remain this academic year to review collections, determine what must be retained ...