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The first tornado-resistant Earthship — an off-grid, self-sustaining home built with recycled material — is landing in Douglas County.
A women’s flight school is the newest addition to a sweeping set of proposed developments in Lawrence that a developer is seeking to link with a STAR bond district.
The director of the Lawrence-Douglas County health department says the answer to the age-old question — why are there so many vape shops here? — is simple. It’s easy to open one.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
A transgender solidarity group petitioned KU to better support its queer community in the face of anti-trans state laws. A member of the chancellor’s office says they’re willing to talk.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
KU’s chancellor says the closure of Hilltop is final, but the university is putting together a work group of faculty and staff to evaluate “practical long-term childcare solutions.”
Maya Smith / Lawrence Times
The City of Lawrence is researching data centers in order to decide what local regulation should look like. Staff will seek community feedback starting in the winter.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
Lawrence’s Affordable Housing Advisory Board will soon hear presentations from 12 applicants vying for about $3.3 million total from the city’s housing trust fund, which has $700,000 to allocate for 2027.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
As Haskell’s newly confirmed president, Alex Red Corn wants to help steward a culture of improvement, grow external partnerships and implement a new strategic plan.
Jacob Rice / Lawrence Times
More than 450 KU faculty, staff and graduate students and several elected officials have signed letters urging the university to rethink closing Hilltop Child Development Center.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
The federal government has confirmed Alex Red Corn as the president of Haskell Indian Nations University.
