A group of downtown Lawrence business owners has formed a nonprofit focused on addressing homeless issues, through strategies such as supporting a centralized n
A multimillion-dollar project to rehabilitate an old Iowa Street motel into a detox and substance abuse treatment center is scheduled to begin in April, develop
TOPEKA, (KSNT)- Kansas lawmakers are trying to decide how far the state can go to address homelessness issues, as law enforcement officials say populations are being forced to move to the state’s largest cities. The state’s Special Committee on Homelessness met Thursday, Nov. 9 to talk about the impact of homelessness and what issues local […]
Kansas Legislature s hearing on homelessness centered on an escalating problem in Lawrence of people with substance abuse and mental health challenges.The post Lawrence business owners share frustration with surging downtown
A committee of state lawmakers got an earful Thursday about drug use, violence and other problems surrounding homelessness in Lawrence, and several lawmakers re