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How to define diversity, equity, inclusion, critical race theory has become a $2 M question at KU
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (700+ words) May 22, 2026 - 1: 24pm Members of the Kansas Board of Regents are pictured on May 20, 2026. In what has become an annual exercise to keep $2 million of state funding, the University of Kansas and the state's other public universities are being ordered to address…...
City of Lawrence enters negotiations with a city manager candidate; announcement could come next week
3+ hour, 58+ min ago (780+ words) May 22, 2026 - 10: 48am Clockwise from top left are Lawrence city manager candidates Majed Al-Ghafry, Joe Fivas, Michael Kovacs and Joe Lessard, pictured at a meet-and-greet event on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Lawrence city commissioners voted Friday morning to enter contract negotiations with a city…...
Germany urges the EU to offer Ukraine "associate membership
19+ hour, 2+ min ago (12+ words) Lawrence Journal-World...
Douglas County Judge Carl Folsom chosen as a finalist for Kansas Supreme Court seat
1+ day, 4+ min ago (485+ words) May 21, 2026 - 3: 31pm Judge Carl Folsom III is pictured at his judicial swearing-in ceremony on Dec. 2, 2022, in Lawrence. One Lawrence resident's name " out of three considered " will be submitted to Gov. Laura Kelly as a finalist for the open seat on the…...
Lawrence's four city manager candidates introduce themselves to the community
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (1072+ words) May 20, 2026 - 9: 56pm Members of the public listen to a short introduction from Lawrence city manager candidate Majed Al-Ghafry at a meet-and-greet event at the Carnegie Building on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. Standing just to the right of the curtain are the other three…...
US military boards Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to breach blockade
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (458+ words) May 20, 2026 - 6: 35pm WASHINGTON " The U. S. military said Wednesday that it boarded an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was suspected of trying to violate the American blockade, the latest action by the Trump administration to try to push Tehran…...
3 of the 7 people seeking the open Kansas Supreme Court seat are from Lawrence; you can watch them interview live Thursday
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (313+ words) May 20, 2026 - 3: 51pm The Kansas Judicial Center, 301 SW 10th Ave. in Topeka, is pictured on Dec. 18, 2023. Three of the seven people seeking to fill a vacant seat on the Kansas Supreme Court are from Lawrence, and you can watch their live job interviews…...
City commissioners express interest in putting infrastructure sales tax renewal on ballot next year
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (765+ words) May 19, 2026 - 9: 06pm Mary Bisbee, a city budget analyst, goes over the 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan with the Lawrence City Commission on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Lawrence city commissioners are interested in asking voters to renew an infrastructure sales tax that is due to sunset…...
One finalist for Lawrence city manager removes himself from consideration
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (171+ words) May 19, 2026 - 4: 02pm One of the five finalists for Lawrence's city manager has removed himself from consideration for the job, the city announced on Tuesday. The finalist no longer seeking the position is David Vela, who most recently served as city manager…...
Douglas County judge temporarily blocks enforcement of Kansas law banning gender-affirming care for minors; Kobach says he'll appeal
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (503+ words) May 16, 2026 - 10: 06am Carl Folsom III addresses the crowd at his swearing in ceremony on Dec. 2, 2022, at the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center. A Douglas County judge on Friday issued a temporary order blocking the State of Kansas from enforcing parts of…...