Andrea Albright

An injunction issued late Tuesday will prevent any construction or land modification associated with a proposed solar farm north of Lawrence until at least the next court hearing in a lawsuit seeking to stop the project.

The mother of a Lawrence teenager who has been missing for almost a month is hoping the Lawrence community can help her find her son after police have run out of leads.

A Lawrence man charged with first-degree murder in connection with the stabbing death of a female friend had a jovial but volatile relationship with the victim, according to testimony during a preliminary hearing on Monday.

A judge denied probation for a Lawrence man who expressed deep regret and pleaded no contest in the June 2023 shooting death of a 20-year-old Topeka man, sentencing him Friday to about 2.5 years in prison.

Here’s the general public comment for the Lawrence City Commission’s Tuesday meeting, as public comment is no longer being broadcast.

Graduations are coming up fast for high school seniors and more in Lawrence. Here are the whens and wheres for the big celebrations.

The City of Lawrence and hired contractors have denied allegations that construction of an access road prior to maintenance work performed on the Bowersock Dam in 2020 destabilized the Kansas River shoreline and caused damage to the Riverfront Plaza.

A man whose body was found downtown last summer died from multiple blunt force injuries, an expert testified Tuesday. Police officers also shared details of ”very civil” interactions they’d had with the defendant.

Art Love Collective, The Burger Stand and Taco Zone are coming together to raise funds so friends can attend the ceremony for Cole Brings Plenty, 27, who was found dead last week after being missing for several days.

KU Innovation Park will receive $22 million in federal funding for the Kansas National Security Innovation Center.

The board of directors of HeadQuarters Kansas has announced Ruby Johnson as the suicide prevention nonprofit’s new interim executive director.

Luis Ruiz, currently deputy director of community facilities in Mesa, Arizona, has been selected as the next director of parks, recreation, arts and culture for the City of Lawrence.

The City of Lawrence and several of its hired contractors are facing allegations of negligence and property damage related to a construction project along the bank of the Kansas River adjacent to the Riverfront Plaza.

The concentration of hepatitis A in Lawrence’s wastewater — aka sewage — has been on the rise, but the drinking water is clean and safe, according to the city.

A Lawrence man who has clashed with local authorities for more than two years has filed a civil suit alleging that the city commission and public library have violated his freedom of speech and his right to equal protection under the law.

A Douglas County judge ruled Friday that all four men accused of raping an intoxicated woman and posting videos of the incident to social media will face a jury trial. The judge said just because the woman has done sex work doesn’t mean people can violate her.

Four men accused of raping an intoxicated woman in Lawrence, then posting videos of the incident to social media, will not know until at least August whether their cases will go to trial.

A Douglas County jury on Tuesday will weigh testimony to decide whether they believe the accounts of two women, or the man who they say raped them both after a New Year’s Eve party three years ago.

Unofficial results show four seats on the Kansas State Board of Education were won by conservative candidates who want to restrict how race and social-emotional learning are taught in schools.

A former Lawrence police officer charged with raping a woman in his patrol vehicle will now face a jury early next year after mediation failed to lead to a plea agreement.