For almost 50 years, the eastern edge of Lawrence was home to a plant that helped fuel America’s agricultural boom. Today, there’s been a lot of activity at the former nitrogen plant site. It is being transformed into an industrial park and a future city campus — but beneath the new ...
When Indigenous poet c. huffman and history professor Tai S. Edwards began working on a book describing the return of In‘zhúje‘waxóbe from Lawrence to the Kaw Nation, they did not know exactly who would make the cut. Edwards and huffman had been a part of the Sacred Red Rock project, a ...
Hundreds of people gathered at Lawrence nonprofit Van Go’s studio Friday evening to celebrate the unveiling of colorful benches created through its annual Benchmark campaign and the young artists who made them. The unveiling ceremony for the 20 handcrafted benches marked the conclusion of ...
It must have been a strange sight for the birds, frogs and fish at Prairie Park — this raftlike plastic object that appeared in the center of Mary's Lake earlier this year. But a few months later, many of them think it looks like home. This structure is an artificial floating wetland ...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment on Friday added Lone Star Lake to its watch advisory for blue-green algae blooms that may be harmful to humans and animals. KDHE discourages swimming, wading and jet skiing near visible blooms. Pets and livestock should not drink from affected ...
Lawrence school board members will consider renewing a contract for the Centegix Wearable Panic Alert System on Monday. The system comes with "CrisisAlert" badges that are worn by selected district staff members that can call for help in a variety of situations, and the Lawrence school ...