Apr 24, 2025 @ 6:18pm – City Government
The Lawrence Regional Airport has been chosen to receive more than $600,000 from the state to improve a runway, and the airport’s manager says it will help ensure the airport is in “tip-top shape” ahead of the World Cup in 2026. In a press release Thursday, Gov. Laura Kelly announced …
Apr 24, 2025 @ 4:40pm – Other News
Back in the early 2000s Jake Jordan was doing what a lot of high school kids do — hanging out, participating in sports, feeling angst. In his case, though, the angst wasn’t about fitting in or being popular. It was about climate change. “You can go to Free State High School and ask my …
Apr 24, 2025 @ 4:34pm – Other News
Local organizers are hosting a walk on Saturday morning in Lawrence to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) in its mission to save lives and bring hope to those affected by suicide. The Lawrence Area Campus Walk will take place Saturday, April 26, at 11 a.m. at the …
Apr 24, 2025 @ 4:13pm – Event Listings
Friday, April 25 • Final Friday Art Walk includes: — Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St.: Annual USD 497 and Hang12 art shows, 4-8 p.m.; Vanguard Awards Presentation, 6:30 p.m.; Adult Improv: Free Performance, 7:30 p.m. — 9th Street Pop-Up Party, 4-9 p.m., Jody’s Market, 10 …
Apr 24, 2025 @ 4:12pm – City Government
A Lawrence-Douglas County planning commissioner who announced last month that he was running for the Lawrence City Commission is withdrawing from the race due to a health issue. Gary Rexroad told the Journal-World on Thursday that he is withdrawing from the race to win one of two seats up for …
Apr 24, 2025 @ 3:52pm – KU
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian will provide a public lecture at the University of Kansas looking back on the “Scopes Monkey Trial,” which brought to a head 100 years ago the role of religion in public classrooms. Edward Larson — a 1998 winner of a Pulitzer Prize for his book Summer …
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