Lawrence Journal-World

Sen. Tom Holland would be fine going from Kansas politician to firearms pioneer.

Editor’s note: Sen. John Thune, who is mentioned below, was elected Senate majority leader on Wednesday. In September, I wrote, “No matter who wins, the next president will declare that they have a ‘mandate’ to do something. And they will be wrong.” I was wrong in one sense. Now, I still think the idea of […]

The biblical Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse thundered in on Election Day. Almost as if they conspired to make now-President-elect Donald Trump win, two are Democrats and two are Republicans. The four played distinct roles in a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions. The first Horseman is, of course, President Joe Biden, like aged King Lear hanging […]

Funeral Services for Matthew Grant Johnston, 35, Lawrence, are pending and will be announced by Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home. He died November 9, 2024.

Jamie was born on September 21, 1964, in Lawrence, Kansas to Robert Nelson and Anne Louise (Stoner) Lowe.

Services for Jimmy Elder, 93, Linwood will be at 10:30 a.m., Fri., Nov. 15, 2024, Basehor UMC, Basehor, KS. Visitation from 5-7 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 14, 2024, at the church.

The Affordable Housing Advisory Board recommended nine projects to receive funding in Lawrence, from new affordable housing development to vouchers for rental assistance.

Kansas offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes has talked a lot about explosive plays in his first year in Lawrence. After a slow start to the year, KU’s offense has begun to generate them more reliably, but there hasn’t been any new revelation in play calling or scheme, even if there have been some typical in-season evolutions […]

Douglas County commissioners approved a rezoning request and a conditional use permit for a 11.1-acre property at 1760 East 1100 Road on Wednesday. The property includes a rural residence and an accessory building, currently used by Schendel Landscaping. The business has outgrown its zoning limitations, with the accessory building being used for what the county […]

Coming back from an Arizona road trip on which it dropped two games to fall out of first place in the Big 12, the Kansas volleyball team responded with a crucial four-set win, 3-1 (25-20, 25-21, 15-25, 25-17) over No. 18 TCU on Wednesday night at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena.