Maintenance work to begin on Maine Street, close a lane near hospital
City contractors will soon begin maintenance work on Maine Street between Second and Fourth streets, near LMH Health.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Parts of Mass Street in downtown Lawrence to close for events
Multiple stretches of Mass Street in downtown Lawrence will be closed for community events over the weekend.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Man sentenced to decade in prison for murder of Lawrence teen
A mother on Friday said the sentencing of a 19-year-old Lawrence man who murdered her son offered her no closure.
Kansas School for the Deaf struggles with national shortage of specialized teachers
Lack of a Kansas-based bachelor’s degree program to prepare specialists in teaching of deaf or hard of hearing students complicates the challenge of hiring fully qualified staff at the Kansas School for the Deaf.
Kansas Court of Appeals judges to hear arguments at KU
A panel of Kansas Court of Appeals judges will convene in Lawrence to hear arguments in two criminal cases and a civil case as part of the court’s observance of Constitution Day.
Proposed Kansas utility plan seeks to fairly allocate costs from big users
A case in front of Kansas utility regulators has created a new way to ensure costs created by businesses that pull hundreds of megawatts of electricity from the utility grid are fairly distributed among consumers and investors.
Lawrence Virtual School student qualifies as National Merit semifinalist
Lawrence Virtual School senior Emma Ryan has been named a National Merit Scholarship semifinalist, joining six local peers who also achieved the honor.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Union bargaining team accepts offer of $1 raise for Lawrence education support professionals
The bargaining team for education support professionals accepted an offer from the Lawrence school district for a $1 hourly raise. The offer will go next to the union members for a vote.
Douglas County, Kansas Land Trust look at conserving urban agricultural land
In addition to helping private landowners conserve and protect natural havens for the public’s benefit, a Douglas County program could potentially branch into protecting urban agricultural land in perpetuity.
Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson announces retirement
Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson announced his impending retirement Wednesday. He plans to remain in the post until his successor is named.
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