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City of Lawrence advisory boards may ask commission to adopt climate neutrality resolution
Two City of Lawrence advisory boards will consider asking the commission to replace a 2020 ordinance aiming to transition to full renewable energy use by 2035 with a new resolution aiming for climate neutrality by 2050.
City of Lawrence advisory boards may ask commission to adopt climate neutrality resolution
Two City of Lawrence advisory boards will consider asking the commission to replace a 2020 ordinance aiming to transition to full renewable energy use by 2035 with a new resolution aiming for climate neutrality by 2050.
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One teen killed, another injured in shooting at popular bar near KU in Lawrence
Update: An 18-year-old man was killed and a 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting around 2 a.m. Saturday at the Hawk in Lawrence. Two 18-year-olds have been arrested in connection.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Free State High School recognized as Special Olympics Unified Champion banner school
Free State High School was honored Friday with a banner from the Special Olympics, recognizing the school for cultivating an inclusive space for students with and without intellectual disabilities.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Girl Bar hopes to sate the sapphic yearning for a community haven in Lawrence
Liberty Hall is looking to build a sapphic Eden with Girl Bar — a monthly night “for gurls and gals and nonbinary pals” — and this month, folks can catch the 1994 lesbian romcom that inspired it all.
New lawsuit challenges City of Lawrence’s housing discrimination ordinance
A real estate company has filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Lawrence challenging an ordinance that bans discrimination based on where a potential tenant’s rent payments would come from, such as housing vouchers.
KU nominates Free State alum, 4 other students for Goldwater Scholarship
KU on Friday announced five nominees for prestigious Goldwater Scholarships, including a Free State High School alum from Lawrence.
Lawrence board signs off on markers to honor teens killed by police in 1970
A city board has finally approved historic markers to pay tribute to Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970, though the board wants the shooters named on both markers.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU research advances functional fitness to help people with mobility limitations build strength
KU researchers are partnering with a Lawrence gym to advance functional fitness, helping people with mobility limitations in their day-to-day lives.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Rec centers to close, trash pickup not delayed and more notes for MLK Jr. Day in Lawrence
Recreation centers will be closed, parking downtown will be free and trash pickup will run as scheduled. Here are details and more notes ahead of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in Lawrence.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity to give out free winter weatherization kits
Lawrence Habitat for Humanity on Saturday will distribute free kits to help folks prep their homes for winter weather.
Lawrence Farmers Market, eyeing downtown parks for new home, answers questions at town hall
The Lawrence Farmers Market is eyeing two downtown parks for a permanent location, and representatives shared plans and answered community members’ questions during a town hall Wednesday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Haskell cultural center’s first student exhibitor says creating is medicine
Marina DeCora’s solo show, “ReVision,” roves through themes of mental and community health, reconnection and attachment to land. It’s the first student exhibition at the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Maylene is ‘some pig’
Charlotte’s first message in her famous web, “Some pig,” may as well be about 4-year-old Maylene, whose snorting has been described as unbelievably charming.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence library to host event series on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Lawrence Public Library will celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a lineup of family-friendly events, free lunch and a food drive.
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for Jan. 13, 2026
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
Plans for a family emergency shelter in Lawrence have fallen through
A shelter for families experiencing homelessness in Lawrence will not come to fruition because of a lack of funding, a city staff member told the Lawrence City Commission Tuesday evening.
