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health order put in place last year after students complained of mold exposure in dormitories at Baker University was rescinded on Thursday, according to a statement from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.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 ...
Free State High School students won a state speech championship for the sixth year in a row. The KSHSAA 6A State Speech and Drama Championship is a competition for high school students to showcase their skills through various events related to oratory, acting and interpretation. Free State ...
The Lawrence school board approved class size targets and enrollment projections for the 2025-2026 school year. On Monday, the school board approved the superintendent’s annual recommendations on student-to-teacher ratios, school capacity, and enrollment projections for the 2025–2026 ...