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Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Early Lawrence Christian churches to star in Watkins Museum’s new temporary exhibition
More than three dozen Christian churches founded in Lawrence prior to 1900 will be featured in a new temporary exhibition at the Watkins Museum.
Motorcyclist killed in crash in southwestern Lawrence
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash overnight at a roundabout in southwestern Lawrence, according to police.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City commissioners talk funding for Lawrence Loop during first discussion of 2026 budget proposal
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday discussed the proposed 2026 budget. It included a flat property tax rate, but commissioners might want to increase spending on things such as the Lawrence Loop and street maintenance.
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for July 8, 2025
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
Lawrence Art Guild announces change in volunteer leadership
The Lawrence Art Guild has announced that two of its longtime volunteer leaders have stepped down. The new president hopes to increase membership and involvement in the nonprofit.
Obituary: Bernard Martin Katzfey
Bernard Martin Katzfey, 3/19/1934 – 7/7/2025
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence library to sell books, CDs and more for summer fundraiser
More than 60,000 books each priced at $2 or less will be for sale at the Lawrence Public Library’s annual summer event.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Drivers should expect delays on K-10 for widening work in Lawrence
Drivers should prepare for delays on K-10. Flaggers will direct traffic as lanes will be reduced on the west leg of the South Lawrence Trafficway this week.
Kansas regulators approve Evergy natural gas plants, solar plant despite rate concerns
The Kansas Corporation Commission gave Evergy the go-ahead to build two natural gas plants and a new solar plant, over the objections of multiple parties.
Tai Amri Spann-Ryan: Lawrence organizations need to center healing in their work (Column)
“Our communities should not have to rest on one or two people. But what’s more, the fracturing has to end,” Tai Amri Spann-Ryan writes in this column.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Athena Bambina is a sweet senior gal who is great with kids
The first Lawrence Humane Society Pet of the Week is Athena Bambina, an 8-year-old female pit bull who would be a great first dog or a fantastic addition to a family with kids.
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.
