Lawrence city leaders heard various perspectives about a plan to create a temporary city-run campsite for those experiencing homelessness and to relocate people to that area. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission received an update on the city’s strategic plan goal of ...
Updated at 5:13 p.m. Friday Two years since the City of Lawrence decided to allow camping on public property in the downtown area, the city is planning to create a temporary city-run campsite for those experiencing homelessness and relocate people to that area. The Lawrence City Commission ...
The marker outside the Lawrence public pool serves as a reminder that an integrated public pool — where children of all races were allowed to swim — did not come without a struggle and, in fact, took more than a decade of activism to accomplish. One of the consequences of that inequity ...
In response to a statement from the Douglas County district attorney criticizing police for using the word "criminals" in social media posts, Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart on Thursday — in a two-sentence statement — said he valued transparency and was proud of the professionals in his ...
Story updated at 9:30 p.m. Tuesday: The Lawrence school board has selected former school board member Ronald “GR” Gordon-Ross to fill a vacant board seat. As part of a special meeting on Tuesday, the board picked Gordon-Ross from three remaining candidates following an interview process. ...
The University of Kansas is getting more serious about upgrades to its football stadium — and this time the plans may involve far more than football. KU officials recently have begun advertising for design firms that are interested in creating “concept and schematic design” services for ...