One day after student protests over transgender rights brought national media attention to Lawrence High, organizers behind the sit-in say conditions at the school remain hostile for some LGBT students. Elliot Bradley, an LHS sophomore who helped organize the protest, was optimistic going to ...
Tyson Foods Inc. is putting a proposed $320 million project near Tonganoxie on hold, a company official announced Tuesday.The announcement was made through an open letter from Tyson to the Leavenworth County community, sent via email to The Mirror newspaper of Tonganoxie and other media ...
A task force reviewing the state’s child welfare system was told Tuesday that dozens of children were taken into state custody in the past year only to be forced to sleep in the offices of state foster care contractors because of lack of space in other facilities.Many of those children ...
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics announced on Monday that retired U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin is the recipient this year’s Dole Leadership Prize. The former Iowa senator will receive his award during a public program Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. at the Dole Institute, 2350 Petefish Drive. First elected ...
In 1941, Don Nutt went on a blind date, but he saw clearly enough the young Ruth Ann Yocum, with whom he would spend the evening.“She was really attractive,” Don, 96, said. “She got my attention. I never went out with anyone else after that date. She was it.”The blind date proved to be ...
The Lawrence Memorial Hospital Health Fair this Saturday will feature new activities, including several that children and their parents will enjoy.A Kids Fun and Safety Zone will be open from 8 to 10:30 a.m. in the parking lot at the southwest corner of Third and Arkansas streets. In the zone, ...
Douglas County Commissioner Nancy Thellman told city and school district leaders that they should all be concerned about the Tyson chicken-processing plant proposed for Tonganoxie.At a joint meeting Monday of the Douglas County Commission, Lawrence City Commission and Lawrence school board, ...
A weekend thunderstorm dumped up to 3 inches of rain on Lawrence, but there were no reports of significant storm damage or flooding, according to the National Weather Service.Drier weather leading up to the storm meant that area grounds, rivers and streams were able to handle the deluge instead ...
Topeka ? A task force that Kansas lawmakers set up to study the state's child welfare system will hold its first substantive meeting Tuesday as it begins a top-to-bottom review of the state's foster care system and other child welfare services.Lawmakers passed a bill setting up the task force ...
A University of Kansas spokesman walked away with $2,000 after competing on Monday afternoon's episode of "Jeopardy!" Andy Hyland, assistant director of strategic communications at KU, took second place (out of three contestants) in the popular syndicated quiz show hosted by Alex Trebek. ...
A group of students skipped classes and staged a sit-in at Lawrence High Monday to protest what they describe as a pervasive culture of discrimination against LGBT students, particularly transgender individuals, at their school.The sit-in started with about 45 students on Monday morning but had ...
The city is seeking feedback regarding how it should regulate properties being used as short-term rentals.The city will be collecting input from stakeholders and community members before proposing a draft ordinance to the City Commission that would regulate short-term rentals, such as those ...
Topeka ? A controversial plan to build an 895-megawatt coal fired power plant in southwest Kansas now appears to be dead, company officials behind the project have said.In an August filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Denver-based Tri-State Generation and Transmission ...
LEAVENWORTH — Leavenworth County commissioners at their meeting Monday morning said they no longer are prepared to issue a key set of bonds for a controversial meatpacking plant proposed for a site south of Tonganoxie.On a 2-1 vote, the County Commission rescinded a previous "resolution of ...
The University of Kansas School of Law is providing free legal services this month to those impacted by President Donald Trump’s recent decision to rescind DACA. At the DACA Renewal Clinic, KU law students and faculty will guide eligible residents through the process of completing and ...
Marvin Hunt is upbeat as he enters his last weeks as full-time executive director of the Dwayne Peaslee Technical Training Center.Hunt will step down Sept. 29 as full-time executive director but will remain with Peaslee Tech on a part-time basis through the end of the year. He is leaving the ...
What's clear about the city's affordable housing issue is that it is large. The latest Census numbers estimate about 13,000 of the city's homes and apartments don't fit the definition of affordable. That's a little more than three out of every 10 homes in the city. What's less clear is how the ...
The dozens of local advisory boards that provide recommendations to the Lawrence City Commission may be getting some new faces. At its meeting Tuesday, the City Commission will consider adopting a new policy to govern the city’s approximately 40 advisory boards, committees and commissions. ...
• The right westbound lane of 23rd Street from Ousdahl Road to Alabama Street will be closed for waterline construction. The project is expected to last through the month.• North 1500, East 1625 and North 1550 roads will be closed for a culvert replacement project. North 1500 Road will be ...
The Douglas County Commission, Lawrence City Commission and Lawrence school board will come together for a joint meeting Monday to discuss such shared topics as the comprehensive plan update and, possibly, the Tyson chicken processing plant proposed for Tonganoxie.The agenda for the joint ...