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Online survey for Lawrence residents will help inform city’s affordable housing study
Lawrence residents can share their experiences with housing in town through an online survey that will help inform the city’s affordable housing study.
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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
KU celebrates renovation, reopening of alternative communication lab
Several dozen Lawrence community members gathered Friday to celebrate renovations to a KU lab that helps people with complex communication needs.
6th Street traffic patterns to change Monday; drivers should expect delays
As construction work on Sixth Street in downtown Lawrence continues, the traffic patterns will change Monday, and drivers should anticipate delays.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
City of Lawrence launching closed-door Community Budget Committee
The City of Lawrence is seeking community members to serve on a budget committee whose meetings will not be open to the public, and “some confidentiality may be required during the process.”
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Ride Lawrence Transit buses fare-free for 2025
Riders will be able to get around on Lawrence Transit buses without paying a fare again for all of 2025.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Kids, families, couples trick-or-treat in downtown Lawrence
Downtown Lawrence’s annual trick-or-treating event drew flocks of people decked out in their Halloween costumes, including a massive praying mantis, several movie characters, and some feelings.
Haskell regents, professor call for radar search of development site for unmarked graves
The board of regents of Haskell Indian Nations University and a prominent Indigenous studies professor urge developers of the proposed New Boston Crossing to search the site for children who could be buried in unmarked graves.
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Lawrence Día de los Muertos celebration to honor late grandparents, elders; location changed for weather
A Día de los Muertos community altar and celebration will pay tribute to late grandparents and elders.
Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Lawrence man will be tried for first-degree murder; partial DNA found on glove pulled from victim
A Lawrence man accused of fatally stabbing his friend was bound over for trial on Wednesday after investigators testified that partial DNA consistent with the man was found on a latex glove removed from the victim’s throat.
Christina Craig/Lawrence Times
Organizers gearing up for Lawrence Rally for Women’s Rights
Lawrence women and allies will rally for women’s rights at South Park days ahead of the historic Nov. 5 election.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
How to cast your ballot on or before Election Day in Douglas County
The days are dwindling until Tuesday, Nov. 5, when many important local and national offices will be decided. Here’s how to cast your ballot early or on Election Day.
Douglas County could see severe storms Wednesday; tornado watch issued
Lawrence and Douglas County could see severe thunderstorms starting Wednesday afternoon, with heavy winds possible. Thursday’s forecast looks friendly to trick-or-treaters, though.
Lawrence school board challenges district to break down data more after hearing fall equity report
Lawrence school board members said they’d like to see deeper data and hear more about the day-to-day actions and impacts of the district’s equity work following a fall update Monday.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Douglas County clerk recommends mailing ballots ‘by today’ or hand-delivering to a ballot box
Based on mail delivery times the elections office is seeing, voters who want to cast their vote by advance ballot should have them in the mail “by today,” Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew said Tuesday.
Kansas Republicans blast Democrat for mailing ‘voter guide’ without campaign disclosure
An adviser for Republican congressional candidate Derek Schmidt says the “fake newspaper” Democratic rival Nancy Boyda mailed to 160,000 households is “illegal” and “dishonest.”
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‘You do not have to be an expert to change the life of an animal’: Kitten Lady to share passion, education at Granada
Hannah Shaw, aka the Kitten Lady, has traversed the world to learn about feline care and culture, and she’s coming to Lawrence this week to share some of her knowledge.




