TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A beloved ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas has died after swallowing a staff member's keys.
The zoo announced in a social media post on Friday that the 5-year-old ostrich named Karen had reached beyond her exhibit's fence and grabbed and ...
The Lawrence school board on Monday unanimously authorized the school district to develop and submit a grant application for funds to support students’ mental health, including the potential hiring of 16 social workers within the next few years.
"It's a dream come true for me," board member ...
It is a good bet that Kansas Highway 10 will be expanded to six lanes in the next five years. But based on the current planning in the Kansas Department of Transportation, it is a lousy bet to think any of that expansion will cross into Douglas County.
Panasonic’s 4,000-job, $4 billion ...
Next month, the Baldwin City school district is asking local voters to approve a $17 million bond proposal to expand and update classroom spaces at Baldwin High School and address safety and security concerns on the junior high and high school campus.
Baldwin City voters will decide whether to ...
A murder trial for a man accused of bludgeoning another man near downtown Lawrence began on Monday, and the state said it’s case is based on circumstantial evidence.
On trial is Chadwick Elliot Potter, 35, who is a transient who has lived in numerous states throughout the years and told ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity over the weekend.
Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity up to 6 a.m. on the date listed and extending back to 6 a.m. on the previous day. Each listing includes a date, time and general address ...