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Lawyers for Kansas state departments see benefit to monthlong delay in enforcing anti-transgender bill
Legal representatives for two Kansas state departments said Friday that there would be benefits to delaying the enforcement of a new anti-transgender bill for another month, drawing an apparent concession from AG Kris Kobach.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawyers for Kansas state departments see benefit to monthlong delay in enforcing anti-transgender bill
Legal representatives for two Kansas state departments said Friday that there would be benefits to delaying the enforcement of a new anti-transgender bill for another month, drawing an apparent concession from AG Kris Kobach.
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Free State High School’s pop variety show to showcase throwbacks and modern hits
Performers in Encore, Free State High School’s annual spring pop variety show, are gearing up to showcase music for all ages. The show premieres Thursday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Douglas County to host workshop on extreme heat ahead of World Cup; registration still open
Douglas County Emergency Management will soon host a workshop to help local businesses, communications workers and event organizers to prepare for extreme heat around the World Cup.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Prosecutors dismiss charges against man charged in murder at North Lawrence camp
Douglas County prosecutors have dropped the case against a man charged with fatally stabbing his friend at the former North Lawrence camp because of “insufficient evidence.”
Kaw Valley Almanac for March 2-8, 2026
This blackbird-leafed elm tree is shedding its bird leaves in a gust of spring migration. We will gain 14 minutes of daylight this week.
Logan Pierson / Lawrence Times
Annual Eastern European and Eurasian Spring Festival gives space for culture, music and bliny
The smell of crepes and the sound of music filled Liberty Hall on Sunday as KU’s Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREES) held its annual Spring Festival.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
‘Hold the line’: Michael Fanone shares his Jan. 6 experience, champions accountability
Former D.C. Metro police officer Michael Fanone described his “medieval battle scene” experience at the Jan. 6 insurrection and what ensued afterward that led him to become an advocate for accountability and democracy during an event Sunday in Lawrence.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence to get more fun and games with two new arcades, mini golf
Lawrence folks wondering what to do on a Saturday night will soon have a few more options with two forthcoming arcades and phosphorescent mini golf.
ICE agents arrest people in Lawrence and on KU campus, advocates say
ICE agents returned to Lawrence Friday morning and detained people on KU’s campus and elsewhere, according to local immigration advocates.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Arraignment delayed for former Lawrence school speech pathologist charged with child sex crimes
Attorneys agreed to delay arraignment and selection of a jury trial date for a former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist facing charges of sex crimes against students.
Reminder: Lawrence Transit On Demand to start charging per ride
Reminder: Lawrence Transit will start charging $3 for each one-way on demand ride starting Sunday, and the city will only accept credit card payments.
Trans men file lawsuit over Kansas law that restricts bathroom use and invalidates driver’s licenses
Two transgender men from Lawrence are suing the state over a new law that invalidates driver’s licenses and restricts bathroom use based on sex assigned at birth, citing numerous constitutional rights and fear of violence.
Lawrence advisory board wants to commit city to a climate plan with ‘more teeth’
The Environmental Sustainability Advisory Board will ask the Lawrence City Commission to revise a renewable energy ordinance that city staff members want to instead repeal and replace with a climate neutrality resolution.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Douglas County property owners to see value increases of 1-8%
The Douglas County appraiser’s office will soon mail out change of value notices, and owners of most residential and commercial properties will see valuation increases of 1% to 8%.
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KU to hold festival to celebrate Latin American classical music
KU is set to host its second annual Latin American Art Music Festival, which will highlight musical traditions from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean.
Planning commissioners recommend annexing 63 acres in northwestern Lawrence
Planning commissioners on Wednesday voted to recommend annexing property west of Lawrence Nature Park into city limits for a potential housing development.
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