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Kaw Valley Almanac for July 4-10, 2022
This spray of butterfly milkweed blossoms feeds pollinators who help it produce seed-filled milkweed pods, which open up and are carried away in the wind to produce new plants and feed new butterflies.
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Lawrence man drowns at Lone Star Lake
An 81-year-old Lawrence man was found in the water at Lone Star Lake early Monday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
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Couple’s ‘little pocket prairie’ beckons butterflies to Indian Hills neighborhood
Call it a pollinator’s delight, a butterfly haven, a nectar buffet. This Monarch Waystation is the pride of longtime Lawrence gardeners Dena Podrebarac and Heidi Rios.
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Driver arrested after crash in the 1500 block of Mass Street
A driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following a crash that left a vehicle on its roof Saturday night on Massachusetts Street.
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Lawrence potter’s ‘Cup of Roe’ fundraiser for Vote No Kansas quickly exceeds goal
Catie Walter said she’s “been pretty angry for a while.” To channel her anger into something positive, she turned to her hobby of pottery and started a fundraiser she’s calling Cup of Roe.
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Mi Ranchito dismisses rumors that it’s closing Lawrence location, despite Whataburger plans
Mi Ranchito, a family-owned Mexican restaurant, survived the pandemic with support from a loyal customer base. But now its owners are struggling with a new challenge: shutting down rumors that the Lawrence location is closing.
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Abortion bans continue to reinforce colonization of Indigenous people, community leaders say
Indigenous community members at a panel event Thursday discussed the history that lies below the surface of recent abortion bans — including mass sterilization in the 1960s and 70s — and how Indigenous people will be overwhelmingly affected by the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
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Amplify Lawrence showcase coming up this weekend
The talented teens of this year’s Amplify Lawrence rock band camp will make their onstage debut Saturday.
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KU Info, dubbed ‘Google before Google,’ closes its doors after more than 50 years
After more than half a century, 785-864-3506 no longer directs a dialer to the answer for any question they could have about the University of Kansas.
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Kansas political figures, advocacy groups weigh in on U.S. Supreme Court carbon emissions ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision Thursday limiting how the Environmental Protection Agency can regulate carbon dioxide emissions from power plants is putting Kansas political leaders, candidates and advocacy groups’ stances on environmental policy in the spotlight.
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Sustainability Advisory Board sends plastic bag ban on to Lawrence City Commission
Lawrence’s Sustainability Advisory Board voted unanimously today to approve an ordinance banning establishments from using single-use plastic bags. The ordinance will go on to the city commission for consideration.
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Tragic Comedy to center queer, femme, BIPOC comedians in Lawrence
A new comedy troupe in town is bringing parody, musicals, sketch comedy, and standup in a space with room for all who love comedy to showcase their authentic selves and their jokes.
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Paola man sentenced to 27 months for hate crime against Black boy
A Paola man was sentenced Wednesday to just more than two years in federal prison for threatening a Black boy with a knife and telling him he was in a “white town.”
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Topeka man tells judge he will defend himself from charges in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
A Topeka man who faces federal charges for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol wants to represent himself because his court-appointed attorney lacks computer skills.
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Letter to the Times: The choice is in your hands
“Maybe … you are generally pro-life but don’t like extreme restrictions on abortion. Maybe you are just generally uneasy about abortion itself but want it to keep it as an option,” Ken Grotewiel writes in this letter to the Times.
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Lawrence’s Sustainability Advisory Board to consider plastic bag ban; special meeting is Thursday
The city’s Sustainability Advisory Board on Thursday will hold a special meeting to discuss a draft ordinance that would prohibit establishments from providing or selling single-use disposable plastic bags.
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3 people injured, dog OK after crash; eastbound 23rd Street closed for investigation
Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday on 23rd Street between O’Connell and Franklin roads, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
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Free meals for all students will end in August; Lawrence school board to set meal prices
Some families will need to add school meals into their back-to-school budgets as the federal program that provides free food for all students ends in August.
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Finance council approves Kansas state worker pay raises, digs into bonuses for child care providers
Gov. Laura Kelly and legislative leaders unanimously approved Wednesday the budget outline for appropriating $49.9 million in state tax dollars to provide 5% across-the-board pay raises for state government employees.
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More road construction to start Tuesday: 19th and Alabama; 23rd and Naismith
The city will soon start two more construction projects that will require road closures over the next few months. Here are the details.
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Kansas veterans and legislators wary of proposal to close VA clinics and cut emergency services
When retired U.S. Army Col. Lynn Rolf enlisted and went to war, the federal government made a promise it would take care of his medical needs. He says he is still fighting the battle to ensure that commitment is fulfilled and veterans’ medical services remain in place.
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Ella Lee Dominguez: Lighting candles and cleaning crumbs as my rights disappear (Column)
“The Supreme Court has made its decision — so I will make mine,” Ella Lee Dominguez writes in this column.
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KDOT to hold open house to discuss changes to Wakarusa/K-10 interchange
The community is invited to a meeting to learn about planned changes to the Wakarusa interchange with Kansas Highway 10.
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Lawrence City Commission submits to state law, strikes immigrant protections from sanctuary ordinance
Lawrence city commissioners approved changes to the city’s sanctuary ordinance on Tuesday, stripping it of some protections for immigrants, to fall in line with state law.