Soccer fans gathered in downtown Lawrence on Wednesday for a watch party and celebration as the U.S. beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 2-0 in a FIFA World Cup Round of 32 match. Read more about the win here.

The senior soccer game at Sports Pavilion Lawrence may be called “walking soccer,” but that doesn’t mean it’s not a workout. “We had about 5,000 steps in one hour,” says Paula, one of the more experienced soccer players in the group of about 12 seniors, as she checks the Fitbit on ...

Douglas County's new truancy program will move forward despite lingering concerns about how it will serve students and families. Since last year, the county has been working on developing a truancy program for elementary and middle school students – “EveryDay Counts” – and it will be ...

Lawrence and Algeria’s unique connection has become one of the runaway stories of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, with social media, especially TikTok, being a huge driver of the connection. Krys O’Brien, the director of communications with the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, has played a key role ...

Douglas County staff have proposed a $201.5 million budget for 2027 that keeps the property tax rate flat, with budget hearings beginning next week. The proposed property tax rate, also known as the mill levy, is 40.669 mills. One mill equals $1 per $1,000 of assessed property value. That rate ...

When Kristine Polian heard that Lawrence had been chosen by CNN as one of America’s 10 best towns to visit, she couldn’t hide her excitement. “This makes me so stinking happy, man!” the city commissioner said on Wednesday morning in downtown Lawrence, a few hours after the CNN article ...