On Friday, 129 students were recognized as they graduated from Haskell Indian Nations University. The university hosted its 2024 commencement ceremony for spring and summer graduates on Friday, May 3, 2024. At the ceremony, graduates heard a commencement address from Billy Mills, a former ...
Updated at 3:51 p.m. Friday, May 3 In the fall of 2020, there was an urgency in the Douglas County Courthouse about flooding. A building roughly the size of a football field — home to the offices of a sod shop — had been built in the rural area north of North Lawrence, sparking concerns ...
After a few months of searching, Family Promise of Lawrence has selected a new leader. On Thursday, the organization announced in a press release that Monique Wahba will begin her role as executive director on Monday, May 20. Wahba will replace longtime director Dana Ortiz, who announced in ...
TOPEKA — Posting a “Wizard of Oz” meme and accusing Gov. Laura Kelly of “political spite,” House Speaker Dan Hawkins led the charge to make those who severely injure or kill police dogs pay for their medical care or funerals. House Bill 2583, known as “Bane’s Law,” was inspired ...
Contractors with the City of Lawrence will begin work on the citywide Crack Seal Program starting next week. In a news release on Thursday, the city announced that work will begin Tuesday, May 7. The yearly program facilitates preventative maintenance on streets that have been identified for ...
The City of Lawrence earlier this week announced an open call for projects under the city’s newly revised Neighborhood Traffic Management Program. In a news release on Tuesday, the city invited residents and neighborhood associations to submit proposals that aim to enhance traffic safety and ...
