A tax incentive package for renovations to the historic Turnhalle building near downtown took another step forward on Wednesday when the Douglas County Commission unanimously signed off on it. At its regular meeting, the commission approved the incentives for the project, which would ...

Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will receive a look at the final draft of the county’s Open Space Plan, as the deadline for public comments on the plan is later this month. The open space plan maps out the county's approach for safeguarding and managing natural and undeveloped ...

The Lawrence school board on Monday unanimously approved the district’s 2024-25 community calendar, with relatively few changes from the current school year's calendar. The district’s calendar committee, composed of both certified staff and classified staff, as well as building and ...

At the annual Night to Shine prom on Friday, area residents with special needs got the royal treatment — walking down the red carpet and being crowned as a king or queen — before hitting the dance floor. The event, which is now in its fourth year in Lawrence at River City Church, also ...

The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider adopting the district's community calendar for the 2024-25 school year. Board members will receive a report from the district's calendar committee recommending how many days should be built in for categories such as professional development, ...

For just the third time in Kansas’ history, voters in March will be participating in a Presidential Preference Primary. The Presidential Preference Primary — an election where the vote totals are given to a political party to allocate delegates for presidential candidates at their ...