photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Snow covers downtown Lawrence on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

While Saturday’s snowfall may not have lived up to the highest predictions from the National Weather Service, it was still enough to keep shopkeepers and snow plows busy in the frigid cold.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

South Park is pictured on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

A snow plow clears the intersection of 10th and Massachusetts streets on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Workers clear the sidewalk outside of Replay Lounge on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

A cleared sidewalk on Massachusetts Street on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

Some businesses on Massachusetts Street remained open despite the cold on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.

photo by: Shawn Valverde/Special to the Journal-World

A pedestrian crosses Massachusetts Street on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026.