For almost 50 years, the eastern edge of Lawrence was home to a plant that helped fuel America’s agricultural boom. Today, there’s been a lot of activity at the former nitrogen plant site. It is being transformed into an industrial park and a future city campus — but beneath the new ...
Prairie Park’s artificial floating island is cleaning the water and hosting all kinds of wildlife
Kansas reports 9% reduction in classroom teacher vacancies
TOPEKA — The vacancy rate among Kansas teachers employed by accredited K-12 schools declined 9.1% this spring as more special education, ...
KU soccer notebook: Jayhawks hope to harness local enthusiasm after World Cup
Council suing NCAA in attempt to become eligible for 2026-27 season
Recent Kansas basketball guard Melvin Council Jr. is suing the NCAA in Douglas County in an attempt to become eligible for the 2026-27 men’s ...
Douglas County commissioners review five-year capital plan as major spending looms
After raising open meeting concerns, woman denied a new term on the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission
While serving on the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission, Chelsi Hayden raised concerns with a City Hall attorney that the commission was ...












