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Donald Trump indicted; 1st ex-president charged with crime

A Manhattan grand jury has voted to indict Donald Trump on charges involving payments made during the 2016 presidential campaign to silence claims of an extramarital sexual encounter, his lawyers said Thursday, producing the first criminal case against a former U.S. president and a jolt to ...

County strategic plan for tackling housing and homelessness targets ‘functional zero’ by 2028, and could be approved by leaders in June

The draft version of Douglas County’s strategic plan for tackling housing and homelessness could be ready for final approval in a matter of months, and its overall objective is to achieve “functional zero” homelessness by 2028. Assistant County Administrator Jill Jolicoeur presented the ...

Lawrence crews respond to early-morning fire at city park shelter

Updated at 1:35 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2023 Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical crews extinguished a fire at a park shelter early Thursday morning that caused an estimated $40,000 in damage. Fire crews were dispatched at 5:50 a.m. to Chief Jim McSwain Park at the corner of East 19th Street ...