40+ min ago   (293+ words) In April, Black mothers shared their testimonies and researchers with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health presented data demonstrating the discrepancies across infant mortality, birth weight and more for Black families. The next conversation building on that event will take place from…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (451+ words) The proposed 52.204 mill levy is 0.141 mills lower than the district’s 2025-26 levy of 52.345 mills. But assessed property valuations have increased, so the district is still going to exceed its revenue neutral rate — the rate that would generate the same total amount…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (318+ words) Each year, the Commons picks a new title to spark cross-campus conversations and host community events, and the Spencer Museum of Art picks an artwork to match. This school year’s book is “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey. Much like the characters…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (784+ words) TOPEKA — A U.S. District Court judge issued an order forbidding enforcement of a bipartisan Kansas law adopted in 2004 that allowed certain immigrant students at public colleges and universities to pay in-state tuition rates rather than higher out-of-state rates. Beneficiaries of the…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (737+ words) The route connects Lawrence and Johnson County along K-10 and serves riders traveling between Lawrence, Johnson County Community College and KU’s Edwards Campus in Overland Park. Johnson County Assistant County Manager Aaron Otto told county commissioners there last week that the…...

6+ day, 2+ min ago   (820+ words) On a Tuesday afternoon, Heather Campbell’s Algebra class at Bonner Springs High School is lively with students walking in to start their lesson. They’re learning about the inputs and outputs of slope intercept form, a math problem that uses a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (839+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools over its policies for transgender students, escalating a monthslong standoff and threat to withhold federal funding if the school district did not comply. The lawsuit, which the department is…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (572+ words) The Lawrence community and beyond is invited to learn about medicine bundling, buffalo restoration, community health and more as part of a daylong summit on Indigenous food sovereignty. “Our food systems recognize the importance of cultural and physical relationships to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (250+ words) Local writers will gather Saturday at the Watkins Museum of History for a live read-around celebrating the summer issue of “The Write Bridge” literary journal, themed “Freedom & Tyranny.” The free event is set for 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (460+ words) Monday night’s meeting was the 17th in a row without general public comment. The board hasn’t heard public comment since Nov. 17. Byers said he has received emails and questions about when public comment would return. He said he values public input,…...