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Obituary: Robert ‘Bob’ Davis
Robert “Bob” Davis, 5/27/1944 – 3/20/2025
Obituary: Bobbie Ellen Moline
Bobbie Ellen Moline, 12/14/1938 – 3/20/2025
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence to host open house on airport master plan
The city is inviting community members and Lawrence Regional Airport users to an open house to learn more about the airport’s future and review potential development concepts.
Loud, boisterous rival protests of religious freedom among Catholics and satanists turn violent
The bullhorn-powered war of words between satanists and Catholics boiled over into brawling and a handful of arrests Friday during an extraordinary event at the Kansas Capitol that pushed boundaries of free speech and the separation of church and state.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Here’s a glimpse at Lawrence’s Pallet village by the numbers after one year open
Just fewer than half of the people who have stayed at the Pallet shelter village for people experiencing homelessness have exited back to the streets or emergency shelter during the program’s first year, and about 25% left to permanent housing.
Kansas Legislature passes spending plan that would put state $460M in the hole within three years
The Legislature adopted a spending plan Thursday that fully funds public schools, raises pay for state employees, eliminates DEI initiatives, polices pronouns in emails, and puts the state on a course to face a budget shortfall within three years.
Kansas Legislature passes tax relief with talk of broken promises and out-of-control spending
Two tax bills will head to the Kansas governor’s desk after clearing the Senate Thursday, but Republicans and Democrats differed on whether the tax relief made good on their campaign promises to Kansans.
August Rudisell / Lawrence Times
Experts highlight stats, violence prevention efforts at Public Health After Dark event
When it comes to preventing violence in Douglas County, experts told a crowd of about 50 people on Thursday it takes a comprehensive community approach, and those efforts need to focus on youth as early as possible.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
More Haskell staff members to be reinstated
Several more of the Haskell Indian Nations University employees who were cut under federal orders last month will now be reinstated, according to an update from the university president.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Watkins Museum, Lawrence library directors discuss potential fallout from federal order
Much is still unknown about how a recent executive order targeting the federal agency known as IMLS will ultimately impact Lawrence’s museums and libraries, but the stakes are high.
If you vote by mail in Kansas, you’ll have less time to return your ballot starting next year
Kansas will have one of the shortest mail-in voting periods in the country starting next year.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence man pleads no contest to interference in police investigation of 14-year-old’s killing
A judge on Thursday found a Lawrence man guilty of interference with law enforcement after the 2023 shooting death of a 14-year-old Lawrence boy.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Planning Commission advances Family Promise plan for affordable housing
Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission members voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend approving four items related to an affordable housing project at Ninth and Tennessee streets.
Lawrence drama teacher earns Lied Center IMPACT Award
Lawrence teacher Trish Averill Neuteboom has been named as a 2024-25 Lied Center IMPACT Award recipient for her dedication to arts education.
Leavenworth city leaders say CoreCivic needs permission to open immigration detention center
The Leavenworth City Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday for a resolution that says a private prison operator must get permission before reopening its facility in the city, rebuking the for-profit company’s plan to work with ICE.
Kansas House backs antisemitism bill but refuses to condemn all racism and discrimination
House Republicans refused to consider a plea from Democratic Rep. Valdenia Winn to send a message that there is no place for racism in the state of Kansas.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Housing Authority to temporarily close wait list for one of its programs
The Lawrence-Douglas County Housing Authority will soon pause accepting applications for a transitional housing program that currently has a four-year waitlist.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence UPS hub set to close this year
The UPS hub in Lawrence is one of two Kansas sites set to close in a few months, raising concerns and questions about the future for several dozen local employees.
Kansas Legislature overrides governor’s veto of bill to limit advance voting
The House and Senate on Tuesday overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of legislation that could result in thousands of advance ballots being disqualified.
Cuyler Dunn/Lawrence Times
Planning Commission to consider Family Promise plan for affordable housing development
The planning commission on Wednesday will discuss advancing six proposed new units of affordable housing at Ninth and Tennessee streets.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Cell phones less visible in high school classes under new Lawrence school district policy
Lawrence school district administrators say visible cell phone use in class has gone down in both high schools since the new policy took effect, but engagement with younger students requires continued attention.
Kansas lawmakers want to loosen vaccine requirements amid a measles outbreak in the state
At least 10 Kansans under age 18 have tested positive for measles already this year. Kansas lawmakers are considering a bill that includes loosening vaccine requirements in child care regulations.
Baker University announces next president
Baker University has announced Jody Fournier — recent provost and vice president of Capital University in Columbus, Ohio — as its next president.
LMH Health CEO announces plans to retire
Russ Johnson, LMH Health president and CEO since 2016, plans to retire in August, the hospital announced Tuesday.
