Lawrence writer, Baldwin City poet win 2024 Langston Hughes Creative Writing awards
Fiction writer Kimberlee Bethany Bonura and poet Darwin Michener-Rutledge have been named the 2024 Langston Hughes Creative Writing Award recipients.
Fiction writer Kimberlee Bethany Bonura and poet Darwin Michener-Rutledge have been named the 2024 Langston Hughes Creative Writing Award recipients.
The state’s highest court on Friday rejected Kyle Flack’s appeal against the death penalty for his convictions in the fatal 2013 shootings of four people in Ottawa.
The City of Lawrence will soon begin work on several projects along Sixth Street that will require some road and lane closures starting Monday, Feb. 5.
Music lovers are invited Friday and Saturday to shop CDs, records and audio equipment that stand the test of time, all to benefit Audio Reader and the Lawrence library.
Wind chills as low as -20° are in the forecast for northeastern Kansas over the next couple of days and nights, and Lawrence could see snow flurries Thursday evening.
The Lawrence school district’s Boundary Advisory Committee decided Wednesday on a set of proposals to present to the public as the district reworks its boundaries to accommodate Liberty Memorial Central Middle School’s transition into a STEAM magnet school.
Wages have not kept pace with rising rent rates and utility costs, and that has contributed to Douglas County’s increase in homelessness, subject matter experts told commissioners during a special meeting Wednesday.
After canceling residential recycling pickup for Tuesday and Wednesday, the City of Lawrence has suspended the service through Sunday, Jan. 21.
The Lawrence school district has had three snow days so far this month, and schools may need to make up time down the line.
Lawrence Public Schools will be in session Wednesday, but there will be no morning bus service because of issues related to the cold.
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