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Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday will consider water, sewer, solid waste and stormwater rate increases, and assess possible ways to expand a program to help financially stressed residents pay their bills. 

Free State seniors Morgan Kimuri and Mei Gordon Washington practice cello every day, many mornings before dawn. The community will be able to witness the girls’ and their classmates’ dedication firsthand during a free concert with the KC Symphony's Mobile Music Box Tuesday at South Park. 

Businessman and philanthropist T. Denny Sanford has committed $150 million to the University of California, San Diego, to fund a new stem cell research institute. It is the largest single gift in the university’s history and builds upon a $100 million donation Sanford made in 2013. “Denny’s previous generosity spurred discoveries in stem cell research and medicine at UC San

"Donut" freak out. Lawrence is getting another donut option, and it debuts Saturday.

Some local pickleball players are using their passion for the sport to raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and there's still time to learn to play ahead of the Oct. 1 tournament.

With Douglas County reporting its first monkeypox case last week, the availability of the vaccine remains intentionally limited, local health officials say.

By October, the aroma of fresh baked bread will waft through the doors of 525 Wakarusa Drive, Suite B. Tous Les Jours, a French-inspired Korean bakery, will soon open there — and shortly thereafter, it'll be joined by a Korean fried chicken restaurant a couple doors down.

Cheyenne and Deek Hansen want to bring a fresh form of entertainment to Lawrence. With down-the-road hopes of providing a training center for pro wrestlers, they’ve launched a wrestling promotion that will host a show in Lawrence this Saturday.

Weekends can be lonely for 83-year-old Betty Giddings and her yorkie, Mokey. Her weekdays can be lonely, too, but during the week, volunteers from Meals on Wheels stop by Giddings' home to deliver her meals and visit — and some even bring treats for Mokey.

One of the defining features of the Lawrence Public Library’s Kids’ Action Club is that it allows kids to put ideas into action. Its latest project is a fundraiser for Ukraine.