The Lawrence community next week will have an opportunity to discuss the all-consuming topic of democracy as part of the University of Kansas’ first Democracy Day event, hosted by KU’s Center for Democratic Governance. The inaugural event will be held on Friday, Sept. 18, from 9 a.m. to ...
A Lawrence homeless man is facing a slew of misdemeanor charges after he allegedly masturbated in front of a restaurant window early Sunday evening and battered multiple police officers. The man, Michael Edward Evans, 44, whose address is listed on the jail booking log as the Lawrence ...
To expand access to biking and outdoor activity, some second graders in the Lawrence school district will receive new bicycles and helmets later this month. The second-grade students attending Title I elementary schools will get the bikes through a partnership between the Lawrence Schools ...
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to ban the sale of aircraft from Canada's Bombardier unless it manufactures planes in the United States. The maker of private jets in response pointed out that major components for its planes, from wings to engines, are produced in the U.S. and that ...
A woman who was accused of stealing a City of Lawrence bus last summer and driving it across town has pleaded no contest to lesser charges and is scheduled to be sentenced next month. The woman, Sherika Carey, was originally charged with robbery, fleeing or attempting to elude police and ...
Though Lawrence's new public works and utilities campus is normally closed to the public, residents can get an inside look at an open house next week. The city in a news release on Tuesday announced that the Municipal Services and Operations campus, 1840 O'Connell Road, will be open from 5 to ...
