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Lawrence police have rolled out a new program asking residents and businesses to register their security cameras on a list or integrate them for realtime access by police. Some community members worry the system could infringe on privacy.
Here’s info on when students go back to Lawrence Public Schools, when breaks are scheduled, school supply lists and more for the 2025-26 school year.
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A majority of Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday said they’d support charging residents fees to use recreation centers.
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Advocacy leaders gathered Monday to discuss the future of the Kansas transgender community and share resources in the face of state and federal anti-trans laws.
We asked Lawrence City Commission candidates about the experience that they believe qualifies them to run, what pressing issues they see in the city and how they’d resolve them, and much more.
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Annual memberships to use Lawrence’s recreation centers — currently admission-free — will cost $250 per adult, or $150 per senior or youth, if the Parks and Recreation department’s proposal is approved.
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Two KU students and the campus group Students for Justice in Palestine have filed a lawsuit against university administrators, alleging the students were unfairly targeted and punished for participating in peaceful pro-Palestine protests last spring.
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The Lawrence city manager’s proposed 2026 budget indicates departments had broad discretion to recommend funding cuts. Some cuts align with community feedback; some counter it.
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Claudia Wilch said she and her cat, Biscuit, cast a concerned glance at each other when the temperature in their Babcock Place apartment had risen to 85 degrees last week.
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Haskell students who planned to stay in campus housing through the summer and into the fall semester have just weeks to find temporary housing as the university is requiring them to move out for about a month.
