Clay Mayes, the Haskell Indian Nations University cross-country coach who was fired in April 2022 in what he believes was retaliation for reporting misconduct, is seeking reinstatement to coach the team.
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Demolition of the west side of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium could begin as soon as December to kick off an ambitious plan to revamp the entire area around 11th and Mississippi streets.
Since the Lawrence City Commission in August 2020 approved creating historical markers to memorialize the 1970 police killings of two teenagers, the process to bring those markers to fruition has been slow, but it is moving forward.
Haskell Indian Nations University, which has been in a state of flux and administrative turnover for years, appears to have a new leader. Also, federal documents shed light on why the former president was fired.
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KU has its football coach for the foreseeable future. Lance Leipold has signed a new deal that will keep him in Lawrence through the 2029 season.
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Faculty and staff members at the University of Kansas have formed a union that will represent more than 1,500 of their colleagues at both the Lawrence and Edwards campuses, organizing group American Federation of Teachers announced in a press release Monday.
After announcing plans for massive changes to the football stadium and a new ”gateway” to campus, KU has entered into contracts with three vendors to begin planning — but the details won’t be available to the public.
Kansas Athletics on Friday announced its most significant plans in decades regarding the future of KU football.
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The 46 Democratic precinct committeepeople in Douglas County’s 3rd County Commission District will vote Sunday on a replacement for departing Commissioner Shannon Portillo.
“We could’ve killed him, gone home and had dinner. That’s how strong the hate was,” Sakeim Dowdell recalled, 52 years after a Lawrence police officer shot and killed his younger brother, Rick “Tiger” Dowdell.
