Lawrence city commissioners next week will consider a $3.15 million funding agreement with the Lawrence Community Shelter to provide emergency sheltering and other services for the homeless. The agreement the commission will vote on Tuesday is similar to the one from 2025, though it's smaller ...
Four potential sites have risen to the top of the Lawrence Farmers Market list of sites that could host a permanent location downtown. The Lawrence Farmers Market will present the results from a feasibility study to city staff on Monday about its search for a permanent downtown location. The ...
On the timeline for a Costco store in northwest Lawrence, city planning staff says the ball is mostly in the developers' court right now. The Journal-World asked the Planning and Development Services department about what approvals were still needed before Costco could start construction on ...
Story updated at 3:52 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 7: The consultant who will assist in Lawrence's city manager search will soon hold his first meetings with city leaders, and he's coming straight from a search in a college community that some people here may recognize. He's Doug Thomas, the ...
When students are gone this summer in Lawrence, landlords will have more latitude to lease out vacant units to an influx of FIFA World Cup guests, thanks to a set of temporary changes that the Lawrence City Commission approved on Tuesday night. At its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City ...
Story updated at 5:53 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6: Lawrence police have released the name of the 28-year-old Minnesota man who was fatally shot by a City of Lawrence employee on Monday at City Hall, and provided more information about the events that led up to the shooting. The man's name was Omar ...