Negotiations between KU and the labor union for graduate teaching assistants have fallen apart. After mediation failed, KU is set to impose terms of a new contract that includes a raise but less of one than GTAs sought. www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/202…

A former rural school building between Lawrence and Eudora is under consideration by local government officials to become an emergency shelter for homeless families, the Journal-World has learned. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran is lobbying to declassify pieces of intelligence briefings that would show national security threats posed by the popular social media platform TikTok, whose parent company is based in China. www2.ljworld.com/news/state-…

Americans should become less worried about a nuclear war and more concerned about an unrestrained Vladimir Putin, the retired general who once oversaw the defense of Europe told a KU crowd on Wednesday. www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/202…

What is clear about the proposed Douglas Co. solar project is that it is huge. 8 million square ft of solar panels are the same size as 4,000 regular-sized homes. (2/2) www2.ljworld.com/news/county…

Will the Kansas Sky Energy project flood North Lawrence? After a weeks-long investigation we found key questions about how the solar project will deal with its stormwater are still unanswered. (1/2) www2.ljworld.com/news/county…

The funding announcement is a major step in KU's years-long effort to build a $30 million the Kansas National Security Innovation Center, which would focus on research related to cybersecurity and other innovations that could be used by the homeland security or defense industry

The University of Kansas has won a $22 million appropriation from the federal government to build a new national security laboratory on its West Campus in Lawrence. Sen. Jerry Moran announced the funding this morning at a national cybersecurity conference hosted at KU.

A credit union with a historical connection to the University of Kansas will become the first business to locate in a new venture designed to bring commercial development to the edge of the KU campus. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…

Plans have been filed at Lawrence City Hall to convert a part of a former grocery store building into a new type of indoor sports and entertainment venue. Batting cages, golf simulators and pickleball courts will be among the offerings. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…

Folks with good business ideas will be competing for $25,000 in awards at a local Shark Tank-like event next month in Lawrence. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…

After 43 years in downtown Lawrence, The Etc. Shop is closing on Saturday, with an estate sale to follow next month. The sudden change comes as owner Linda Lester again battles cancer. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…

E. LaVerne Epp, the leader of KU’s growing effort to turn its West Campus into a research and development hub that attracts companies from across the country, has died. www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/202…

Plans to build hundreds of homes and a couple hundred thousand square feet of retail space and hotels on 177 acres of agricultural land along the South Lawrence Trafficway will be seeking critical zoning approvals from city officials in the coming weeks. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…

Hallmark Cards has filed plans for a solar farm near its Lawrence production plant, and it may not have to win many city approvals to proceed with the $3M project that would install 1,700 solar panels. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…

Milton’s Cafe, one of downtown Lawrence’s longer running breakfast spots, is expanding. But Milton’s owner has more than that project on his mind these days. He's also been thinking about downtown's parking system and how it no longer makes sense. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…

The KU School of Business has received a $50M gift from an anonymous donor — it largest donation ever. Plans call for an endowment that will boost scholarly research, entrepreneurship programs and other initiatives. www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/202…

Lawrence's police chief told a local crowd about how some area law enforcement agencies are dropping homeless individuals from other communities off at places like the Lawrence Public Library or a convenience store near the turnpike. www2.ljworld.com/news/public…

News and notes from around town: Lawrence no longer has a Buick dealership, but it may soon again have a Bon Bon bistro. Plus, more Dot's Pretzels may be rolling off a Lawrence production line in the near future. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…

BKB Leather, a longtime North Lawrence repair shop for all things leather, was destroyed in a Monday morning fire. But its 68-year old owner said he's rebuilding: "I'm a fixing kind of dude," he said. www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/tow…