Lawrence - Two forums for City Commission Candidates have been set for September 17 and September 22 at Peaslee Tech Center, 2920 Haskell Avenue, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The 2 forums will be conducted by a loose-knit group of former Mayors of Lawrence. The forums will follow a broad category for each night with question...

Lawrence - The Kansas Department of Revenue Office of Special Investigations, leading a joint investigation with Kansas Office of the State Bank Commissioner, Kansas Attorney General's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol, Internal Revenue Service, and United States Secret Service, conducted a search warrant on Lawrence Kia, ...

Lawrence Police have arrested 63-year-old Aaron Blake Wright, of Lawrence, in connection with the homicide that occurred Friday morning at 1801 Massachusetts Street. Police were called to that location at 7:22 a.m. where they located a dead 35-year-old woman behind the building. She appeared to have been stabbed multip...

Lawrence Free State High School has been selected as the winner of the Performing Arts School of Excellence Award from the Kansas State High School Activities Association (KSHSAA). This is the second time the school has earned this statewide distinction for its outstanding commitment to arts education, having also rece...

The City of Lawrence Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is honored to announce the establishment of the John and Carol Nalbandian Fund, made possible through a generous $25,000 endowment gift from Dr. John Nalbandian, professor emeritus at the University of Kansas and former Lawrence mayor. The fund, administered...