1+ week, 1+ day ago   (274+ words) Sep 4, 2026 - 6:58pm Downtown Lawrence is pictured in November 2024. The view is of Massachusetts Street, center, looking north toward City Hall. As Labor Day approaches, multiple organizations will have altered service hours and closures on Monday in recognition of the holiday. • City…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (157+ words) Sep 4, 2026 - 12:26pm The intersection of 19th and Massachusetts streets on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. The traffic light at this intersection will be replaced in a future project. Lawrence has received a $50,000 grant from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas to make improvements to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (656+ words) Sep 3, 2026 - 9:21pm Lawrence High junior Alex Bart (left) and sophomore Joey Dooley celebrate in the end zone during the City Showdown football game on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Lawrence High School in Lawrence. Lawrence coach Jason Thoren said he’s had as much…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (493+ words) Sep 1, 2026 - 5:09pm Lawrence's first splash pad opened on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, at Burroughs Creek park, 900 E. 15th St. The splash pad includes eight water features. Lawrence – along with other cities in the area – is currently experiencing a multi-day, late-summer heat wave with the heat…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (164+ words) Jun 17, 2026 - 10:57pm Lawrence Theatre's Youth Troupe will perform a two-night run of the musical Between the Lines on June 26 and June 27. The summer show for Theatre Lawrence’s Youth Troupe is set for later this month with a three-show run of the…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1841+ words) May 25, 2026 - 6:19pm Lawrence police officers Eric Dawson, front left, and Taylor Zook, front right, speak with another officer in South Park at a disturbance call on May 15, 2026. The suspect on the call, in white shirt, is in the background. On the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (761+ words) May 19, 2026 - 9:11pm Lawrence pitcher Hudson Hardesty shuffles toward third base in a 12-2 loss to Mill Valley on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Shawnee. SHAWNEE — Lawrence baseball’s season came to an end on Tuesday with a 12-2 loss to Mill Valley in the regional semifinal…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (352+ words) Dec 18, 2025 - 5:39pm A proposed Costco for northwest Lawrence is shown in this rendering. This is a view from Mercato Drive. Planning Commissioners on Wednesday night approved one piece of the puzzle for the development of a Costco store in west Lawrence....

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (523+ words) Oct 24, 2025 - 6:59pm An exhibit about the Día de los Muertos on display during a "Haunting Humanities" event from 2023. The event, hosted by KU's Hall Center for the Humanities, returns Wednesday, Oct. 29, and features interactive exhibits about research topics at KU. Several…...

9+ mon, 3+ week ago   (271+ words) Nov 20, 2025 - 1:34pm Kyle Elder (left) appearing in Douglas County Circuit Court on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025, with his appointed defense attorney, Hatem Chahine. Elder accepted a plea agreement, pleading no contest to two counts of abuse of a child, both felonies. A violent…...