53+ min ago   (608+ words) The ruling is the latest development in a broader dispute that began with the district’s use of Gaggle, an AI tool that sifts through anything attached to the district’s Google Workspace and flags content it deems a safety risk. The…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (451+ words) Folks can weigh in through written or in-person public comment during the Environmental Sustainability Advisory Board meeting Thursday. Board members will be considering the list of policy recommendations at this link. They drafted the list to decide which ones to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1028+ words) Events will be at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 2120 Harper St. in Lawrence. Saturday, July 18 through Sunday, July 26 is a preshow for the full-on fair, with 4-H events like including a hand pet and cat show at 9 a.m. Saturday; a dog show…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (927+ words) Democrats Patrick Kelly (incumbent) and Milton Scott will face off in the Tuesday, Aug. 4 primary election. Barring highly unusual circumstances, the primary election will likely decide the commissioner who will be elected to the seat. We asked candidates about the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (1125+ words) Democrats Gene Dorsey (incumbent) and Ethan Spurling will face off in the Tuesday, Aug. 4 primary election. Barring highly unusual circumstances, the primary election will likely decide the commissioner who will be elected to the seat. We asked candidates about the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (766+ words) Hundreds gathered in South Park Friday for the first day of this year’s Juneteenth celebration, featuring essay readings from two Lawrence high school students. The Lawrence Juneteenth organization invited students to submit entries earlier this year. The prompt for this…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1016+ words) Merriam-based Cohen-Esrey Development Group has been planning to construct an apartment complex for folks ages 55 and up in space that is currently a parking lot at 711 New Hampshire St. The lot is adjacent to multiple businesses, such as Java Break,…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1142+ words) Outfitted with a little eyelash glue and tiny, solar-powered radio tagging devices, Kristen Baum will be able to watch the progress of a monarch butterfly that hatched from an egg laid in her backyard as it flies across the country....

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1111+ words) TOPEKA — A Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate on Wednesday denigrated the race’s frontrunner, accusing him of covering up a child sex abuse scandal at the church he leads and demanding he withdraw his candidacy. Patrick Schmidt, a state senator…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1130+ words) Douglas County staff want to award Kansas Legal Services a contract to run a pilot eviction defense program. Some community advocates prefer Kansas Holistic Defenders because the group is already doing eviction defense work in the county and can represent…...