Theatre Lawrence’s 2026-27 season will offer a mix of classic adaptations, contemporary musicals and character-driven dramas. The season begins in September with “Pirates! The Penzance Musical,” a ...

City staff are proposing a 2.5% wage increase for all city employees in 2027, plus step increases for some, backed by a wage study a consultant presented to city commissioners Tuesday. “The fiscal ...

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday agreed to purchase the former newspaper printing press building downtown, to be used as a city hall annex, for $2.1 million. They’re not rushing to complete an ...

Streamline Coffee will permanently close its doors in downtown Lawrence on Tuesday, and a new Tex-Mex restaurant has opened across town. The shop’s final day of business is Tuesday, with hours until 2 ...

From left, U.S. Reps. Tracey Mann and Shanice Davids, U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, and U.S. Reps. Ron Estes and Derek Schmidt are defending their seats against 25 challengers in the August primary ...

Outfitted with a little eyelash glue and tiny, solar-powered tags, Kristen Baum and her team at Monarch Watch will be able to watch the progress of monarch butterflies hatched in Lawrence as they fly ...

Nine candidates have tossed their hats in the ring for a district judge vacancy in Douglas County. The vacancy was created by Judge Sally Pokorny’s retirement in April. The Seventh Judicial District ...

A draft of the updated Lawrence Bikes Plan is now ready for review, and local planners are seeking feedback for updates to a countywide bikeway plan.

Scout, a 2-year-old pitbull mix, loves playing fetch so much she’ll throw the ball in the air for herself to catch.

The Douglas County Extension Master Gardeners will soon host their annual plant sale, offering more than 10,000 plants.

A Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday denigrated the race’s frontrunner, accusing him of covering up a ...