TOPEKA — A perpetually homeless man abused by his parents and shuffled as a youth among more than 17 foster homes and two psychiatric hospitals received a life sentence in prison Tuesday without possibility of parole for half a century in the rape and murder of a Topeka preschool girl ...
Douglas County commissioners are potentially planning to reserve $1 million for mental health crisis care in 2026, while delaying some funding decisions for Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center amid financial concerns. During budget deliberations on Tuesday, county commissioners wanted to ...
Douglas County plans to exceed the revenue neutral rate for 2026, with a maximum property tax rate anticipated to be set on Wednesday. The revenue neutral rate is the property tax rate – or mill levy – required to raise the same amount of property tax revenue as the prior year, using the ...
A "Good Trouble" rally is scheduled for Saturday at the Statehouse in Topeka. From 10 a.m. to noon, Kansans will gather at the Capitol to honor the legacy of civil rights icon John Lewis. In the spirit of Congressman Lewis' call to make “Good Trouble,” rally organizers say demonstrators ...
WEIR, Kansas — Johanna Schmid and her husband, Steve Hench, live in an older home in Weir, Kansas. Their lives are busy — they have five kids. Three of those kids are under the age of 3. Last October, routine testing at the pediatrician revealed their 3-year-old had high levels of lead in ...
The Lawrence Arts Center has chosen an artist and current staff member as its next interim leader. Ben Ahlvers, a ceramics artist, will take over interim director duties starting July 22. According to a news release from the Arts Center, Ahlvers has worked in the areas of exhibitions, ...
