Dance parties, live music, family crafts and museum celebrations are among the many Valentine’s Day events happening in Lawrence this weekend. • LOCAL, 615 Massachusetts St., is having a Galantines pop-up event for people 21 and older on Friday from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. The event will feature ...
A bill that would further tighten how universities could teach diversity, equity and inclusion topics in the classroom was scheduled to get a key vote in the Kansas House on Wednesday, but the hearing never materialized. On Thursday, an assistant with the House Education Committee told the ...
Updated at 5:32 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Four Lawrence schools initiated lockout safety protocols Thursday as officers investigated reports of a person behaving strangely, according to a press release from the Lawrence Police Department. Lawrence High, Liberty Memorial Central Middle ...
Another World Cup team has locked down a Kansas City base camp, with three of four available locations now officially occupied. The Dutch Men’s National Team will be based in Kansas City for the duration of the 2026 World Cup, alongside England, Argentina and possibly one more team to ...
A mother who was accused in 2019 of leaving two toddlers in a freezing car as she drank at a local bar appeared Thursday in Douglas County District Court for a preliminary hearing in a 2024 child abuse case. The hearing was continued, however, at the mutual request of defense attorney Gary ...
News and notes from around town: ••• Perhaps you know the feeling: On Valentine’s Day chocolate and flowers sometimes suffice, while other years a piece of jewelry might be in order. Then there are those years where circumstances suggest — is that the right word — that something ...
