Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence advisory board will review these 12 affordable housing trust fund applications
Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board will soon hear presentations from 12 applicants vying for about $3.3 million total from the city’s housing trust fund, which has $700,000 to allocate for 2027.
Kansas’ third-party secretary of state candidate eager to inspire electoral evolution
Scott Morgan’s third-party candidacy to become Kansas’ top election officer is based on the premise that voters are intensely frustrated by hyper-partisan lawmakers motivated by showdowns instead of collaboration.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence advisory board will review these 12 affordable housing trust fund applications
Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board will soon hear presentations from 12 applicants vying for about $3.3 million total from the city’s housing trust fund, which has $700,000 to allocate for 2027.
Kansas’ third-party secretary of state candidate eager to inspire electoral evolution
Scott Morgan’s third-party candidacy to become Kansas’ top election officer is based on the premise that voters are intensely frustrated by hyper-partisan lawmakers motivated by showdowns instead of collaboration.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Kaw Valley Field Day to feature Split Lip Rayfield, pumpkin patch, local food
Kaw Valley Field Day is returning for a second year to invite people of all ages to the river valley for an evening of fun and education.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
KDOT has awarded a contract for K-10 expansion north of 6th Street
KDOT has awarded a $104.7 million bid for work to begin next month to expand K-10 north of Sixth Street to four lanes.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Don’t talk to Bailey until she’s had her cuddles
Whether she’s got a little side eye or is taking her best 0.5 selfie, Pet of the Week Bailey is learning how to work a crowd with her cuteness.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Kaw Valley Field Day to feature Split Lip Rayfield, pumpkin patch, local food
Kaw Valley Field Day is returning for a second year to invite people of all ages to the river valley for an evening of fun and education.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
KDOT has awarded a contract for K-10 expansion north of 6th Street
KDOT has awarded a $104.7 million bid for work to begin next month to expand K-10 north of Sixth Street to four lanes.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Don’t talk to Bailey until she’s had her cuddles
Whether she’s got a little side eye or is taking her best 0.5 selfie, Pet of the Week Bailey is learning how to work a crowd with her cuteness.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Kaw Valley Field Day to feature Split Lip Rayfield, pumpkin patch, local food
Kaw Valley Field Day is returning for a second year to invite people of all ages to the river valley for an evening of fun and education.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
KDOT has awarded a contract for K-10 expansion north of 6th Street
KDOT has awarded a $104.7 million bid for work to begin next month to expand K-10 north of Sixth Street to four lanes.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Don’t talk to Bailey until she’s had her cuddles
Whether she’s got a little side eye or is taking her best 0.5 selfie, Pet of the Week Bailey is learning how to work a crowd with her cuteness.
LAWRENCE NEWS
City to host Autumn Harvest Festival at South Park
The City of Lawrence invites the community to celebrate the harvest season at Sunday’s Autumn Harvest Festival at South Park.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Lawrence is getting an after-hours urgent care vet, dog cafe and bar
Longtime pet lovers are bringing an after-hours urgent care clinic for cats and dogs, plus a dog bar and cafe with adoptable pups, to Lawrence.
City of Lawrence says nature center can care for new bobcat, but some advocates have worries
Some local animal advocates said they are worried about the ethics and logistics of raising a bobcat at Prairie Park Nature Center, but the City of Lawrence said it is able to support the animal.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Meet Cuyler Dunn, new Lawrence Times staff reporter
The Lawrence Times news team is happy to announce a familiar face as our new staff reporter: Cuyler Dunn.
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STATE NEWS
As Kansans lose SNAP benefits, state lawmakers examine system hurdles
More than 30,000 fewer Kansans are receiving federal food assistance benefits, including more than 13,500 children, after the passage of federal cuts in 2025, and current beneficiaries must navigate a system riddled with delays.
Kansas lawmaker cries foul over voter registration gift cards, asks Kobach to investigate
A Kansas legislator is demanding an investigation into a League of Women Voters chapter that gave $5 gift cards to high school students who registered to vote, a move he said violates election laws.
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Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Newly appointed Haskell president shares hopes for institution’s future
As Haskell’s newly confirmed president, Alex Red Corn wants to help steward a culture of improvement, grow external partnerships and implement a new strategic plan.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Faculty, elected officials ask KU to reconsider closing Hilltop
More than 450 KU faculty, staff and graduate students and several elected officials have signed letters urging the university to rethink closing Hilltop Child Development Center.
