On the best days, downtown patrol officers Eric Dawson and Taylor Zook have a simple job: “Just wander around and say hello to people,” Zook says. How common are those best days? “Maybe once every couple weeks?” Zook estimates. “Does that sound right?” “Maybe,” Dawson ...

If Lawrence Transit's finances were a bus, it would be approaching a few important stops right now. First up is 2027, when its Biden-era infrastructure funding gets off, and a new and likely scaled-back Trump-era plan gets on. Next is 2029, when its contract with its current service provider ...

UPDATED 4 P.M. May 22 The trails at Lawrence’s Rock Chalk Park are creating a question, and this one doesn’t fit into the typical hiking categories of “what’s that bird?” or “was that poison ivy?” Instead, the question at the more than 10-year-old facility in northwest Lawrence ...

Lawrence city commissioners voted Friday morning to enter contract negotiations with a city manager candidate, but which one won't be revealed for a few more days yet. The vote was taken in a special meeting that lasted about a minute; the commission did not name the candidate the city would ...

Due to renovation work, the Lawrence Outdoor Aquatic Center will be opening on Monday, June 1, instead of on Memorial Day as previously planned, the city announced on Friday. As the Journal-World has reported, the outdoor pool at 727 Kentucky St. is undergoing a two-phase renovation project. ...

Wondering where the giant soccer photo collage on the side of City Hall went? Part of it came loose in this week's storms, but it will be going back up soon. The collage of photos of soccer games in the streets of Goma, Congo, is by photographer Gary Mark Smith and is titled "Soka Kila ...