Lawrence city staff now says it would take about $18,000 a year to keep the Community Building open for youth free play after school, and the City Commission will accept a report on those findings at its meeting next week. The report is attached to the commission's meeting agenda for Tuesday. ...

A wrongful conviction trial that was expected to conclude Thursday will spill into next week after the plaintiff’s attorney spent the entire day attempting to discredit a doctor who concluded that a baby had died from abuse, not natural causes. During an often tense six hours, Dr. Terra ...

Lawrence city commissioners next week will weigh in on a proposed policy that would set guidelines for how affordable housing incentives are issued. The commission won't be voting on the more than 50-page Affordable Housing Incentive Policy next week, but it will hear a presentation on it and ...

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 ...