Haskell Indian Nations University students were upset to see that their semester fees, which typically include housing, food and activity costs, will remain the same price for the upcoming online semester — and that the announcement came from the student newspaper instead of from the ...
Douglas County has reported 377 cases of COVID-19 as of Wednesday, an increase of 23 cases since Monday. In Douglas County, 194 out of the 377 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have recovered. The age range with the highest number of cases is 20 to 29. Out of the 377 cases of COVID-19 in ...
A line of vehicles stretched several blocks into the North Lawrence neighborhood as motorists awaited testing for COVID-19 on Wednesday. The Lenexa-based nonprofit Heart to Heart International, along with researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center, held an open, drive-thru ...
Erin Socha and Maggie Wagner have lived in Lawrence for over a year, but it wasn't until the Black Lives Matter protests began in late May that they realized their back fence could become a platform for social change. The fence, between Massachusetts Street and Vermont Street and visible from ...
Addressing a group of barbers and cosmetologists inside Prestige Hair Studio recently, Breanna Bell asked how many of them discussed or were taught about curly hair in their hair styling schools. About 10 out of the 30 people raised their hands, but some of those raised hands seemed ...
The Watkins Museum, after reopening on June 26, will close again until mid-July due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. The staff member who tested positive had last worked on site on June 26, a release from the museum stated. Will Hickox, the museum's public engagement ...
Douglas County has reported 354 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 103 cases since Friday. In Douglas County, 175 out of the 354 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have recovered. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s online map noted that 7,178 Douglas County ...
In Sarah Henning’s latest young adult fantasy, the Lawrence author inverts the trope of the damsel in distress. This time, it’s the princess rescuing her true love from the hands of captors. As her title indicates, “The Princess Will Save You.” Henning’s novel is inspired by the ...
LONDON — More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air — a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic. In a letter published in the journal Clinical ...
Because of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the annual Baldwin City Maple Leaf Festival has been canceled for this year. Mike Curran, Maple Leaf Festival Committee chairman, said the committee last week voted to call off the festival, which annually draws more than 30,000 visitors to ...
Sue and Dana Anderson know firsthand how important technology can be for patients at LMH Health. “The work our doctors do is important to our entire community,” Dana Anderson said. “Sue and I are happy to do what we can to provide them with the very best technology they need to perform ...
In May, the number of COVID-19 cases in Douglas County increased by 14, from 52 to 66. By the end of June, the number of cases had risen to 159. On Friday, the number stood at 251. It was a drastic uptick in cases that caused the county to delay moving into its fourth stage of reopening. ...
Judy Erpelding, her 17-year-old daughter Kate and Kate’s friend Madison Grosdidier grabbed free pizza lunches from the Feeding Eudora summer meal program on Friday, joining hundreds of other people who took part in the program over the past few days. “It frees me from cooking,” Judy said ...
With a red, white and blue face mask, Abbey Berland, of Lawrence, was appropriately accessorized for the current COVID-19 pandemic and the Fourth of July holiday as she shopped Saturday at the Downtown Lawrence Farmers' Market. “This is my first time here this year,” she said in front of ...
A month ago, the University of Kansas hospital had as few as nine of its beds occupied by COVID-19 patients. Now, it’s about twice that. When the coronavirus-driven statewide shutdown began to go away in mid-May, clinicians in Kansas were confirming about 100 new infections a day. Now, that ...
MANHATTAN — Kansas State football players have called off a threatened boycott in response to an insensitive tweet by a student about the death of George Floyd. The decision, announced on social media by several players, follows moves by the school to address diversity concerns. "We ...
Lawrence police officers blocked entry to the underpass on North Second Street about 3:45 p.m. Friday after an afternoon thunderstorm. Bryan Baerg, of the National Weather Service Office in Topeka, said 2.75 inches of rain was reported near Interstate 70 in North Lawrence from about 2:30 to ...
Douglas County's confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped by 51 from Thursday to Friday, county health officials say. As of 3 p.m. Friday, the county had reported 251 cases of COVID-19, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health announced in a news release. Of those patients, 122 have recovered. The ...
Knowing the right time to harvest fruits and vegetables from the garden is tricky for some crops, even for experienced gardeners. To complicate it further, some produce can be harvested at different stages or have additional edible parts of the plant than what is traditionally harvested. Follow ...
Creators of a new art project want to help people appreciate the beauty of Lawrence parks and green spaces — and even bring a bit of that beauty indoors. The Lawrence Public Library partnered with several organizations — Lawrence Magazine, the Kansas Land Trust and the Douglas County ...