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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education January 27, 2026 - 4:20 pm

Lawrence, Free State high school students hold walkouts to protest ICE

by Cuyler Dunn

Students walked out of Lawrence and Free State high schools Tuesday to protest ICE. They were joined by middle schoolers, teachers, college students and community members of all ages.

Lawrence news January 20, 2026 - 7:57 pm

Lawrence City Commission asks about immigration, schools’ involvement and more in World Cup prep

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners asked about ICE raid concerns, Haskell’s involvement and more with preparation for the World Cup coming up this summer.

State Government January 15, 2026 - 8:55 am

‘America is showing its dark underbelly’: Protesters condemn ICE in rally at Kansas Statehouse

by Sherman Smith, Kansas Reflector

Hundreds of Kansans chanted “f*** ICE,” carried pointed and sometimes profane signs, and sang protest songs Wednesday as they flooded the second floor of the Statehouse to rally for human rights.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life January 11, 2026 - 3:20 pm

Lawrence protesters speak out against fatal ICE shooting, immigration policy

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Peaceful protesters congregated Sunday afternoon in downtown Lawrence to denounce American immigration policy, prior to and during the Trump administration, in the wake of an ICE agent fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Education January 8, 2026 - 11:55 am

KU’s living library of fungi, key to restoration and sustainability, threatened by shrinking federal funds

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

For a team of researchers at KU, fungal doomsday looks less like parasitic mushrooms transforming people into zombies, and more like the loss of a fungi collection that serves as a major global resource for sustainability and restoration.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news January 8, 2026 - 9:47 am

Sanctuary Alliance to hold solidarity demonstration in downtown Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

Sanctuary Alliance will hold a solidarity demonstration Sunday in downtown Lawrence in the wake of an ICE officer’s fatal shooting of a woman in Minnesota Wednesday morning.

State Government December 10, 2025 - 6:06 pm

Kansas AG ditches anti-immigration health care lawsuit after change in federal policy

by Anna Kaminski, Kansas Reflector

Kris Kobach announced Wednesday he voluntarily dismissed his federal lawsuit that targeted health care for immigrants across the U.S. But health care for certain immigrants was stripped away months ago.

State News December 10, 2025 - 3:42 pm

Kansas tribe fires business leaders for accepting $30 million ICE detention center contract

by Dylan Lysen, Kansas News Service

The Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has fired senior leaders of its tribally owned business for accepting a nearly $30 million deal to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

State News December 8, 2025 - 10:18 pm

CoreCivic changes course and will ask Leavenworth for permit to house ICE detainees

by Zane Irwin, Kansas News Service

Private prison company CoreCivic has applied for a permit to hold immigration detainees at its dormant Leavenworth facility, the city said on Monday.

State Government December 4, 2025 - 2:27 pm

Kansas governor says ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ could cost state $150 million or more

by Morgan Chilson, Kansas Reflector

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” is expected to cost Kansas at least $150 million as provisions cutting health care programs go into effect, Gov. Laura Kelly said in an interview with Kansas Reflector.

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