8+ hour, 14+ min ago   (293+ words) In April, Black mothers shared their testimonies and researchers with Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health presented data demonstrating the discrepancies across infant mortality, birth weight and more for Black families. The next conversation building on that event will take place from…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (318+ words) Each year, the Commons picks a new title to spark cross-campus conversations and host community events, and the Spencer Museum of Art picks an artwork to match. This school year’s book is “Orbital” by Samantha Harvey. Much like the characters…...

3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (784+ words) TOPEKA — A U.S. District Court judge issued an order forbidding enforcement of a bipartisan Kansas law adopted in 2004 that allowed certain immigrant students at public colleges and universities to pay in-state tuition rates rather than higher out-of-state rates. Beneficiaries of the…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (820+ words) On a Tuesday afternoon, Heather Campbell’s Algebra class at Bonner Springs High School is lively with students walking in to start their lesson. They’re learning about the inputs and outputs of slope intercept form, a math problem that uses a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (319+ words) Grinter’s is a corn and soybean farm, but farmers started planting sunflowers in the 1970s to try to produce biodiesel. Now, those locally famous yellow petals are located at 24050 Stillwell Road, north of Lawrence. Grinter Farms posted its annual list of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (839+ words) The U.S. Department of Justice is suing Kansas City, Kansas, Public Schools over its policies for transgender students, escalating a monthslong standoff and threat to withhold federal funding if the school district did not comply. The lawsuit, which the department is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (356+ words) Doors for the all-ages festival open at 5 p.m. and music begins at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5 at The Bottleneck, 737 New Hampshire St. This year’s lineup spans hypnotic psychedelic rock, fuzz-heavy garage and dreamy shoegaze. The concert will feature Los Angeles-based psychedelic rock band…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (635+ words) The Lawrence Coalition for Safe Streets is advocating for a city-funded study to make Tennessee and Kentucky streets safer, and the group heard from experts Sunday evening about initiatives and strategies to approach the issue locally. The coalition hosted a…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (572+ words) The Lawrence community and beyond is invited to learn about medicine bundling, buffalo restoration, community health and more as part of a daylong summit on Indigenous food sovereignty. “Our food systems recognize the importance of cultural and physical relationships to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (541+ words) Paper Plains is the annual celebration of zines and zine culture in Lawrence. “Zines,” short for “fanzines,” are self-published booklets, according to a news release from the festival’s organizing committee. “For as long as printing technology has existed, people outside…...