A longtime Kansan who likes to tout Lawrence’s role in national history has given an $8 million gift to elevate the dean position at KU’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and to create two new endowed professorships. David Pittaway said he’s long been proud that his family moved to ...
An idle conversation during a board meeting for the Watkins Museum of History sparked an idea that could breathe new life into an old stadium. Andrew Stockmann, the curator of exhibitions for the Watkins, said he overheard Justine Burton, one of the museum’s board members, talking about how ...
After crafting a story about two rival kingdoms and a third secretly pulling the strings, middle schooler Hailee Shrimplin is about to see her story brought to life on Theatre Lawrence’s big stage. Hailee, a seventh grader at Eudora Middle School, joined the Suitcase Stories Club, where ...
Story updated at 4:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31: As 2026 rolls in, the city's annual distributions to its economic development partners are rolling out — but they're smaller than last year's because of budget cuts. In December, the Lawrence City Commission approved the funding agreements with ...
The Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority will soon begin accepting applications for its new affordable apartment complex for seniors, Delmar Place. LDCHA will start taking applications on Monday, Jan. 5, for the new apartments at 2129 Clinton Parkway. Applicants must be low-income, over ...
Story updated at 5:05 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30: The cigarette butt was still warm when Lawrence Police Department Detective Mike McAtee picked it off the ground of the crime scene in Naismith Valley Park. But more importantly, it was still covered with DNA. The detective was on the scene Aug. ...