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Evergy’s proposed rate increases are too high, Kansas regulators announce
State regulators say a detailed financial audit shows Evergy’s proposed $218 million rate hikes are unjustified.
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Company that bought Allen Press is closing Lawrence plant
Eight months after purchasing longtime Lawrence printing company Allen Press, its new owner announced Tuesday that it is closing the facility at the end of October.
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Lawrence community gathering celebrates return of the Sacred Red Rock to the Kaw Nation
Community members overflowed a tent set up to accommodate those in attendance for a celebration Tuesday as the Sacred Red Rock is finally being returned to the Kaw Nation after nearly a century in possession of the City of Lawrence.
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The Raven Book Store’s bestsellers for Aug. 29, 2023 (Sponsored post)
Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd will be signing copies of their brand-new book ”Kingdom Quarterback,” detailing the Mahomes era of our beloved KC football team, at the Raven next week, the Raven Book Store writes.
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State official on Kansas Medicaid unwinding: ‘We probably could’ve done a better job’
After describing long wait times, sluggish mail returns and unprecedented call center volumes, state officials announced — two weeks after their initial update — that they are trying to turn things around in the beleaguered department’s Medicaid renewal system.
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Lawrence school district partners with county to prevent truancy
The Lawrence school district is partnering with county agencies and the DA’s office to hopefully prevent students from being introduced to the criminal legal system for missing too much school.
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Kansas abortion provider counters ‘devastation’ inflicted by restrictions on out-of-state patients
Emily Wales, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, said her organization, like many of the state’s other abortion providers, has been flooded with an influx of out-of-state visitors seeking care denied to them in their own states.
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Kansas tribal leaders eager to broaden access to traditional, technological health care
Prairie Band Potawatomi member Richard Adame urged health administrators Monday to share with tribes detailed information on attributes of natural medicines that was lost to many people through dominance of the pharmaceutical industry.
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Kaw Valley Almanac for Aug. 28 – Sept. 3, 2023
If you look closely at the sweet coneflowers, you will see sweat bees pollinating them while eating the nectar. Food for the bees, seeds for the flowers: an ancient win-win arrangement worked out over millions of years of practice.
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Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships return
Hundreds of Lawrence community members showed up Sunday for the 42nd annual Kansas State Fiddling & Picking Championships, also known as FidPick.
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Lawrence school board to hear report on chronic absenteeism, possible interventions
The Lawrence school board on Monday will hear a report about chronic absence rates within the district and learn about proposed solutions.
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Section of Harper Street north of 23rd Street to close
As part of ongoing work on East 23rd Street, the City of Lawrence on Monday will close Harper Street from 23rd Street north to the first private driveway.
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Lawrence Humane Society matches 163 pets with families on Clear the Shelter Day
It was another successful Clear the Shelter Day for the Lawrence Humane Society Saturday as 99 cats and 64 dogs went to their new furever homes. And adoption fees will be half off Sunday for the animals who are still there.
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Lawrence Lions Alumni Association announces 2023 Hall of Honor inductees
The Lawrence Lions Alumni Association has announced a civil rights activist, a teacher and a musician as the 2023 Hall of Honor inductees.
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Watkins Museum planning book sale fundraiser
After wrapping up a major renovation to the research room and subsequent inventory of materials, Watkins Museum of History staff members are planning a book sale.
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Black businesses uplifted in Lawrence through vendor market
Joy resonated Friday evening as local Black business owners filled the Lied Center with their creations, and community members funneled in support.
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Hearing sheds light on details of Lawrence double murder, pursuit case
A costumed man traveled to two homes in Lawrence, shot and killed two men on a ”snitch list” in the span of half an hour last summer, according to testimony in a preliminary hearing Friday.
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Just Food names interim director to permanent position
Just Food, the Douglas County food bank, has named Aundrea Walker as its new permanent executive director, the organization announced Friday morning.
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Brook Creek neighbors concerned about proposed 528-unit apartment complex
About 40 people showed up Thursday to voice their concerns about a developer’s plans to build a 1,000-plus bedroom, three-story apartment complex near 15th Street and Lindenwood Lane in eastern Lawrence.
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KU Police warn of phone scam targeting students’ families
KU Police want to warn families of a phone scam that is targeting family members of University of Kansas students.
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Sheriff’s office agrees to destroy evidence obtained from raid on Kansas newspaper
The Marion County Sheriff’s Office agreed Thursday to destroy digital files it copied from computers seized during the raid on the Marion County Record.
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Overnight mental health crisis center for kids and teens gets initial approval on rezoning request
A facility that aims to fill in a gap in mental health services for Lawrence kids and teens secured a key approval Wednesday evening from the Planning Commission.
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Power out in parts of downtown Lawrence; meeting at City Hall briefly disrupted
A transformer blew and knocked out power for parts of downtown Lawrence late Wednesday.
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Lawrence Public Library wants to address community members’ safety concerns, director writes
Staff members of the Lawrence Public Library have heard safety concerns from community members, and they want to take action to improve the situation, LPL Director Brad Allen wrote to cardholders Wednesday.