Lawrence

Fabian Rosales (left) and roommate Emma Hopkins hope to return to their rental house in Lawrence after the repairs to their plumbing are finished.

Columbia and Lawrence Rank Among Cheapest College Towns to Live In

Columbia, Missouri, and Lawrence, Kansas, are among the most affordable major college towns to live in, according to a new study.

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Checking Out: Some Say Hotels Aren’t the Key to Sheltering the Unhoused

Efforts to temporarily shelter the unhoused in Kansas City area hotels and motels have faced a variety of challenges.

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A scene from "Dear Larry: A Letter to Home."

Art House Extra | Filmmaker Creates an Ode to Lawrence, Kansas

Lawrence filmmaker Marc Havener passed the pandemic creating a love letter to his hometown rendered in film and song.

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Attendees at the launch of gigabit service at Edgewood Homes in Lawrence.

Free Gigabit Project Bridges Digital Divide in Lawrence Public Housing

The Lawrence Douglas County Housing Authority provides free gigabit internet to residents to bridge the digital divide during the pandemic.

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Christina Haswood, a 26-year-old Native woman from Lawrence, Kansas, talks about how she went from graduate student to politician

Q&A: Christina Haswood On Becoming a Kansas State Representative

Get to know one of the youngest representatives in the Kansas legislature.

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