Lawrence news
LATEST
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for March 10, 2026
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
Lawrence City Commission general public comment for March 10, 2026
Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.
FORECAST
Lawrence, KS WeatherMORE LAWRENCE NEWS
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Downtown Lawrence loses a brewery, gains two restaurants and a bodega
Downtown Lawrence has lost a brewery but gained two restaurants and a bodega this month.
Kaw Valley Almanac for Oct. 27 – Nov. 2, 2025
The fading sunset seems to be turning these big bluestem seedheads into silhouettes, squeezing the coppers, reds and yellow fall grass colors directly into the sky. Morning and evening walks reward the walker with a wide range of colors.
Contributed photo
Garden in downtown Lawrence alley dedicated to late architect
When the final remnant tree in back of a downtown Lawrence architecture firm died, staff saw an opportunity to pay homage to their late colleague.
Advocacy group to host screening of documentary on senior care home conditions
Kansas Advocates for Better Care is turning 50 years old, and the group is celebrating with a free screening of a documentary that aims to catalyze reform in long-term care facilities for older people.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Talk will illuminate current impacts of historical racial discrimination through redlining in Kansas
An upcoming presentation by a museum expert at the Lawrence Public Library will examine the history of redlining in Kansas and its modern-day implications.
One person killed, one seriously injured in crash on K-10
A Kansas City person was killed and a Lawrence man was seriously injured in a crash on K-10 late Friday in southwestern Lawrence, according to the Kansas Highway Patrol.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Gluten-free cafe announces closure in west Lawrence; Salty Iguana signs come down
Not long after the Salty Iguana sign was removed from its former west Lawrence storefront, a second restaurant near Sixth and Wakarusa announced its final day of operation.
Lawrence school board to consider approving district priorities for Kansas Legislature
The Lawrence school board on Monday will consider approving a list of several requests the district will ask the Kansas Legislature to honor this year, including fully funding special education, protecting local control and more.
Volunteers needed to harvest native prairie seeds in Douglas County
No experience is needed to support seed harvesting efforts at a nature preserve outside of Lawrence. Two volunteer events are coming up.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Douglas County food security advocates discuss impacts of possible SNAP losses, food as a human right at workshop
A workshop on navigating food systems in Douglas County turned into an opportunity for speakers to address impending threats to SNAP and discuss how to build relationships to advocate for families experiencing food insecurity.
Two calls from the City of Lawrence for artist, teams to create downtown public art
The City of Lawrence has recently issued two calls for artists to submit proposals for downtown public art.
Kansas economic conference awash in ideas for transforming state’s water policy
Politics, farm incentives and legal precedent complicate water resource reform, as discussed at “Ripple Effect: Water and the Kansas Economy,” a conference held Thursday at KU.
Nature and culture writer to speak at KU, lead guided walk through Douglas County prairie
Author and New York Times columnist Margaret Renkl will soon lead a guided prairie walk in Douglas County and give a public talk in conversation with a KU professor and poet.
Planning commissioners approve New Boston Crossing request for development south of Lawrence
Planning commissioners on Wednesday voted to approve a new request from developers of the New Boston Crossing south of town, now slated to include a sports complex.
Douglas County commissioners vote to allow environmental testing for proposed solar farm; will now seek judicial review
Douglas County commissioners voted to allow a proposed solar farm to begin environmental testing on land in Grant Township amid pending litigation and opposition from the township board.
If local news matters to you, please help us keep doing this work.
Struggling to find an article you’re looking for? Please reach out.
Contact our news team
Looking to send us a photo? Click here.
