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Kaydi Rudisell
Lawrence news December 11, 2025 - 6:09 pm

City of Lawrence will remove Watson Park basketball court, prone to flooding, this summer

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

The city plans to remove the basketball court in Watson Park, which is prone to flooding, during the summer as part of ongoing construction, and it’s not yet clear whether a new court will replace it.

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Lawrence news December 11, 2025 - 3:19 pm

HeadQuarters Kansas to transition to 988 number only, phase out local phone line

by Lawrence Times

HeadQuarters Kansas has been reachable at 841-2345 for decades. At the end of this year, that will no longer be the case, and all calls will need to go to 988.

Crime & Courts December 10, 2025 - 6:48 pm

Court document details evidence allegedly found in fatal hit-and-run north of Lawrence

by Mackenzie Clark

Investigators found fibers in a truck’s broken headlight that appear consistent with the shirt a Lawrence runner was wearing when she was struck and killed by a driver who fled the scene last month, according to law enforcement documents.

Lawrence news December 9, 2025 - 9:29 pm

Lawrence City Commission rejects Alvamar apartment complex plan

by Mackenzie Clark

The Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday voted 4-1 to reject a preliminary plan for a 200-unit apartment complex in west Lawrence’s Alvamar neighborhood.

Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news December 9, 2025 - 6:58 pm

Lawrence city commissioners approve high-density zoning in Oread neighborhood

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners have approved a request to rezone property near KU’s campus for developers to build the densest housing allowed in the city.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news December 7, 2025 - 4:03 pm

Advocates’ draft ordinance aims to put safeguards on Lawrence police camera surveillance tech

by Cuyler Dunn

Lawrence advocates have drafted an ordinance that aims to create safeguards for the police department’s new system that asks locals to register their security cameras on a list or integrate them for realtime access by police.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news December 4, 2025 - 10:17 pm

Participants in Lawrence debate on affordable housing all want to see people housed, but the ‘how’ is complicated

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

A city co-sponsored debate on affordable housing was not a forum for steel to meet steel, but for community members to question how the city, county and community could ensure more people can afford to be housed.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Business December 2, 2025 - 7:32 pm

City of Lawrence is poised for major growth, new mayor says

by Mackenzie Clark

Mayor Brad Finkeldei said he believes downtown Lawrence will be transformed, the city will expand west of K-10 and more development is coming in the next year or two.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news December 1, 2025 - 6:01 pm

For some Lawrence housing professionals, the fight against chronic homelessness must be trauma-informed

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Some housing professionals, like Angie Bauer with Tenants to Homeowners, say that trauma-informed property management can be critical to keep folks who have experienced chronic homelessness housed.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Business November 26, 2025 - 4:44 pm

9th Street businesses ask people to keep shopping local as long-term road closure looms

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

The city will close a block of 9th Street for the Jayhawk Watershed project for several months starting Monday, and an impacted business is asking folks to make the slightly longer trek to their front doors to shop local this season.

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