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LAWRENCE LIFE
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Don’t talk to Bailey until she’s had her cuddles
Whether she’s got a little side eye or is taking her best 0.5 selfie, Pet of the Week Bailey is learning how to work a crowd with her cuteness.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Spirit Halloween, Italian restaurant and downtown home decor store all open in Lawrence
Spirit Halloween and a home decor store have set up shop in Lawrence for the season, and a new Italian restaurant has opened.
See restricted research areas of KU Field Station during visitors’ day
The KU Field Station will open a 1.5-mile loop for the public to walk and explore research projects during Visitors’ Day, held every two years.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Don’t talk to Bailey until she’s had her cuddles
Whether she’s got a little side eye or is taking her best 0.5 selfie, Pet of the Week Bailey is learning how to work a crowd with her cuteness.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Spirit Halloween, Italian restaurant and downtown home decor store all open in Lawrence
Spirit Halloween and a home decor store have set up shop in Lawrence for the season, and a new Italian restaurant has opened.
See restricted research areas of KU Field Station during visitors’ day
The KU Field Station will open a 1.5-mile loop for the public to walk and explore research projects during Visitors’ Day, held every two years.
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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Alex Red Corn confirmed as Haskell president
The federal government has confirmed Alex Red Corn as the president of Haskell Indian Nations University.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Hilltop Child Development Center closure leaves community hurt, unsure of future
Many parents have been left scrambling because of the abrupt closure of Hilltop, the longtime childcare center on KU’s campus.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Hilltop Child Development Center at KU set to close
Hilltop Child Development Center at the University of Kansas is set to close at the end of October.
Planning commission approves a new barrier to data centers in Lawrence
Planning commissioners on Monday approved an additional hurdle to prevent hyper-scale data centers from being built within Lawrence city limits.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Alex Red Corn confirmed as Haskell president
The federal government has confirmed Alex Red Corn as the president of Haskell Indian Nations University.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Hilltop Child Development Center closure leaves community hurt, unsure of future
Many parents have been left scrambling because of the abrupt closure of Hilltop, the longtime childcare center on KU’s campus.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Hilltop Child Development Center at KU set to close
Hilltop Child Development Center at the University of Kansas is set to close at the end of October.
Planning commission approves a new barrier to data centers in Lawrence
Planning commissioners on Monday approved an additional hurdle to prevent hyper-scale data centers from being built within Lawrence city limits.
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COMMUNITY VOICES
The opinion pieces in this section are generally written by members of the Lawrence community and those who have close ties. In addition, we’re offering some space for area organizations and organizers to provide updates and attempt to reach other folks who might share their mission.
Want to submit a letter to the Times? Great!
Click here to find out how.
Dot Nary: Government jeopardizes rights of Lawrence residents with disabilities (Column)
Currently, people who are supported to live in the Lawrence community and their caregivers fear institutionalization resulting from the federal government’s potential withdrawal of support for home-based services, Dot Nary writes in this column.
Amii Castle: Amendment on Kansas ballot this fall would provide pretext for voter suppression laws (Column)
“On Nov. 3, Kansans will vote on whether to amend our state constitution, again. This time, we’ll be voting on whether to make it harder for many American citizens who live in Kansas to vote in future elections,” Amii Castle writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
TJ Campsey: We must struggle together to reach bold, brave solutions (Column)
“We need to find our common strength. That means rejecting the fear and hatred the GOP manufactures to keep us divided and weak,” TJ Campsey writes in this column.
The opinion pieces in this section are generally written by members of the Lawrence community and those who have close ties. In addition, we’re offering some space for area organizations and organizers to provide updates and attempt to reach other folks who might share their mission.
Want to submit a letter to the Times? Great!
Click here to find out how.
Dot Nary: Government jeopardizes rights of Lawrence residents with disabilities (Column)
Currently, people who are supported to live in the Lawrence community and their caregivers fear institutionalization resulting from the federal government’s potential withdrawal of support for home-based services, Dot Nary writes in this column.
Amii Castle: Amendment on Kansas ballot this fall would provide pretext for voter suppression laws (Column)
“On Nov. 3, Kansans will vote on whether to amend our state constitution, again. This time, we’ll be voting on whether to make it harder for many American citizens who live in Kansas to vote in future elections,” Amii Castle writes in this Kansas Reflector column.
TJ Campsey: We must struggle together to reach bold, brave solutions (Column)
“We need to find our common strength. That means rejecting the fear and hatred the GOP manufactures to keep us divided and weak,” TJ Campsey writes in this column.
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