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Mac Moore/Lawrence Times
One week left to register to vote in Lawrence City Commission primary
Just one week remains for voters to register or update their registration in order to vote in the Aug. 5 primary election, when Lawrence voters will narrow a field of 13 candidates running for city commission.
Kansas lawmakers extend deadline for Chiefs, Royals to accept stadium incentives
A bipartisan council of Kansas lawmakers voted Monday to extend by six months the deadline for the Kansas City Royals or Chiefs to accept economic development incentives from Kansas for construction of sports stadiums.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Transit Poet Laureate program to kick off 2026 with workshop led by local poet
Community poet and KU professor Megan Kaminski will lead a Ride and Write workshop later this month to help writers generate submissions for the 2026 Lawrence Transit Poet Laureate program.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence man accepts plea agreement in fatal shooting; charge reduced to second-degree murder
A 19-year-old Lawrence man who had been facing first-degree murder charges could be sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading no contest to second-degree murder as part of a plea agreement.
Kansas officials dash satanists’ plans for ‘witching hour’ protest at Statehouse
The group behind the black mass in March at the Kansas Statehouse — which drew thousands of counter-protesters and ended in multiple arrests — was denied a permit to hold another protest this summer.
Kaw Valley Almanac for July 7-13, 2025
The bumblebee stashes the pollen in pollen sacks or corbicula, located on its legs, to take back home to feed the young bees and queen.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence author Amanda Sellet puts the comedy back in ‘rom-com’ for her upcoming book launch
Lawrence author Amanda Sellet will celebrate her forthcoming romantic comedy novel with a film screening and book signing at Liberty Hall, and she hopes local readers and writers will be there to laugh with her.
How to pick the right fixtures and bulbs for wildlife-friendly outdoor lighting at home
Well-designed lighting lets people see at night while reducing the negative impacts of artificial light on pollinators and birds. It’s also better for human sleep.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU summer debate camp brings top debaters in the country to Lawrence
More than 100 high school students from around the country have packed into KU classrooms the last few weeks to master their skills, part of a cycle that Kansas debaters say keeps the state a premier debate destination.
Free Lawrence workshops aim to teach tenants their rights, how to reclaim security deposits
Two upcoming workshops at the Lawrence library aim to help renters understand their legal rights in eviction cases and how to get security deposits back.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Shawn Alexander: Whose history? Experiential knowledge takes us closer to the truth (Column)
“There is not one American experience! … Let us resist the persistent push to limit the narrative of our nation’s past,” Shawn Alexander writes in his latest column.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Community members gather for July 4 protest in downtown Lawrence
Dozens of community members gathered for an Independence Day protest Friday in downtown Lawrence, holding signs with messages including “Stand for democracy,” “Are we great yet?” “Resist” and “Save our Constitution.”
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Water main, Iowa improvement projects to close sections of 19th Street, plus more Lawrence roadwork
There will be construction and road closures along 19th Street and Ousdahl Road in July and August. Here’s what drivers should expect.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Lawrence community members celebrate freedom, warn about erosion of rights at Freedom Fest
A KU law professor, local politicians, a puppet and more than 100 other Lawrence community members gathered Friday to celebrate the Constitution and the Fourth of July in the face of what they said were attacks on freedom.
Kansas law enforcement boasts lowest crime rates in more than 20 years
Kansas’ crime rate in 2024 reached its lowest mark in at least 20 years, according to recently released data. Violent crimes saw a five-year low in 2024, and property crimes maintained a downward trend.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
We have liftoff: Drones take flight at Lawrence’s Summerfest
Summerfest 2025 came complete with food, family fun, Uncle Sam on stilts and — drumroll, please — a working drone show.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence’s proposed 2026 budget varies from community’s direction
The Lawrence city manager’s proposed 2026 budget indicates departments had broad discretion to recommend funding cuts. Some cuts align with community feedback; some counter it.
Sen. Moran says he protected funding for Kansas hospitals. Health care advocates disagree
Republican U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas said he made changes to the Senate’s version of the Trump administration’s reconciliation bill to soften the blow of Medicaid cuts on Kansas hospitals. But health care advocates say it won’t be enough.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Resident of Lawrence housing for seniors lacks air conditioning; in ‘agony’ during hot days
Claudia Wilch said she and her cat, Biscuit, cast a concerned glance at each other when the temperature in their Babcock Place apartment had risen to 85 degrees last week.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Fresh Cut Smoothies to open in downtown Lawrence with community recipes, concoctions for all palates
Daniel Luckey has worked in restaurants all over the downtown strip. Now, he’s channeling his decades of service industry experience into opening a grab-and-go-style smoothie and juice shop in the 800 block of Mass.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Haskell students left without housing between semesters because of staffing shortage
Haskell students who planned to stay in campus housing through the summer and into the fall semester have just weeks to find temporary housing as the university is requiring them to move out for about a month.
Obituary: Jason William Dove
Jason William Dove, 11/15/1976 – 6/20/2025
Obituary: Penny Rae Harrell Eisenbarger
Penny Rae Harrell Eisenbarger, 11/21/1961 – 6/26/2025
The Kansas River used to be a dumping ground. These kayakers are helping clean it
The Kansas River is cleaner today than half a century ago, but pollution and trash remain problems. Kayakers and others who love this river are helping the river’s sandbars by hauling away tons of garbage.
