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Lawrence news January 8, 2026 - 5:55 pm

Here’s a sneak peek at Runner, service-dog-in-training and future Watkins Museum volunteer

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Runner, the latest service-dog-in-training being raised by a Watkins Museum volunteer, stopped by the museum Thursday to greet her future colleagues.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events October 17, 2025 - 11:13 pm

Photos: Late Night in the Phog 2025

by Photos by Carter Gaskins

Jayhawk fans returned to Allen Fieldhouse for an early look at the KU women’s and men’s basketball teams during the annual Late Night in the Phog on Friday evening.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Education October 10, 2025 - 3:17 pm

Cataloging and digitizing project at the Haskell museum will help tell the university’s story

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

A museum studies student is cataloging the vast collections at the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum to improve access to and knowledge of Haskell’s history.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Education September 30, 2025 - 7:09 pm

‘Every child matters’: Haskell holds remembrance event on Orange Shirt Day

by Maya Hodison

Haskell held a walk, prayer, song and fellowship meal Tuesday for the National Day of Remembrance to honor the children who suffered, endured abuse or lost their lives in the federal residential school system.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Education January 30, 2025 - 10:35 pm

Arabella Gipp named Lawrence Youth of the Year for the third time

by Emilia (Mimi) Rosado Schmitt

Arabella Gipp has been declared the 2025 Boys and Girls Club of Lawrence Youth of the Year — the third time she’s earned the honor during her high school career.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news December 18, 2024 - 9:14 pm

Douglas County Commission approves agrivoltaics, stormwater plans for Kansas Sky Energy Center

by Maya Hodison

Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday heard about 30 public comments, mostly in opposition, before unanimously approving plans for agrivoltaics and stormwater management as part of the massive solar farm proposed to be built north of Lawrence.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life October 26, 2024 - 4:04 pm

Craft Corner offers community connections, creative outlet at Lawrence senior living centers

by Tricia Masenthin

Residents have an opportunity to revisit an old hobby or learn a new skill at more than a dozen senior living homes across Lawrence through Visiting Nurses Association’s Craft Corner.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events October 18, 2024 - 11:49 pm

Allen Fieldhouse lights up for Late Night, Lil Jon

by Carter Gaskins

KU fans packed into Allen Fieldhouse Friday night for the 40th annual Late Night in the Phog, the celebration of the start of the basketball teams’ seasons. 

Carter Gaskins / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events October 17, 2024 - 8:21 pm

Tech N9ne leads Lawrence Zombie Walk down Mass Street

by Carter Gaskins & August Rudisell

Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne, in Lawrence for a show at the Granada Thursday evening, led this year’s horde down Massachusetts Street for the annual Zombie Walk.

Carter Gaskins/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life October 17, 2024 - 1:39 pm

Photos: Big Boy, the massive steam locomotive, passes through Lawrence

by Carter Gaskins

Lawrence community members gathered at the Union Pacific tracks Thursday to watch Big Boy, the massive steam railroad locomotive, pass through town.

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