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A local church and nonprofit will soon celebrate the opening of Promise Heights, a new six-family housing community intended to support Lawrence families experiencing housing crises.
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Lawrence’s Human Relations Commission met Monday, for the first time since December 2025, and agreed to take steps to understand if local unhoused people face discrimination in social services due to their housing status.
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This month’s primary election in Douglas County offered poll workers a “surprise whammy at the end” as voter numbers suddenly increased, leading to the county’s second-highest primary turnout to date.
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Lawrence High School senior Liam Sturm is turning a box of electronics into a prototype he hopes will give residents real-time information about the rivers running through the community.
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Stephenson Scholarship Hall at KU is set to welcome residents for the 2026-27 academic year as exterior repairs have been completed following storm damage this spring.
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“Ted Lasso” has always hit close to home for KC-area fans, but Lawrence viewers shouldn’t be surprised if they even recognized the chain-smoking cat lady and the sneaky grocery store employee from the Season 4 premiere.
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The City of Lawrence expects a lane of Connecticut Street to be closed for one block through Friday, Aug. 21 following a water main break.
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A Douglas County judge on Thursday sentenced a man to two consecutive life prison terms for the murder of two men and the attempted murder and assault of police officers.
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The City of Lawrence is seeking answers after a mysterious paint crew arrived in town Wednesday morning and painted over — and beyond — existing traffic markings along some key city streets.
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A fund created in the name of Louise ImMasche, a Theatre Lawrence performer who died last year, will support the debut performances of “Chasing Nirvana,” a musical full of ‘90s pop culture grit and glamor.
