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Six viruses detected at high levels in Lawrence wastewater
Six viral diseases — including COVID-19, the flu and norovirus — have been found at high concentrations in Lawrence wastewater as Kansas communities face peak flu season.
Six viruses detected at high levels in Lawrence wastewater
Six viral diseases — including COVID-19, the flu and norovirus — have been found at high concentrations in Lawrence wastewater as Kansas communities face peak flu season.
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2nd Street to close, Iowa traffic pattern to shift and more traffic updates in Lawrence
About half a mile of Second Street will close to through traffic, work on Iowa Street will flip to the other side of the road and more roadwork will be underway in the coming week.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Young artists of Van Go build benches, connections
Perspective can be everything — particularly in the humanities, as one client of the Van Go Benchmark program pointed out. The KU Hall Center for the Humanities commissioned one of 20 custom benches unveiled Friday, each made by a young artist.
In federal lawsuit, students allege Lawrence school district’s AI surveillance tool violates their rights
Nine current and former students have filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Lawrence Public Schools, alleging the district’s use of a controversial AI surveillance tool violates student privacy.
What to expect at Vinland Fair 2025
The 2025 Vinland Fair is gearing up for another year of tractor pulls, nail-driving contests and homemade pie, all in the name of celebrating small-town life.
Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
KC ice cream shop franchise coming to west Lawrence
A Lawrence business owner plans to open a franchise of Kansas City-based ice cream shop Betty Rae’s this fall in west Lawrence.
Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Lawrence man found not guilty of threatening couple with hatchet
More than two years after a Lawrence man was accused of threatening a couple with a hatchet near the former city-run camp for people experiencing homelessness, a jury found him not guilty Thursday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Around 1.6% of Lawrence voters have cast ballots so far; primary election is Tuesday
Around 1.6% of Lawrence voters have cast their ballots thus far in the 2025 city primary election, and in-person early voting is seeing “a little bit” of an increase, according to County Clerk Jamie Shew.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Open house to celebrate 10 years of Free State High School prairie
An open house Sunday at Free State High School’s prairie will celebrate 10 years of a restoration project there.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Water line break forces shutoff at Douglas County judicial center
Court will continue but there is no water at the Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center Thursday following a water line break.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Downtown Lawrence workers, already hit hard by parking enforcement, lament potential rate increases
The City of Lawrence is considering increasing the cost of parking throughout downtown, expanding enforcement hours and more. People who live and work downtown naturally bear the brunt of these costs.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence vendor market to center Black, Indigenous and people of color entrepreneurs
Black and brown entrepreneurs will sell and promote goods and services at an upcoming Lawrence vendor market.
K-10 to be reduced to one lane for work in multiple spots; expect delays
Kansas Highway 10 in western Lawrence will be reduced to one lane in multiple places for construction work this week and next.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence immigration advocacy organizations to host community training
Sanctuary Alliance and Somos Lawrence will host a training and educational session to prepare community members in the case of federal immigration enforcement activity in Lawrence.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Just Food is stretched thin addressing food insecurity in Lawrence; new federal law will likely make it worse
Impending federal cuts to food assistance under Trump’s recently passed economic bill threaten to stretch the capacities of Just Food, which is already seeing a spike in the number of residents registering for its services.
Lawrence Humane Pet of the Week: Kiba the gentle giant has faced housing insecurity due to size
Kiba, a 7 1/2-year old English bulldog, has been at the Lawrence Humane Society for a total of 18 months. It’s been rough-going for this gentle giant, but he is still a good boy through and through.
