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August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events June 21, 2024 - 11:50 pm

Split Lip Rayfield reunites at Kaw River Roots Festival in Lawrence

by August Rudisell

A Lawrence crowd welcomed Split Lip Rayfield as the band performed together for the first time since 2019 on Friday night at the fourth annual Kaw River Roots Festival.

Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events June 21, 2024 - 9:13 pm

Community members flock to downtown Lawrence for Midsummer Night on Mass

by Lane Rozin

Lawrence community members showed up in droves Friday afternoon and evening for the second annual Midsummer Night on Mass.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events June 21, 2024 - 3:31 pm

African American quilt convention in Lawrence reveals quilt from Georgia plantation; exhibit open at Watkins Museum

by Maya Hodison

“To me, it symbolizes freedom – how they broke out like birds,” Lawrence quilter and historian Marla Jackson said of an 1800s quilt believed to be made by a Black person who was enslaved.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news June 21, 2024 - 2:56 pm

City to close New Hampshire Street at 6th Street through mid-September

by Lawrence Times

Beginning Monday, city contractors will close New Hampshire Street at Sixth Street to start work on the next phase of the ongoing construction on Sixth.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news June 21, 2024 - 1:21 pm

‘Better days ahead’: Haskell student who had stroke during powwow returns home

by Molly Adams

Corrin Lamere, a 22-year-old Haskell student who suffered a severe stroke at the KU powwow that left her unable to speak or move one side of her body, has returned home. 

Lawrence news June 21, 2024 - 12:47 pm

Topeka man killed in crash in Douglas County

by Lawrence Times

A 26-year-old Topeka man was killed in a crash early Friday on Interstate 70 between Lawrence and Topeka in Douglas County.

Community Voices June 21, 2024 - 12:14 pm

Tom Harper: Community initiatives to fund third volume of ‘Embattled Lawrence’ history books (Column)

by Tom Harper

In ”Embattled Lawrence,” Dennis Domer aims to tell the stories that have been missed in Lawrence’s rich history. Upcoming dinners and presentations will help raise funds to make the next volume possible, Tom Harper writes in this column.

Education June 20, 2024 - 4:36 pm

Lawrence kids, teacher with neurofibromatosis maneuver through school, advocate for one another

by Maya Hodison

Lawrence teacher Andrea Kelly hadn’t known anyone with the same rare genetic disorder she has until a fearless 5-year-old walked into her kindergarten classroom.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Education June 20, 2024 - 2:18 pm

KU to raise tuition by 3.5% across the board; student fees will also increase

by Mackenzie Clark

The Kansas Board of Regents on Thursday approved tuition increases for most of the state’s public universities, including KU.

Health June 20, 2024 - 1:55 pm

Engage Douglas County honors Lawrence SRO, Perry-Lecompton student and Baldwin police with awards

by Lawrence Times

Engage Douglas County has recognized the Billy Mills Middle School SRO, a Perry-Lecompton High School student and the Baldwin City Police Department with its three Engaged in Action awards for this year.

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