A Douglas County judge on Monday granted a Lawrence transgender woman the temporary restoration of her driver's license after the State of Kansas invalidated it earlier this year under an anti-trans law known as SB 244. The woman, Jamie Miller, when the case is fully heard later this year, is ...
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Transportation on Monday announced that $37.2 million in federal funds has been awarded to 33 projects selected for inclusion in KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives program; among them are two projects in Lawrence and one in Eudora ...
A dull and dingy wall in downtown Lawrence is now colorful and inviting, thanks to local Girl Scouts who spent a good part of the past year planning and painting a mural at the site. Troop 2856 gathered Sunday to officially unveil their contribution to Lawrence's cityscape: a large wall ...
The city’s residency policy is now at the center of Lawrence’s push to regain federal homelessness funding after their application was denied over concerns the rules could “exclude eligible individuals and families” out of services. The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation, KHRC, ...
Motorists who use the portion of Wakarusa Drive between Clinton Parkway and the South Lawrence Trafficway will face several months-worth of obstacles, beginning next week. On Wednesday, through traffic on the stretch of Wakarusa Drive will end and likely won’t be fully restored for at least ...
The Lawrence school district has introduced the key elements shaping the budget for 2026-2027, and staff is proposing a property tax rate decrease. The school district notified the Douglas County Clerk in July that the mill levy – also known as the property tax rate – for the 2026-2027 ...