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The stocky, dancing bird that populates prairies across five states lost its federal protections — not because its habitat or population have dramatically improved, but because a Texas court sided with energy and livestock groups.
This blackbird-leafed elm tree is shedding its bird leaves in a gust of spring migration. We will gain 14 minutes of daylight this week.
Logan Pierson / Lawrence Times
The smell of crepes and the sound of music filled Liberty Hall on Sunday as KU’s Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies (CREES) held its annual Spring Festival.
Maya Smith/Lawrence Times
Former D.C. Metro police officer Michael Fanone described his “medieval battle scene” experience at the Jan. 6 insurrection and what ensued afterward that led him to become an advocate for accountability and democracy during an event Sunday in Lawrence.
“Can our community afford an extra $21 million per year in debt payments when the city had to cut $6.6 million to balance the 2026 operating budget?” Holly Krebs writes in this column.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence folks wondering what to do on a Saturday night will soon have a few more options with two forthcoming arcades and phosphorescent mini golf.
ICE agents returned to Lawrence Friday morning and detained people on KU’s campus and elsewhere, according to local immigration advocates.
Wulfe Wulfemeyer/Lawrence Times
Attorneys agreed to delay arraignment and selection of a jury trial date for a former Prairie Park Elementary School speech pathologist facing charges of sex crimes against students.
CoreCivic can’t house immigration detainees before reaching an agreement with the city of Leavenworth on reopening its private prison, the Kansas Court of Appeals ruled Friday when it upheld a lower court’s decision.
Reminder: Lawrence Transit will start charging $3 for each one-way on demand ride starting Sunday, and the city will only accept credit card payments.
