The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a Douglas County District Court decision declaring a Lawrence housing nondiscrimination ordinance constitutional. A three-judge panel heard the appeal from Landlords of Lawrence last month, as the Journal-World reported, and issued its 21-page ...
It was a great honor for Lawrence author Amy Stuber to be nominated for a prestigious literary prize. She had been honing her craft for decades, and being a finalist for the PEN/Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection in her mid-50s brought a pleasant sense of validation. But a trip ...
A public health order put in place last year after students complained of mold exposure in dormitories at Baker University was rescinded on Thursday, according to a statement from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health. The order was put in place in response to complaints filed on Aug. 23, ...
A plan to build row houses on a vacant parking lot in downtown Lawrence was approved Thursday night by the Historic Resources Commission, the third time the body had considered the project. The commissioners voted 3-2 in favor of a certificate of approval for the project at 700 New Hampshire ...
A Lawrence man who once was given a reprieve amid a 26-year prison sentence spent the next decade committing new crimes and has now been sentenced to three more years in prison. Jason Lee Ellison, 42, pleaded no contest in March to one felony count of criminal threat. The charge had ...
Another candidate has filed to run for the Lawrence City Commission, saying he wants to be a voice for working families. Sean Noble filed Thursday to enter the race for one of two open seats in the election. Noble said he moved to Lawrence in 2009 from Massachusetts and has felt embraced by ...