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The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization is looking for public comment on an updated Regional Pedestrian Plan for Eudora, Baldwin City and

The City of Lawrence announced Wednesday that it will introduce a night court pilot in the Municipal Court later this month. The court is adding a night court

Lawrence city leaders will soon consider extending a temporary fast-track economic incentives program originally approved in 2017 as a way to spur industrial de

Updated at 1:34 p.m. Wednesday As overnight temperatures fell below freezing Tuesday night, 28 people showed up at the doors of the Community Building

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday agreed to use the gymnasiums of two city recreation centers for overnight shelter of the homeless, despite the city’s f

The Kansas River rushes over the dam near downtown Lawrence, Thursday afternoon, May 9, 2019. City leaders have decided not to move forward with a contract to make repairs on the Bowersock Dam after the proposal came in around $400,000 more than anticipated. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-1, with Mayor Brad Finkeldei opposed, to authorize city staff to advertise a request for proposals for engineering services for the design of the dam rehabilitation. The ...

photo by: Journal-World File Photos Days Inn, 730 Iowa St., and Super 8, 801 Iowa St., are pictured in late December 2020 and early January 2021. As costs for damages at a hotel-based winter shelter for homeless people have grown to more than $17,000, those running the program say they are taking away second chances for the guests who have been causing the damage. The city of Lawrence, which is funding the program, coordinated with the faith group Justice Matters and the Coalition for Homeless...

Days Inn, 730 Iowa St., is pictured Dec. 24, 2020. City leaders have voted to continue funding a cold-weather shelter for homeless people at a local hotel for now, but because of safety issues and the significant amount of program funds going to repair property damage, they are urging city staff to seek alternatives. Volunteers running the program and some social service professionals who are not involved with it expressed concerns regarding the security and efficiency of the program at the Ci...