The calendar had barely flipped from 2024 to 2025, but Mike Lawless was already bracing for what might be his department's biggest operation of the year. A serious storm was coming, and for his snow removal team with Lawrence's Municipal Services and Operations division, that was going to mean ...
Kansas' economy could see a more than $160 million windfall from the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but the host communities — possibly including Lawrence — will need the state's support to ensure the event goes on safely and smoothly. That's what Douglas County Commission Chair Karen Willey said ...
Lawrence city commissioners will consider approving construction and engineering agreements with two firms for work on the city's new Municipal Services and Operations campus. The agreements would cover different parts of the construction work on the campus, which would be located at ...
Trash pickup across Lawrence will only pause on three holidays starting this year, the city announced in a news release Friday. The only three days when the city’s Solid Waste Division won’t provide regular trash and recycling collection will be Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s ...
Inside the parking garage in the 900 block of New Hampshire Street, there's nothing to look at right now but a "dark gray space," in the words of Lawrence's parking manager. But this spring, a new mural will add a spot of sunshine — and a lot of local pride. The mural will be painted by ...
If you ask America First Legal, a group founded by a prominent Trump adviser, Douglas County is making "a mockery of American democracy" when it comes to federal immigration law and is setting itself up for "serious consequences." The conservative group sent a letter in December to Douglas ...