10+ hour, 11+ 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, 11+ hour ago   (867+ words) HUTCHINSON — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, confronted a raucous crowd Saturday defending their stances on tariffs, the war in Iran and partisan politics. The two major party candidates running for U.S. Senate…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1135+ words) HUTCHINSON — Candidates for governor engaged in a veritable bare-knuckle brawl when they took the stage Saturday at the Kansas State Fair for a debate punctuated by the chants and jeers of an enthusiastic crowd of dueling supporters. Kansas Senate President…...

3+ day, 11+ 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, 17+ hour ago   (612+ words) Note: The Lawrence Times runs opinion columns written by community members with varying perspectives on local issues. Occasionally, we’ll also pick up columns from other nearby news outlets. These pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Times staff....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (346+ words) LMH Health, the University of Kansas Health System and three other Kansas health systems have joined forces to form Astra Health, a collaboration aiming to improve care, reduce costs and better serve rural communities. LMH, KU and Amberwell Health in…...

6+ day, 9+ hour 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+ hour ago   (282+ words) Note from the Times: The Kaw Valley Almanac is a contributed piece that runs each week. Find more information and older editions at kawvalleyalmanac.com, and follow @KVAlmanac on Bluesky. The seasons are literally a cycle that repeats itself every…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (966+ words) The commission held its public hearings as required by state law during Tuesday’s meeting, one on exceeding the revenue neutral tax rate and one on the city’s 2027 budget. Commissioners heard from several members of the public about the rising cost…...

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…...