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Supporters rally for transgender KU custodian reported for bathroom use under new law
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (457+ words) Aug 29, 2026 - 5:35pm Siobhan Kirchstein speaks to supporters during her fundraising event in Lawrence Supporters of University of Kansas transgender custodian Siobhan Kirchstein gathered in Lawrence for a fundraiser aimed at helping her navigate any financial pitfalls for using the bathroom at…...
Promise Heights will soon provide transitional housing to families experiencing homelessness
2+ week, 2+ day ago (639+ words) Aug 27, 2026 - 8:05pm Members of Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church, staff of Family Promise of Lawrence and other community members participate in the ribbon cutting ceremony for Promise Heights on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026. A new housing development will help transition families into long-term…...
Nancy Kassebaum Baker, former US senator from Kansas, dies at 94
3+ week, 9+ hour ago (938+ words) Aug 22, 2026 - 2:34pm TOPEKA — Nancy Kassebaum Baker, a Kansas governor’s daughter who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate without following a spouse into office, has died. She was 94. Kassebaum Baker died Friday of natural causes, according to her…...
Lawrence transgender woman gets her driver’s license back after the state invalidated it; judge says she’s likely to prevail on her due process claim
3+ week, 6+ day ago (696+ words) Aug 17, 2026 - 2:17pm Judge James McCabria is pictured on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. A Douglas County judge on Monday granted a Lawrence transgender woman the temporary restoration of her driver’s license after the State of Kansas invalidated it earlier this year under a controversial…...