Tensions were high between Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday after they couldn’t come to an agreement on whether to implement a new student truancy program. Commissioners deferred the decision on an “EveryDay Counts” truancy program for elementary and middle school students, ...

Before sweltering summer temperatures arrive in Lawrence, a local hardware chain is working to raise funds to provide local individuals and families in need with tools to beat the heat. The Westlake Ace Hardware stores, in partnership with The Salvation Army, are collecting donations for their ...

Noelle Fisher’s flight plan through life hasn’t looked like a typical pilot’s story. “Most people in the aviation world have family that does it,” said Fisher, who graduated from Lawrence High School last week. “Or they have some kind of moment where they’re like, ‘Oh, I want ...

Lawrence school board members approved new labor agreements Tuesday that significantly raise the pay for teachers and support staff while adding millions in compensation and benefit costs for the district. The agreement for education support professionals, or ESPs, included a significant ...

Nearly every day people who look just northwest of the city limits can see the environmental impact of the Lawrence Energy Center – a stream of white smoke rising from the power plant’s stack. That smoke comes from the burning of coal at the power plant, and environmentalists have long ...

A portion of I-70 in downtown Topeka will be fully closed starting in June for work on a major construction project. The Kansas Department of Transportation announced in a press release Tuesday that all lanes of I-70 between Topeka Boulevard and Eighth Avenue will close starting on Monday, ...