Opponents of a planned solar energy project have joined with Lawrence artist Stan Herd to create an earthwork ahead of the Douglas County commissioners’ special Saturday meeting where they will vote on the project permit.
”If this project is rejected, it would be a devastating blow to our efforts to reduce global warming and climate change and encourage other Kansas counties to reject renewable energy projects,” Tad Kramar writes in this letter to the Times.
University of Kansas juniors Cecilia Paranjothi, of Lawrence, and Kit Savoy, of Olathe, have been chosen as Goldwater Scholars.
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The shooter in a 2021 homicide that left a Wichita man dead was sentenced Wednesday to more than 17 years in prison, but mitigating circumstances led to a second man receiving a sentence of just more than 6 years.
The Lawrence school district is not expecting additional costs associated with transportation for students attending its planned STEAM school, which will most likely have longer school days but maintain early release Wednesdays.
Art Love Collective, The Burger Stand and Taco Zone are coming together to raise funds so friends can attend the ceremony for Cole Brings Plenty, 27, who was found dead last week after being missing for several days.
The Kansas State Board of Education on Tuesday voted to expand Indigenous education outreach from the K-12 to college level, following debate that touched on mascots and political agendas.
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A person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a delivery truck on KU’s campus.
Detectives, crime scene investigators and the medical examiner’s office say they have determined there is no indication of foul play in the death of Cole Brings Plenty, 27.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
No one was injured but part of the Farmer’s Turnpike is closed after a semitrailer crash north of Lawrence Wednesday afternoon.
