State legislators are considering a proposal to move city government and school board elections to even-numbered years – and a couple of Douglas County figures are saying that could add some new complications. The proposal in the Legislature is called House Bill 2452, and it would change the ...

To make businesses easier to access during the Ninth Street stormwater project, the city is turning to a new type of parking – one right in the middle of the street. On Wednesday, striping crews were painting new angled parking in the middle of the 500 block of Ninth Street. City spokesman ...

One of the biggest things to realize about the World Cup, city leaders heard on Tuesday night, is how much you have to entertain people. Of course, they’re there to watch the games. But there are only six of those, spread out over two months, in the KC area. And the rest of the time, the ...

As the city weighs its options for completing the Lawrence Loop trail system, residents have a chance to weigh in on which route designs they like best. An open house on the Lawrence Loop is scheduled from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 2, at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St., the ...

The City of Lawrence announced it is accepting ideas for capital improvement projects from the public as part of developing its five-year Capital Improvement Plan. The Capital Improvement Plan acts as a blueprint for sustaining and improving community infrastructure. The CIP contains specific ...

Before Lawrence city leaders approved a $3.15 million funding agreement with the Lawrence Community Shelter on Tuesday, Mayor Brad Finkeldei thought back to what this meeting would have looked like a few years ago. There was a time, he said, when “we would put the LCS contract on the agenda ...