22+ hour, 44+ min ago   (867+ words) HUTCHINSON — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, confronted a raucous crowd Saturday defending their stances on tariffs, the war in Iran and partisan politics. The two major party candidates running for U.S. Senate…...

1+ day, 2+ min ago   (1135+ words) HUTCHINSON — Candidates for governor engaged in a veritable bare-knuckle brawl when they took the stage Saturday at the Kansas State Fair for a debate punctuated by the chants and jeers of an enthusiastic crowd of dueling supporters. Kansas Senate President…...

2+ day, 22+ 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…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (737+ words) The route connects Lawrence and Johnson County along K-10 and serves riders traveling between Lawrence, Johnson County Community College and KU’s Edwards Campus in Overland Park. Johnson County Assistant County Manager Aaron Otto told county commissioners there last week that the…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (231+ words) KU will face Missouri on Friday, Sept. 10 in Lawrence in the latest edition of the Border Showdown. “At noon Thursday, a team of four T-38 Talons will fly a practice run over David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium,” according to a…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (612+ words) Note: The Lawrence Times runs opinion columns written by community members with varying perspectives on local issues. Occasionally, we’ll also pick up columns from other nearby news outlets. These pieces do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Times staff....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1059+ words) Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday voted 4-1 to approve sales tax breaks for developers to construct The Crossing, a market-rate apartment complex slated for west campus. The complex, planned for a lot near the new Dillons at 23rd and Iowa streets, will…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (227+ words) KU will face Long Island University Friday, Sept. 4 to start the 2026 season. “At noon Thursday, a team of two T-38 Talons will fly a practice run over David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium,” according to a news release from KU. “On…...

1+ week, 4+ 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   (1167+ words) The race four years ago was the tightest statewide race and the two candidates are the same. Incumbent Republican Kris Kobach and Democratic challenger Chris Mann. It’s been two decades since Kansans elected a Democrat to be attorney general. In…...