First responders in Kansas will be allowed to use a drug that can be used to rapidly reverse opioid overdoses past its printed expiration date thanks to recently passed legislation. That's no small change given that one organization alone distributed more than $1 million worth of the drug to ...

Friday, May 15 Rewilding the Prairie, Part 4: Returning Black-Footed Ferrets to Kansas, 4:30-6 p.m., Lawrence Public Library Auditorium, 707 Vermont St. Cinema a Go-Go: “The Adventures of Flash Gordon” (1936) and “Flash Gordon” (1980), doors 6:30 p.m., show 7 p.m. Tickets ...

After failing to reach a consensus on one organization to lead a six-month tenant eviction defense pilot, Douglas County commissioners decided to split the program’s allocation between the two proposed partners. County commissioners directed staff at the end of April to solicit proposals for ...

A teacher at Community Connections at Pinckney has been named the recipient of the Lawrence Schools Foundation's excellence in teaching award, receiving a $10,000 prize. Mallory Johnson is a secondary therapeutic classroom teacher at Community Connections at Pinckney, and she was presented ...

A Lawrence woman is making national headlines for being detained 30 hours by U.S. custom officers after admitting that she had voted in a Lawrence City Commission and school board election, despite not being a U.S. citizen. An investigation by the nonprofit news site Propublica highlighted ...

Douglas County commissioners unanimously approved a contract for an environmental assessment – which is needed for the Wakarusa Drive extension project to move forward. The proposed road will extend Wakarusa Drive south from Kansas Highway 10, across the Wakarusa River to East 1000 Road. ...