Jan 8, 2026 @ 11:33pm – Event Listings
TODAY Free State Story Slam: “Friendship,” 7 p.m., live music and social time; 7:30 p.m. slam, Black Box Theater, Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Real-life stories presented live and uncensored. Ages 18+ recommended; $10 suggested donation. SATURDAY, JAN. 10 Lawrence Bird …
Jan 8, 2026 @ 7:10pm – Other News
Peaslee Tech is taking its next steps on its $10 million endowment to expand access to debt-free technical education and long-term financial independence by appointing two community business leaders to help lead the effort. As the Journal-World reported, the Peaslee Promise Campaign is a $10 …
Jan 8, 2026 @ 6:44pm – City Government
Four potential sites have risen to the top of the Lawrence Farmers Market list of sites that could host a permanent location downtown. The Lawrence Farmers Market will present the results from a feasibility study to city staff on Monday about its search for a permanent downtown location. The …
Jan 8, 2026 @ 6:14pm – Other News
As different animal and yoga-related trends — think goat yoga or kitten yoga — were popping up in viral videos, one naturalist at Lawrence’s Prairie Park Nature Center got to thinking about how to get in on the action. Clayton Detherage, a naturalist and nature programmer with the …
Jan 8, 2026 @ 5:35pm – National
WASHINGTON — In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act as 17 renegade GOP lawmakers joined every Democrat in voting for the …
Jan 8, 2026 @ 5:27pm – National
WASHINGTON — The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expanding ambitions in the Western Hemisphere. Democrats and five Republicans voted to advance the …
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