The number of Kansas children who died from fentanyl overdoses reached a three-year high in 2022, according to an annual report on child deaths statewide, which highlighted the need for preventative services and improvements to Kansas’ child welfare system.
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Citing burnout and a desire for a guaranteed seat at the table, clinical and office staff at Bert Nash announced Tuesday they’ve begun the process of forming a union.
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About 20 people living among the trees behind the Amtrak station in East Lawrence are moving to other camps with assistance from the city as the Amtrak camp’s closure looms.
A plurality of Kansas voters say it’s a good thing that the state is a regional abortion access point, according to a survey by the Midwest Newsroom and Emerson College Polling Center.
This photo of Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS was taken Sunday an hour after sunset, with a band of smoke from Wyoming wildfires right underneath.
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City commissioners on Tuesday will vote on purchasing a $4.2 million building near Sixth and Iowa streets to become the new Lawrence City Hall. It would also require an estimated $11.7 million in remodeling costs.
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Reminder: Big Boy, the massive steam railroad locomotive, will pass through Union Pacific depot in North Lawrence on Thursday.
A new proposed development would replace a downtown parking lot with a six-story building comprising more than 100 units of affordable housing.
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The Lawrence school board on Tuesday will hear an update on the district’s Native American Student Services.
The Lawrence City Commission will hear a plan Tuesday to renovate the outdoor pool’s current structure, which could save thousands of square feet in swim space and hundreds of thousands of dollars.
