Nearly two dozen residents emotionally and publicly beseeched the Lawrence City Commission to not consider a resolution that could potentially harm vulnerable populations in the community. The city had included Resolution No. 7599 on Tuesday's agenda when the agenda was first publicly posted ...
Lawrence High School held its graduation ceremony Tuesday night at Lawrence High Stadium. Speakers included Superintendent Jeanice Swift and students Adele Erickson and Trent Blettner.
The Lawrence City Commission approved a rezoning request Tuesday for a vacant piece of land near LMH Health that could allow the development of a 24-unit apartment complex. The commission voted 3-2 to rezone 0.69 acres of land at the southwest corner of West Third and Michigan streets from an ...
The University of Kansas athletic department has in less than a year reduced its workforce by about 30 people, athletic director Travis Goff told the Journal-World on Tuesday afternoon. By beginning with a hiring freeze at the start of last fall, continuing by offering its employees voluntary ...
Most years, Erick Vaughn says one of the biggest challenges facing his organization, Douglas County CASA, is people not knowing much about it. The group’s mission is to use specially trained volunteers called Court Appointed Special Advocates to advocate for children who have been removed ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider issuing a roughly $55 million bond sale for renovations to the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center and the construction of a new Public Safety Building. Bonds provide long-term infrastructure funding by borrowing from investors and ...
