Severe storms that swept through the Midwest knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of customers, damaged buildings and canceled flights, with new tornadoes touching down late Thursday in communities outside Chicago. The National Weather Service said tornadoes had been confirmed in mostly ...
Friday, June 12 Computer Basics: Stay Safe Online, 10-11:30 a.m., Meeting Room C (lower level), Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont St. Interview and Reception with Judge Sally Pokorny: “Advances and Challenges Within Our Court System,” 1 p.m., Watkins Museum of History, 1047 ...
A registered sex offender who could have faced a sentence of more than 20 years in prison was sentenced Thursday afternoon to three years of probation based on a joint motion from the defense and prosecution. Michael Ken Aller, 36, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest to two counts of aggravated ...
A woman who was involved in a standoff with Lawrence police in April 2025 has been convicted by a Douglas County jury of firing on officers. The jury found Gina Marie Cabanas guilty of seven counts of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a deadly weapon and one count of ...
Amid the throngs of soccer jerseys at this summer's FIFA World Cup festivities, you might notice a few in pink, navy or green with iconic Lawrence names on the back — Langston Hughes, Lynette Woodard, James Naismith and more. They're from the "Lawrence United F.C." project by local designers ...
An EF0 tornado touched down in North Lawrence early Tuesday morning, according to damage assessment data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The tornado was estimated to be on the ground for just two minutes from 12:24 a.m. to 12:26 a.m., according to the NOAA. The ...
