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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Prominent Indigenous leaders, academics will lead conversation on representation during upcoming panel
As part of programming around the “Americans” exhibit at the Watkins Museum, Haskell will host a panel discussion about Indigenous representation, featuring prominent Native leaders and academics.
Art in the Park to bring variety of artists to South Park, including featured artist Justin Marable (Sponsored post)
The Lawrence Art Guild will bring more than 130 artists, including featured artist Justin Marable, to South Park on Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 13 and 14.
Shawn Alexander: Race, history and a sports rivalry (Column)
“Attempts to establish a connection between the (KU-Mizzou) rivalry and the Civil War are ignoring or whitewashing the core elements of the fight between the residents of the two states. The conflict was fundamentally rooted in slavery, racism and white supremacy,” Shawn Alexander writes in this column.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Free State High School students honored with performing arts award
Free State High School students celebrated their historic performing arts award during halftime of the Firebirds’ football game Friday night.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Construction of downtown Lawrence transit hub delayed; environmental review underway
Construction of Lawrence’s downtown bus station, originally projected to be done in the third quarter of 2026, is now tentatively scheduled to finish in 2027 or 2028.
A New York Times reporter in Kansas was secretly tracked. He’s suing the FBI for more information
The New York Times is suing the FBI for allegedly withholding information about a tracking device that a reporter found on his car in Lawrence in October of 2021.
Ann Dean/Contributed Photo
Monarch Watch open house attendees can greet the season’s migrating pollinators
Monarch Watch’s fall open house will allow folks of all ages to welcome the butterflies as they migrate from the north, while learning about our pollinators.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence City Commission candidates to participate in forums hosted by former mayors
Folks can get to know the four candidates for Lawrence City Commission during two upcoming forums to be hosted by former mayors. Candidates will not have the questions ahead of time, according to the organizers.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Physical media lives on with next Lawrence Public Library and Audio-Reader Network sale
Physical media lovers can rejoice with the return of the Lawrence Public Library and Audio-Reader Network sale, featuring thousands of books, audiobooks, DVDs, games, puzzles, CDs, vinyl records and more.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence bookworms can look for local Easter eggs in Sarah Henning’s upcoming sports romance for young readers
Sarah Henning’s upcoming sports romance for young readers will reward close attention from locals, who might pick up on some hometown allusions.
Kansas Republicans might redistrict to help defeat the state’s only Democrat in Congress
Statehouse Republicans already redrew Democrat Sharice Davids’ district in 2022. They may try again, joining the national gerrymandering battle over the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Lawrence school district staff members rally with ‘walk-ins’ to push for better pay
Lawrence Public Schools staff members across the district rallied Thursday morning to let administrators and school board members know that the 54-cent hourly wage increase they’ve proposed is not enough.
Nathan Kramer/Lawrence Times
Housing advocates present tenant right to counsel ordinance to Douglas County Commission, push for approval
People with housing advocacy organizations urged the Douglas County Commission to schedule a vote and adopt tenant right to counsel next month.
Freedom’s Frontier, preserver of Kansas and Missouri history, spared by release of federal funding
Freedom’s Frontier has received the half-million dollars the federal government held hostage for six months, ensuring the organization can continue for another year to preserve the story of the struggle for freedom through historic sites across Kansas and Missouri.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Bathroom policies at Lawrence High School interrupt learning, keep students from accessing toilets
Lawrence High School administrators instituted mass bathroom closures to address behaviors like vaping and skipping class, but these policies are backfiring as kids lose learning time and struggle to find a toilet when they need one.
Letter to the Times: 5 stars for An Evening with John Green
“Thank you, John Green, for spending a little time in Lawrence. We love the thinkers, the feelers, and we especially love those willing to lay it all out there — in a book, on a stage in front of a couple thousand of us on a Tuesday night in September,” Erika Gray writes in this letter.
Lawrence community members invited to help paint street mural
Lawrence neighbors are welcome to help bring a street mural to life this weekend near the Lawrence Community Nursery School.
Obituary: Janet Louise Probeck
Janet Louise Probeck, 1/11/1949 – 8/25/2025
Lawrence City Commission adding items to 2026 budget as final approval looms
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday heard from dozens about the 2026 budget, which will raise property taxes. They asked to add items during a conversation reminiscent of others in recent months, but now final budget approval is coming in two weeks.
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Sept. 2, 2025
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence pups go for a dip at Pooch Plunge
As Lawrence’s Outdoor Aquatic Center wound down for the season Tuesday, wet tails wagged with joy. Doggos got to go for a swim at the annual Pooch Plunge.
Row house project at 700 New Hampshire will move forward after Lawrence City Commission vote
Lawrence city commissioners have approved a site plan for 15 row houses along an edge of the former Borders parking lot near 7th and New Hampshire streets in downtown Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Man charged with second-degree murder in Lawrence woman’s death
A Lawrence man was formally charged Tuesday with second-degree murder in the death of 35-year-old Jina Reyes.
Lawrence police share names of motorcyclists killed in recent crashes
Lawrence police on Tuesday provided the names of two men killed in separate motorcycle crashes in August.
