In a Lawrence City Commission race that featured two former mayors, two new faces came away with the victory on Tuesday night — Mike Courtney and Kristine Polian. Courtney and Polian, neither of whom has served on the City Commission before, each won a four-year term as the top vote-getters ...
The Lawrence school district is launching a food drive for students and their families directly impacted by the loss of federal food assistance. According to a message from Superintendent Jeanice Swift to district families, more than 1,100 students and their families are expected to be ...
Volunteers are needed for the annual LINK Thanksgiving Dinner, which is a free holiday meal for community members. The meal will be served from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 27 at the LINK meal site in the lower level of the First Christian Church, 1000 Kentucky St. Meals will also be delivered on ...
A man who was accused of repeatedly stabbing a homeless woman in the head with a knife last spring was sentenced on Wednesday to more than 10 years in prison. Marquise Zontae Bowens, 20, was originally charged with attempted second-degree murder in the May 15 incident after Lawrence police ...
Citing the “sacrifices” that the city has had to make in a difficult budget year, the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday broke an impasse between the city and the fire medical union by siding with the city’s pay proposal. The commission voted 3-1, with Commissioner Amber Sellers opposed ...
Protesters at Lawrence's Watson Park joined a nationwide "No Kings!" rally effort Saturday. The “No Kings!” demonstrations are peaceful protests of what organizers describe as authoritarian policies and corruption in the Trump administration.