Today, May 21 Red Dog Workout, 6 a.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St. Lawrence Breakfast Optimist Club, 7 a.m., Brandon Woods, Smith Center, 1501 Inverness Drive. Lions Club, noon-1 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Parkinson’s Support Group, 2-3:30 p.m., First Presbyterian ...
Topeka (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Monday vetoed an extra $51 million payment to Kansas’ public pension system while signing the bulk of a state budget approved by the Republican-controlled Legislature. Kelly said in a message to legislators that she used the governor’s power ...
For the third — and likely final — time, the University of Kansas on Monday dedicated “The Victory Eagle” statue in honor of the Douglas County residents who lost their lives fighting in World War I. “Monuments like this ‘Victory Eagle,’ commissioned to honor those from Douglas ...
Ten nominees to replace retiring Douglas County District Court Judge Paula Martin are scheduled to be interviewed this week. The 7th Judicial District Nominating Commission will interview candidates throughout the day Thursday, starting at 9:30 a.m., at the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center, ...
Some Lawrence residents could soon have to pay as much as $48 per year to use the city’s recreation centers, which are currently free and provide access to cardio equipment, weights, basketball courts and other activities. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will ...
News and notes from around town: • It used to be if a waiter showed up at my door, it was a sign that I took way too many of the complimentary breath mints. Now, it's just evidence that another tech company looking to combine the internet and dining has chosen Lawrence as a ...
At Perry Lake, where recent rains have forced the closing of boat ramps as well as 90% of the campsites, the park manager isn't looking forward to more precipitation in the forecast. But that's what's expected in the area in the next couple of days. On Monday Perry Lake was already at its ...
Updated at 5 p.m. Monday A Lawrence man has been charged with sexually abusing an 8-year-old child for the past several years. Johnie L. Saluto, 30, was arrested Friday and held on $500,000 bond, according to jail records. The alleged abuse dates back to 2015, when the child was 4, according ...
WICHITA — The dean of the University of Kansas' School of Medicine in Wichita is warning that a private medical school proposed in the city could overburden the state's health care system and its capacity to train medical students. Dean Garrold Minns told the Wichita Eagle that the planned ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and includes 193 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
Today, May 21 Red Dog Workout, 6 a.m., Community Building, 115 W. 11th St. Lawrence Breakfast Optimist Club, 7 a.m., Brandon Woods, Smith Center, 1501 Inverness Drive. Lions Club, noon-1 p.m., Conroy’s Pub, 3115 W. Sixth St. Parkinson’s Support Group, 2-3:30 p.m., First Presbyterian ...
Music flows through Brian J. Nelson’s daily life; it's on his mind all the time. Where other people hear just noise passing a construction site, Nelson says he hears rhythms. “If I’m actively working on a piece it’s always there, and I’m running through the solutions,” said ...
Approaching two years since their 15-year-old son was killed in a fiery crash, a Lawrence couple say they’re still grappling with a lack of closure surrounding his death. They’re frustrated in part because they don’t feel anyone was held accountable for the incident — some key details ...
Several survivors of domestic violence are moving into Restoration House, the first transitional housing for The Willow Domestic Violence Center. What began as a casual discussion five months ago, quickly morphed into a partnership with the nonprofit Lawrence Community Housing Trust and KU ...
Members of the Baker University Class of 2019 were sent off Sunday with the message that they continue to provide service to others as they did as undergraduates. The university handed out bachelor’s degrees to 128 seniors at its Baldwin City campus. After the seniors for the school’s ...
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The nearly 4,000 graduates of the University of Kansas 2019 class have the ability to continue the “winds of change” and make a better world when they leave the university, Billy Mills said during the 147th KU commencement on Sunday. Mills, a Haskell Indian Nations University and KU ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday and includes 195 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
Hilary Griggs is willing to rise to meet challenges — or stoop to them, if that’s what the job requires. The Yale-bound Bishop Seabury Academy senior said she knows it’s a little bit cliche, but her birds have taught her a lot about the value of hard work. Griggs, 18, said her family ...
Each year, the Journal-World reaches out to the Academic All-Stars from 10 years ago to see what they've been up to since high school. Here's what the members of the 2009 class told us via email: Jacob Rhodes When Jacob Rhodes graduated from Oskaloosa High School in 2009, he hadn't yet ...