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Arts & Events May 7, 2021 - 1:06 am

Free State Festival’s first act will feature ‘The 24th,’ ‘Not So Silent Cinema’ and more

by Sophia Misle

The Free State Festival’s lineup of movies, comedy, live music and more — announced this week — will take place in safe, open-air environments.

Darin Brunin
Lawrence news May 6, 2021 - 6:02 pm

Vassar-area residents: Tornado sirens aren’t working

by Lawrence Times

Osage County Emergency Management put out a warning to Vassar-area residents on Thursday: The outdoor tornado warning siren failed a routine test Wednesday.

Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector
State Government May 6, 2021 - 5:04 pm

Prayer service at Kansas Statehouse features apology to American Indians

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Rep. Randy Garber delivered an apology to American Indians during a prayer ceremony Thursday on the south steps of the Kansas Statehouse, recognizing the country’s “long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies.”

Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector
Business May 6, 2021 - 3:33 pm

Kansas House adopts medical marijuana bill with bipartisan majority

by Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector

Republicans and Democrats in the Kansas House banded together in bipartisanship Thursday to approve a medical marijuana bill creating a state-regulated system for growing, processing and distributing the substance to people with chronic health problems.

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Arts & Events May 6, 2021 - 3:09 pm

Teacher returns to Lawrence roots, helps students create ‘incredible’ art in pandemic

by Tricia Masenthin

Todd Poteet graduated from Lawrence High School in 1989 and accomplished what so many dreamers […]

Jill Hummels/Kansas Reflector
Business May 6, 2021 - 9:22 am

Evergy earnings shot up following February cold snap that forced blackouts

by Allison Kite, Kansas Reflector

Evergy more than doubled its earnings in the first quarter compared to the beginning of 2020, largely due to the profits it made on sky-high wholesale energy prices during a February cold snap that forced it to cut off power to thousands of customers across the region.

Susan Wolfe
Arts & Events May 5, 2021 - 12:48 pm

Exhibit at library honors women who have made history in Lawrence

by Mackenzie Clark

The small dresses in artist Liza MacKinnon’s exhibition, “A Kansas Childhood,” embody a meaning much larger than their physical size.

August Rudisell/@KsScanner
Lawrence news May 5, 2021 - 9:36 am

Overnight fire damages apartment building at 5th and Colorado; 10 displaced, no serious injuries

by Lawrence Times

Ten occupants of an apartment building at Fifth and Colorado streets were displaced after an overnight fire, according to a news release from Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts May 4, 2021 - 6:03 pm

Retrial for Rontarus Washington Jr. could come in 2022; alternative suspect won’t be charged in alleged sex crime

by Mackenzie Clark

Rontarus Washington Jr. appeared in court with one of his new Innocence Project defense attorneys Tuesday afternoon, and two others appeared via Zoom. Meanwhile, the Franklin County attorney says he will not prosecute the defense’s alternative suspect in an alleged sex crime attempt.

Business May 4, 2021 - 5:07 pm

Kansas House panel passes more restrictive medical marijuana plan

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — A medical marijuana proposal is headed back to the House floor for debate […]

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