KU has its highest enrollment in school history for the third straight year, with 31,464 students enrolled across the university’s campuses.

Spirit Halloween and a home decor store have set up shop in Lawrence for the season, and a new Italian restaurant has opened.

Douglas County residents can register for a weekend of free emergency preparedness training on topics from fire safety and medical operations to search and rescue and terrorism.

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.

Lawrence school board members heard about 10 major capital projects costing $8.5 million, and the superintendent shared that there are no preschool spots open, but there is a waitlist available for pe...

The Douglas County Commission on Wednesday will hear about a plan to convert some shipping container shelters into extended-stay housing at the Lawrence Community Shelter.

Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical is inviting the community to provide feedback on the department's upcoming strategic plan, and to visit fire stations during open house events.

The federal government has confirmed Alex Red Corn as the president of Haskell Indian Nations University.

The KU Field Station will open a 1.5-mile loop for the public to walk and explore research projects during Visitors’ Day, held every two years.

This Blue/Pitcher’s sage has just a few blossoms left, with most of the buds turning into seed. But the pale blue blossoms are enough to draw this hairstreak butterfly to gather some of its nectar.

Here's a calculator for Lawrence residents to see how much they should expect to pay in property taxes in 2027.

More than 30 farms and heritage sites will welcome community members during the Kaw Valley Farm Tour, set to return the first weekend of October.

The city is closing lanes on Sixth Street and some other arterial streets, plus Douglas County has closed a section of the Lawrence Loop for maintenance.

The Lawrence City Commission will discuss the city’s conversion therapy ban at an open meeting in response to demands from Kansas AG Kris Kobach to revoke it.

Clay Wirestone, Lawrence author and opinion columnist with the Kansas Reflector, is gearing up to celebrate the release of his first book: a look at Kansas journalism and how it's shaped public discou...

After nearly a year missing, open public comment has returned to the Lawrence school board's meeting agenda for Monday.

Job listings and classified ads for the Lawrence and Douglas County, Kansas area.

The Watkins Museum of History will have an exhibition marking the centennial anniversary of the Haskell Memorial Stadium and Arch’s dedication on campus.

Gary West, currently deputy public defender, has been selected as judge pro tem in Douglas County District Court.

Researchers at KU and their collaborators landed a $1.9 million grant to research drought tolerance in wheat and rice using the school’s living fungi “library.”

“Chasing Nirvana,” a grungy, Gen X-inspired musical made by a Lawrence artist, will soon take to the Theatre Lawrence stage, supported by the Louise ImMasche Striving Artist Project.

Art Emergency’s second “Be the People” exhibition in Lawrence will feature work by more than 30 artists, while encouraging attendees to contact their elected officials.

Hilltop Child Development Center at the University of Kansas is set to close at the end of October.

A local organization is gearing up to host the 18th annual Rev It Up Hot Rod Street Fest, which will raise funds for a program serving Lawrence youths.

Folks can catch a multimedia art show from Ailecia Ruscin and friends celebrating decades of queer and punk culture during Final Friday in downtown Lawrence.

Planning commissioners on Monday approved an additional hurdle to prevent hyper-scale data centers from being built within Lawrence city limits.

The city has selected some streets in northwestern Lawrence for speed cushions this year under the neighborhood traffic management program.

This year’s Park(ing) Day will use its themes of food and play to celebrate the Lawrence Farmers Market and encourage the community to rethink downtown urban spaces.

This year’s Park(ing) Day will use its themes of food and play to celebrate the Lawrence Farmers Market and encourage the community to rethink downtown urban spaces.

The seasons continue to progress, shown in this photo by scattered showers in the sky and blooming perennial sunflowers. Shortening days trigger endocrine system changes in many species, including mig...

Lawrence groups working in Indigenous ecological restoration, immigrant support, and transgender advocacy received this year’s Peace and Justice Awards during the ECM’s International Day of Peace Gala...

Haskell community members from Lawrence and beyond gathered Saturday for celebrations including a powwow and much more, honoring the 100th anniversary of the stadium and memorial arch dedication.

The nationwide Haskell community and folks living in Douglas County have gathered to celebrate the history of the stadium and memorial arch on campus. Here are reflections, memories and words of advic...

KU and film professor emeritus Kevin Willmott will host a screening of "First They Came for My College" and a Q&A with the documentary's director. The event is open to the community.

Osawatomie city officials are tempted by what a massive data center could mean for the city's eroding tax base, even as some residents revolt against the proposal.

"You know it's officially fall book season when a majority of exciting new books takes over our bestseller list!" the Raven Book Store writes.

Haskell campus is filling up with alumni, students, staff and community members for a two-day celebration honoring the centennial of the university’s stadium and memorial arch dedication. The annual b...

Part of 15th Street will be closed during the days for a week, a lane of 11th Street downtown will be closed, and street maintenance is planned for neighborhoods in northwestern Lawrence.

Two Lawrence filmmakers, Lourdes Kalusha-Aguirre and Sean Kenealy, are among winners of 2026 Rocket Grants that will help them advance their work and host community events.

The Lawrence City Band is seeking city approval to build a new stage in front of the South Park gazebo to host its concerts and other community events.

Republican Ty Masterson has declined two TV debates against Democrat Cindy Holscher in the competitive race for Kansas governor.

U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall established deeper roots than previously disclosed in Sarasota, Florida, where he had a vacation home that he traveled to on official business and said he used for visiting fa...

Public and nonprofit health agencies in Douglas County will host quarterly meetings to push for better policy, data collection and patient care to improve birth outcomes and reduce stark racial dispar...

Max McCoy, an award-winning journalist and author, will speak at a Lawrence event about the fight to place data centers in Kansas and the backlash the projects have faced.