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Lawrence PRIDE is back for its 2022 celebration from June 24-25, with events around Downtown Lawrence and performances from local queer artists.

Updated at 4:18 p.m. Monday A Lawrence man is facing multiple charges of possessing child pornography. The man, Caleb William Deines, 25, has been ch

University of Kansas leaders plan to avoid budget cuts for the 2023 fiscal year that begins in July, and they are confident they’ll find a way to fund 5% pay

photo by: Mike Yoder Outgoing Explore Lawrence Executive Director Michael Davidson is pictured at the Lawrence Visitors Center, 812 Massachusetts St., on April 29, 2021. If downtown Lawrence is the city’s crown jewel, then the city’s outgoing tourism director thinks there is more the community can do to make it shine, as well as other community gems that deserve a little more attention. Michael Davidson, the executive director of local convention and visitors bureau Explore Lawrence, plans to retire this spring after serving in his position since April 2016. Davidson came to Lawrence a...

Staff Report photo by: Nick Krug Michael Davidson, the director of Explore Lawrence, is pictured outside the Lawrence Public Library on Thursday, June 9, 2016. The director of the city’s visitors bureau has announced his upcoming retirement. Explore Lawrence Director Michael Davidson will retire in the spring, according to a news release. Davidson ends his career after thirty plus years in leadership roles in the tourism industry, including leading tourism bureaus in Long Island, N.Y. and Walla Walla, Wash. He has led the Lawrence visitors bureau since April 2016. During his tenure, the vi...