Jefferson City, Mo. — Advocates on Friday turned in more than twice the needed number of signatures to put a proposal to legalize abortion on the Missouri ballot this year. The campaign said it turned in more than 380,000 voter signatures — more than double the minimum 171,000 needed to ...
Topeka — As the dust settles on the legislative maneuvering of the chaotic 2024 session, disability rights advocates applaud a budget provision meant to shorten wait times for disabled Kansans who need services. Lawmakers overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto to implement a provision that puts ...
The Kansas Court of Appeals on Friday affirmed the rape conviction of a Lawrence man who was found guilty in 2021 of assaulting a houseguest. Erick Ogwangi, now 39, was accused of violently forcing himself on a 26-year-old woman who was a guest in his home in 2017. In 2021, he was convicted ...
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 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 ...
TOPEKA — An unexpected surge in individual income tax collections in April drove Kansas state revenue $101 million higher than projected for the month, state officials said, and added fuel to a political debate about tax reform. The report led House Speaker Dan Hawkins, R-Wichita, to call on ...
An associate principal at Lawrence High School will become the new principal of the Lawrence College and Career Center and Academy, Adult Education Services and Alternative Programs. Superintendent Anthony Lewis has appointed Mark Preut to the role, effective July 1, pending school board ...
