Shoppers lined up early and crowds braved the heat Thursday for the 60th annual Downtown Lawrence Sidewalk Sale. Photos by Mike Yoder/Lawrence Journal-World

Saturday marked the first concert of this year's Live on Mass concert series, in which the 1000 block of Massachusetts Street closes for a free show. The event is organized by Mike Logan, owner of the Granada. For more information about Live on Mass, including a full schedule of concerts, visit ...

The Lawrence Go Fourth celebration returned Thursday, July 4, 2019 to Burcham Park, where crowds enjoyed food, live music and activities. The Lawrence Jaycees fireworks show capped off the night. Related coverage • July 4, 2019: Revelers at Lawrence Go Fourth describe what Independence ...

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St. John's Mexican Fiesta returned for its 39th year on Friday with mariachi music, dancing and plenty of Mexican food. The fiesta continues from 6 to 11:30 p.m. Saturday in the St. John Catholic School parking lot, 1234 Kentucky St.

Dozens of fans of the TV sitcom "The Munsters" came to downtown toy store 1313 Mockingbird Lane on Tuesday to meet actor Butch Patrick, who played the boy werewolf Eddie Munster on the show. The toy store takes its name from the Munster family's home address in the show.

Family, friends and colleagues of retiring Douglas County District Court Judge Paula Martin attended a reception in her honor Friday at the old county courthouse. Martin, whose announced retirement date is Saturday, has been on the bench 25 years and presided over some of Lawrence’s most ...

About 850 people attended the annual Best of Lawrence winners reveal party Thursday at Abe & Jake's Landing. Full results can be found at bestoflawrence.com and in a special magazine that will be distributed in subscriber copies of the Sunday, June 16, edition of the Journal-World. More ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday took an aerial tour of the destruction left by an EF-4 tornado that ripped across parts of Douglas and Leavenworth counties Tuesday evening. The Associated Press accompanied the governor on the flight and took photos of the tornado's path, which stretched ...

Updated story - Wednesday, May 29 — Latest tornado news and notes: ‘It’s not safe for the general public’ in damaged areas of Douglas County UPDATED: 10:20 a.m. May 29 An area informally known as the Shank Hill neighborhood was hit particularly hard by Tuesday's tornado. At least ...

The threat of bad weather didn't put a damper on the Lawrence Busker Festival's opening night Friday. The annual downtown spectacle continues through Sunday.

Clinton and Perry lakes have both hit near-record elevations as a result of recent rains, and the flooding has closed boat ramps, beaches and lakeside attractions. As of Thursday afternoon, Clinton Lake's surface elevation has risen to just under 891 feet, the highest level since late May and ...

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