Before the Kansas Legislature begins its work in 2026, Douglas County organizations will get to share their requests and concerns at local lawmakers' annual pre-session hearings on Jan. 8. The hearings at the University of Kansas' Dole Institute of Politics will feature nine lawmakers whose ...
Douglas County officials and opponents of a proposed solar farm are feuding over everything from digging to documents in a lawsuit that continues to drag on in Douglas County District Court. On Monday, both parties learned those disputes mean a trial in the lawsuit won’t start until after ...
The Lawrence Police Department issued a Silver Alert for a missing 77-year-old Lawrence man. The police shared the alert for Roger Harry Bean Monday afternoon. Lawrence police said that Bean had not been seen since Tuesday, Dec. 23. According to police, Bean has cognitive issues, and is known ...
Lawrence’s city limits may expand to the northwest to allow for a large new housing development. Plans have been filed at City Hall to convert a gravel road on the outskirts of town into a new city street that would lead to nearly 200 new homes. The plans are for the area just north of ...
The City of Lawrence has been chosen to receive nearly $400,000 from the Federal Highway Administration and the Kansas Department of Transportation that will support studies and projects to make local streets safer. In a news release Monday, the city announced that it was selected for a Safe ...
The City of Lawrence’s Community Arts Grant application — which funds everything from arts projects to cultural events — will open this week. The city announced in a press release Monday applications for the grants will be accepted starting on Wednesday, Dec. 31. The application period ...
