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Kaw Valley Almanac for July 22-28, 2024
“A snowberry clearwing moth landed on my leg while at the Prairie Park prairie, a timely reminder that this week is National Moth Week,” Ken Lassman writes.
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Lawrence City Commission recap for April 20, 2021
The Lawrence City Commission met virtually Tuesday evening. • The commission approved an ordinance that […]
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Rontarus Washington Jr. to be represented by Innocence Project, attorney tells judge
Rontarus Washington Jr.’s longtime defense counsel has withdrawn from the case, but it seems they’ll be replaced by the Midwest Innocence Project plus one of the two attorneys who recently argued — successfully — that Albert Wilson should get a new trial.
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Here are the Earth Day events in and around Lawrence this week
Since April 22, 1970, the world has celebrated Earth Day as an annual reminder of […]
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Free State juniors take debate program to new competitive heights, break records
Serena Rupp and John Marshall were the first Lawrence school district team to ever qualify for the Tournament of Champions, according to their debate coach.
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Lawrence ghost kitchen soon to add food truck to pay it forward, help entrepreneurs
A ghost kitchen in eastern Lawrence is getting into the food truck game, and its […]
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A gallery of Lawrence: Springtime snow on April 20, 2021
Lawrence folks sent in their photos and even some videos of the snow that fell […]
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Lawrence City Commission preview for April 20, 2021
The Lawrence City Commission will meet virtually beginning at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday. Here are some […]
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Be a watchful eye at protests: Legal observer training coming up
Updated at 8:43 p.m. Monday, April 19: The Kansas chapter of the National Lawyers Guild […]
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Rain, snow predicted for Lawrence Monday night through Tuesday
The National Weather Service’s Topeka office is predicting snow rain, snow and frost for Lawrence Monday night and throughout Tuesday.
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Lawrence High student activist lobbies for laws to protect Indigenous people
If you’ve ever visited the Kansas Capitol building, you might have assumed the adolescents you encountered were taking a field trip or paging for a state legislator. Georgia Blackwood, a Lawrence High School junior, crushes that presumption.
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Belgian ambassador to U.S. will deliver 2021 Dole Institute lecture in May
For only the second time, a seated ambassador to the United States will be a […]
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Update from the Times: What’s going on + what we have in the works
Free obituaries to come, name-your-own-price subscriptions, merchandise and more.
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Introducing Andromeda’s kittens: Follow the growth of 7 tiny furballs in Lawrence
The Lawrence Times is excited to roll out this new feature on this Caturday: Meet Andromeda’s kittens.
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Lawrence Humane Society celebrating 6 months of crisis pet retention program
In the past six months, the Lawrence Humane Society’s Crisis Pet Retention program has helped more than 500 pets, according to the organization.