Judge modifies bond to $500K for murder defendant, who is released the same day after 5 years in jail
Story updated at 8 p.m. Wednesday: A judge on Wednesday lowered by $250,000 the $750,000 bond that has kept a man in jail five years as his murder case is pending in Douglas County District Court. By 6:45 p.m., 24-year-old Rontarus Washington Jr. had bonded out of the Douglas County Jail and ...
Kansas’ top health official sounds the alarm on COVID-19, predicts current trend line will ‘steepen’
LMH gives up on proposal to move management of ER to large national firm, reopens negotiations with Lawrence company
Story updated at 4:28 p.m. Monday After an outcry from its medical staff and members of the public, LMH Health has abandoned its plans to reach ...
Independent committee agrees to hear, rule on KU’s NCAA infractions case
SEC commissioner urges NIL uniformity in meeting with U.S. Senate committee
Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey told a U.S. Senate committee Wednesday that there needs to be a uniform federal law to regulate ...
County health order to close bars for 2 weeks, starting Friday
Kelly issues executive order mandating masks in public; State Finance Council to meet Thursday afternoon to decide whether it stands
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday morning issued an executive order outlining a mandate for nearly all Kansans to wear masks in public places ...
Crash report: Ford Fusion crossed center line in K-10 crash that killed all 6 occupants
Lawrence police find patrol car at law enforcement center vandalized
Judge modifies bond to $500K for murder defendant, who is released the same day after 5 years in jail
Amid pandemic, city and police union to propose extension of police union contract with ‘minor changes’
Section of Massachusetts Street occupied by protesters will stay closed ‘at least’ through Wednesday; mayor voices support for protesters
Lawrence Public Library reopens, but visits are limited and face masks required
Leavenworth hospital closing because of coronavirus costs
LEAVENWORTH — A Leavenworth hospital will close this fall because of costs associated with the coronavirus, the hospital owner said. Saint Luke’s Cushing ...
Kelly issues executive order mandating masks in public; State Finance Council to meet Thursday afternoon to decide whether it stands
Court sentences man to life for 2018 shooting at school
Next week, Lawrence residents will be able to get a COVID test — even if they don’t have symptoms
A Johnson County nonprofit is expanding its program to test asymptomatic people for the COVID-19 virus in Lawrence next week. Lenexa-based Heart to Heart ...
A $100 million medical plant expansion to land just on the other side of the Douglas County line
An update on a pair of large vacant properties downtown; a look at Kansas’ ranking in ‘tax burden’ report
Leaders of Lawrence homeless shelter say capacity remains limited in effort to stop virus spread
Exhibit honors Lawrence exercise guru Red Dog and wife, Beverly
County health order to close bars for 2 weeks, starting Friday
