A controversial proposal to extend a road near the Mutt Run Off-Leash Dog Park may soon get a new round of discussion at Lawrence City Hall. City leaders will soon consider a revised proposal to hire an outside consultant to guide a community discussion of the city street project, which ...
As the home-buying season gets underway in Lawrence, those in the industry say the city is facing a historic shortage of homes on the market that requires city leaders to take action. Lawrence Board of Realtors President John Huntington said that in his 30 years of experience, he has never ...
The City of Lawrence has agreed to pay nearly $1 million in back overtime to dozens of firefighter captains, police sergeants and other city employees. Following both an outside and internal review, the city determined it had mistakenly misclassified certain positions as not eligible for ...
City leaders will soon consider making an official commitment to return a sacred prayer rock to the Kaw Nation and to issue a formal apology for its removal from the tribe’s homeland decades ago. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider adopting a joint ...
After having not received a single complaint to review since it was formed, the Community Police Review Board is asking for changes on the Lawrence Police Department’s website to instruct residents on how to elevate a complaint to the board. As part of its meeting Thursday evening, the board ...
As the Lawrence Police Department nears a potentially pivotal point, the city plans to enlist the help of a professional search firm to find the department’s next chief. The decision to hire an outside firm comes following the resignation of the last police chief after he served only about ...