A University of Kansas professor has become just the eighth in the university’s history to be named a fellow in the National Academy of Inventors. Steven Soper, who is a distinguished professor in both the departments of chemistry and mechanical engineering, was named as a fellow this week ...
Douglas County commissioners voted unanimously to purchase a 23-acre parcel of land next to Lone Star Lake Park in an effort to improve access to the park. As the Journal-World reported, the site at 579 North 600 Road was considered at a price not to exceed $425,000. According to a memo in the ...
Lawrence City Commissioners approved Tuesday night a request to rezone an area right near the University of Kansas campus to a “very high density” area — marking a potential first for the city. Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a rezoning request for approximately 1.34 acres of ...
Since the 1980s, Lawrence residents have been able to celebrate the holidays and support local farmers with the Holiday Farmers Market, and this year’s tradition will be the biggest yet. This year’s edition, which comes Saturday, Dec. 13, includes over 50 vendors, which Emily Lysen, the ...
A Douglas County judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted rapist to spend the next two decades of his life in prison — rejecting his request for a significantly lighter sentence. Judge Stacey Donovan's ruling followed the victim's disturbing description of how the man had raped her in the bed ...
Sidewalks around a key corridor near downtown Lawrence are getting an upgrade thanks to a federal grant. Crews have been replacing sidewalks along multiple portions of Tennessee Street and implementing ADA-compliant sidewalks and curb ramps thanks to a Community Development Block Grant, a ...
