The Lawrence Public Library will be closed Saturday as heavy snow is in the forecast for the area and most of the state. We’ll add other closures here as we receive them.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
A person is in critical condition following a shooting Friday afternoon in the Hawks Pointe apartment complex. Police say they have arrested a man who they suspect “went to an apartment, knocked on the door, then shot another man at the entrance.”
The Lawrence school board on Tuesday will consider approving a tax incentive for developments at the former Reuter buildings, multiyear district calendars for 2026-27 and 2027-28, and a 4.5% increase to preschool tuition.
Advocates and survivors of child sexual abuse are urging legislators to pass Erin’s Law, which requires K-12 schools teach about body safety and sexual abuse prevention at an age-appropriate level once per school year.
KU Memorial Unions have announced a renovation to the level four lobby and Jayhawk Ink space in the Kansas Union will include a WWI memorial, moveable furniture and a TV for game days.
August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Choice Campus at Centennial will open in August with one main goal: getting Lawrence high schoolers to graduate, one way or another.
The City of Lawrence is adding temporary parking spaces in the middle of Ninth Street to help customers access businesses affected by construction for the Jayhawk Watershed Project.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Transit will cancel its on demand service for the weekend and all service on Saturday as the area is expected to get several inches of snow coupled with bitter cold temperatures.
A Senate committee endorsed a proposed constitutional amendment that would cap annual increases to appraised property values at 3%, and roll back the clock to 2022 assessments.
Meteorologists say that a winter storm will hit Lawrence in full force Friday evening, bringing 5 to 7 inches of snow and frigid temperatures with it.
