Some changes on the federal level could bring more funding to LMH Health, and others could bring frustration, but the hospital's leaders struck an optimistic note on Wednesday in their first board meeting of 2026. The LMH Health Board of Trustees met only briefly on Wednesday morning and ...
Updated at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28 A Douglas County judge on Wednesday sentenced a Lawrence man to more than 12 years in prison for rape and aggravated criminal sodomy. The sentence came after a jury in November convicted Miquel Brown, 33, of the two sex crimes and after his attorneys ...
State law requires residents of a county to be notified of a lot of different legal matters that are underway at any given time. That includes pending foreclosures of homes, new ordinances proposed by local governments, legal name changes of your neighbors, and even the sales that dispose of ...
The first question of the night for the North Lawrence corridor study task force was no softball: “Burger at Johnny’s, or enchiladas at La Tropicana?” “That’s really tough,” said one committee member when they saw the informal poll at the start of the meeting. “That IS tough,” ...
Laila Reetz, a sophomore at Free State High School, was named the 2026 Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence. Reetz was announced as the winner Tuesday night during an event at the Lied Center, 1600 Stewart Drive. Youth of the Year is the premier recognition program for ...
Lawrence school board members approved an increase to preschool programming tuition for the 2026-2027 school year on Tuesday. The tuition cost for the next school year is $690 monthly for nine months for preschool students who do not meet the Kansas State Department of Education criteria for ...
