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Kansas transitioning to 10-digit dialing ahead of new 988 suicide prevention number
Gov. Laura Kelly asked Kansans using the 785 and 620 telephone area codes to begin preparing for transition to a 10-digit dialing requirement for local calls to accommodate implementation of an abbreviated national suicide hotline number.
A gallery of Lawrence: Springtime snow on April 20, 2021
Lawrence folks sent in their photos and even some videos of the snow that fell […]
Kirsten Kuhn: Curbing overpolicing begins at City Hall (Column)
“Ordinances that criminalize poverty, status and culture enable police to target disenfranchised and vulnerable communities. Stripping these ordinances from the books is the most basic way to reduce the frequency of police encounters that could result in a tragedy,” Kirsten Kuhn writes.
August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Lawrence City Commission preview for April 20, 2021
The Lawrence City Commission will meet virtually beginning at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Here are some […]
@GuildKansas on Twitter
Be a watchful eye at protests: Legal observer training coming up
Updated at 8:43 p.m. Monday, April 19: The Kansas chapter of the National Lawyers Guild […]
Meryl Carver-Allmond
Rain, snow predicted for Lawrence Monday night through Tuesday
The National Weather Service’s Topeka office is predicting snow rain, snow and frost for Lawrence Monday night and throughout Tuesday.
Michelle Cadue
Lawrence High student activist lobbies for laws to protect Indigenous people
If you’ve ever visited the Kansas Capitol building, you might have assumed the adolescents you encountered were taking a field trip or paging for a state legislator. Georgia Blackwood, a Lawrence High School junior, crushes that presumption.
Climate change has turned the Kansas prairie into junk food that’s killing grasshoppers
The numbers show an alarming decline in the grasshopper population on the Kansas prairie — nearly 2% a year for about a quarter century.
Jill Hummels for Kansas Reflector
Kansas opts for bonding to help consumers with energy price shocks, transition from coal
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly signed bipartisan legislation stretching over time consumers’ payment of exorbitant […]
Kansas Reflector
Grain Belt transmission line forges ahead amid landowner, lawmaker pushback
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On the heels of a historic cold snap that left thousands […]
Colyer takes plunge in Republican race for governor, earns backing from Marshall
TOPEKA — Former Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer formally launched a campaign for the Republican nomination […]
August Rudisell
Belgian ambassador to U.S. will deliver 2021 Dole Institute lecture in May
For only the second time, a seated ambassador to the United States will be a […]
Update from the Times: What’s going on + what we have in the works
Free obituaries to come, name-your-own-price subscriptions, merchandise and more.
Ryan Desch: Shortage of single-family homes in Lawrence is cause for alarm (Column)
“It may sound like hyperbole at first, but if the current real estate trends in Lawrence continue at the current pace, soon it may be nearly impossible to buy a single-family home in Lawrence for less than $200,000,” Ryan Desch writes.
New law pushes Kansas school districts to reconsider health protocols
School boards across Kansas are beginning conversations or taking action to modify their COVID-19 restrictions in response to Senate Bill 40.
Deja’s Reading Rainbow set to stream live Sunday afternoon
Kids of all ages are invited to Deja’s Reading Rainbow Sunday. Deja Brooks, popular Lawrence […]
Olivia Schwyhart
Introducing Andromeda’s kittens: Follow the growth of 7 tiny furballs in Lawrence
The Lawrence Times is excited to roll out this new feature on this Caturday: Meet Andromeda’s kittens.
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
End-of-session package installs framework for investigating elder abuse in Kansas
A package of bills aimed at curbing elder abuse and creating more communication with various agencies that work with seniors was met with support by lawmakers on the final day of the regular session.
Sydney Studer: Diary of a COVID long-hauler, Chapter 3 (Column)
3: Running for — and from — a cure In my quest for healing, I […]
Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Shultz formally takes reins of labor department plagued by challenges
TOPEKA — Information technology troubleshooter Amber Shultz answered a unanimous Senate confirmation vote by taking […]
Lawrence Humane Society
Lawrence Humane Society celebrating 6 months of crisis pet retention program
In the past six months, the Lawrence Humane Society’s Crisis Pet Retention program has helped more than 500 pets, according to the organization.
Kansas GOP legislators target rights of transgender youth; Lawrence delegates and activists warn of harm
Following a trend in Republican-dominated legislatures around the nation, GOP members of the Kansas Legislature […]
Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
Gov. Kelly vetoes massive tax reform bill pushed through by GOP
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Friday a bill granting tax breaks to business sought […]
