Journalists from around the world have congregated at the University of Kansas this summer for an eight-week program. On Thursday, some of them visited the Lawrence Journal-World to learn more about local newspapers in the United States. The journalists are among 31 international fellows who ...
The Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department has closed the South Park wading pool for the rest of the summer. The pool had been scheduled to be open through Aug. 7, but Parks and Rec closed the pool for the season because of a maintenance issue, according to a city news release. The news ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general ...
The leader of an American Indian tribe is concerned that a former Kansas boarding school will be left out of a federal initiative seeking to determine whether thousands of Native American children were buried at schools across the country in the 1800s and early 1900s. Shawnee Tribe Chief Ben ...
A period of intense cold in February resulted in the death of at least one person experiencing homelessness in Lawrence. David Lee McKinzey, 66, died on Feb. 13, according to a public notice. The Journal-World heard reports of McKinzey’s death at the time from organizations that work with ...
TOPEKA — An invasive species of crayfish known for considerable ecological damage and for attacking people and animals with its large claws has been discovered for the first time in the wild in Kansas, state officials said. The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks reported the Rusty ...
