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Interim Lawrence Transit director named to permanent position
Felice Lavergne, who has been serving as interim director of Lawrence Transit, has been named to the permanent director position after a nationwide search.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence tightens residency requirements for people to receive homelessness services
The City of Lawrence is tightening requirements for people to receive homelessness services, and people who previously lived in town, relocated elsewhere and returned are now “considered non-residents” until they’ve established housing.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Community encouraged to unite in fight against cancer at ‘Don’t Stop Believing in a Cure’ event
Douglas County organizers are celebrating 40 years of Relay for Life’s impact on cancer research and inviting community members to join them in a party reminiscent of 1985.
Kaw Valley Almanac for May 5-11, 2025
Groundplum milkvetch is a native perennial prairie legume currently blooming that attract a variety of butterflies and other pollinators. Even though the rest of the plant is toxic, the fruit is edible and tasty.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Lawrence arts organizations could see thousands of dollars in cuts from Trump budget proposal
Arts organizations in Lawrence could see losses to already thin budgets after President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts in his new budget outline.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
9th Street Mexican Tacos takes place of short-lived cafe in Lawrence
Burrito King co-owners Angelina and Max Cruz are making a fresh start with their nearby Ninth Street location, reopening it as a sit-down taco restaurant called 9th Street Mexican Tacos.
Lawrence City Commission to consider tax incentives for KU Gateway Project, Q39
Lawrence city commissioners will consider advancing multimillion-dollar tax incentives to help fund the second phase of KU’s Gateway Project and a proposed Q39 restaurant downtown. The meeting will include public hearings on both.
KPR Staff/Contributed photo
Kansas Public Radio director emphasizes importance of public media amid Trump order directing cuts
The White House’s attempt to cut federal funding for local radio and television stations could cut off critical funds for Kansas Public Radio’s news, cultural and arts programming, according to the network’s director.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Event to feature KU grad students’ research on Lawrence city government
Graduate students at KU will present research on various city issues, including affordable housing and the land development code, at a drop-in event next week.
KCC issues $60,000 fine to AT&T for failing to promptly mark underground lines for excavators
The Kansas Corporation unanimously issued a $60,000 fine to AT&T for racking up dozens of violations of a state law requiring the marking of its buried infrastructure within two days of requests made by excavating companies.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Monarch Watch’s annual spring plant fundraiser is live; free open house to follow
Thousands of pollinator-friendly plants are available for purchase during Monarch Watch’s annual online sale and spring open house.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence crowd joins nationwide May Day protest movement
Hundreds of people flocked to Massachusetts Street Thursday with signs and chants to protest recent actions by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Holly Krebs: Lawrence community deserves transparency and a voice on city budget, debt (Column)
“Because we believe our community would benefit from more public discussions about these important issues, our coalition will independently host a community conversation about the Lawrence city budget,” Holly Krebs, of the Coalition for Collaborative Governance, writes in this column.
Kansas research could help treat a form of breast cancer that affects Black women more
Triple negative breast cancer is aggressive and hard to treat. It also disproportionately affects Black women. A KU medical researcher is working to find out why and expand treatment options.
Art Spaces event to include featured artist Chris North (Sponsored post)
The Lawrence Art Guild’s “Art Spaces” is the perfect event for people who want to know more about art and artists — the materials artists use, the spaces they create in — and to gain insight into what drives them to make art that is uniquely theirs.
Obituary: Lola Mae Torneden
Lola Mae Torneden, 10/14/1921 – 04/28/2025
‘I want to uplift and inspire’: Education advocate, KU student crowned Miss Indian World
KU student Dania Wahwasuck, Prairie Band Potawatomi and Pyramid Lake Paiute, has been named the 2025-26 Miss Indian World. As a cultural ambassador, she plans to continue advocating for youth education.
Lane Rozin/Lawrence Times
Van Go invites Lawrence community to ‘Go Healthy’ at reimagined May Day Hey Day
Van Go is bringing back its May Day Hey Day in a new format that will offer community members snacks, cooking demonstrations, yoga, bike maintenance and more.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
K-10 lane reduction coming up Thursday in Lawrence; expect delays
A portion of Kansas Highway 10 in southern Lawrence will be down to one lane during the day Thursday, and motorists should prepare for delays, according to KDOT.
Measles cases jump to 46 in eight southwest counties as new Kansas law restricts health officials
New legislation may make it more difficult for public health officials to manage a measles outbreak, which has increased by nine cases.
Obituary: Delores Headswift Fisher
Delores Headswift Fisher, 7/20/1940 – 4/28/2025
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Justice Matters annual assembly to discuss youth trauma
Justice Matters will focus on solutions to youth trauma at this year’s action assembly. The nonprofit coalition of faith-based groups will also provide an update on its efforts to boost the elder care workforce and end chronic homelessness.
City of Lawrence launches tool to let community see plans filed, business licenses and more
The City of Lawrence has launched a new online map tool called Citizen Connect that allows people to see locations of plans, permits, inspections, business licenses and code cases that the city has processed.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
AmeriCorps cuts ‘devastate’ Lawrence service organizations
DOGE’s sudden cuts to AmeriCorps funds have left four agencies serving Lawrence and Douglas County families more than $400,000 short to pay for dozens of essential employees.
