A new partnership between a local nonprofit and the Ballard Center will bring free, fresh produce to the center’s expanding pantry, making healthy food more accessible to North Lawrence. “We’re always trying to figure out the best way to maximize what we can do for the community,” ...
Douglas County Emergency Management is urging residents to stay weather aware while NOAA Weather Radio transmitters are temporarily offline for a system upgrade. The National Weather Service in Topeka is upgrading its system from Monday, June 16 to Wednesday, June 18, according to a press ...
The Bureau of Indian Education has named Mackie Moore as interim president of Haskell Indian Nations University on Monday. Moore currently serves as dean of the College of Business at Haskell, and he will be in the interim role while the BIE conducts a national search for a permanent ...
Protesters gathered in Watson Park on Saturday to protest against President Donald Trump, in one of the thousands of "No Kings" protests planned on Saturday across the nation. The protests, held ahead of Trump's unprecedented military parade in Washington, D.C., are intended to speak out ...
Lawrence's Juneteenth celebration kicked off on Saturday with a parade down Massachusetts Street, and was set to continue into the evening at South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St., with oral history stations, children’s activities, vendors, food, art and more.
Pregnant women in Douglas County have better access to maternity care than women in much of Kansas, statewide data indicates, especially as compared to rural areas — a growing concern for health officials in the state. Care for high-risk pregnancies is concentrated in three main urban ...