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Prairie Moon Waldorf School’s Winter Light Faire to return (Sponsored post)
Those who attend Prairie Moon Waldorf School’s annual Winter Light Faire can meet Queen Winter in her secret snowy kingdom, hand-dip beeswax candles, make a fairy house or gnome home and more.
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Woman seriously injured in crash on I-70 in Douglas County
A Topeka woman was seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 70 in Douglas County Saturday night, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol crash report.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade returns
The Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade, returning after a year off, drew a crowd to Massachusetts Street Saturday morning.
Man injured in rollover crash near Clinton Lake
A 39-year-old man was injured in a rollover crash late Friday, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence anti-mask protester charged with 3 felonies after arrest at vaccine clinic for kids
A Lawrence man who has become widely known for his protests against mask mandates has been charged with three low-level felonies following an alleged incident at a clinic where 5- to 11-year-olds were getting COVID-19 vaccines.
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Clint Smith, author of ‘How the Word is Passed,’ to speak in Lawrence Monday
Clint Smith — poet, journalist and author of “How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America” — will speak at Liberty Hall Monday evening.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Warrensburg, Missouri police chief accepts job as Lawrence police chief
Rich Lockhart, currently chief of police in Warrensburg, Missouri, has accepted an employment offer with the City of Lawrence.
KU Holiday Vespers, Jazz Vespers free to attend this year; livestream available
Tickets are free for the University of Kansas School of Music’s 97th annual Holiday Vespers and Jazz Vespers, and there is an option to livestream the performances this year.
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LMH Health having phone issues; here are alternative numbers to try
Clinics and departments affiliated with Lawrence Memorial Hospital are experiencing telephone issues that are preventing patients from getting through to some providers, hospital spokespeople said Thursday.
August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
2 suspects arrested in fatal shooting in Lawrence
Two people have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting that occurred Wednesday, Nov. 24 in Lawrence, police announced Thursday.
Masks no longer required in Lawrence city buildings for those who are fully vaccinated
Effective Thursday, people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not need to wear masks in City of Lawrence-owned buildings, the city announced.
Lucy Peterson / The Lawrence Times
Title IX town hall at KU canceled after low attendance; spring plans TBA
A University of Kansas Student Senate town hall about Title IX practices was canceled Tuesday night because of low attendance, but another opportunity is in the works for the spring semester.
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KU Theatre’s fall finale centers trans woman, ‘disrupts’ idea of classic American play
KU Theatre is preparing for the grand finale of its fall season this Friday: a contemporary play that centers on the story of a transgender woman returning to her childhood home in the American South.
August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
St. Luke AME’s stained-glass windows are back
The splendor of stained glass is returning to St. Luke AME Church this week.
Mackenzie Clark / The Lawrence Times
2 people seriously injured in crash at 21st and Haskell in Lawrence
Two people suffered injuries that were serious but not life-threatening in a crash in Lawrence Tuesday evening, according to Lawrence police.
Kansas attorney general accuses KU, KSU of violating new vaccination exemption law
The attorney general notified Kansas State University and the University of Kansas that both were in violation of a new state law broadening access to religious or medical exemptions to federal COVID-19 vaccination mandates.




