An alleged retail fraud spree came to a halt Tuesday night when Lawrence police tracked down four suspects with help from the Kansas Highway Patrol. According to a press release from the Lawrence Police Department, four alleged scammers were attempting to rob Lawrence Walmart stores after ...
Douglas County commissioners reviewed a proposed elementary and middle school truancy initiative set to launch as early as the 2026-2027 school year. On Wednesday, county commissioners heard from the Douglas County Criminal Justice Services department during a work session to review ...
WASHINGTON — The national taxpayer advocate is cautioning that the 2026 tax filing season is likely to present challenges for taxpayers who encounter problems with filing their taxes given the exodus of IRS workers since the start of the Trump administration. National Taxpayer Advocate Erin ...
WASHINGTON — A groundswell of voices have come to the same conclusion: Kristi Noem must go. From Democratic Party leaders to the nation's leading advocacy organizations to even the most centrist lawmakers in Congress, the calls are mounting for the Homeland Security secretary to step aside ...
WASHINGTON — As a partial government shutdown looms at week's end, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has laid out a list of demands for the Department of Homeland Security, including an enforceable code of conduct for federal agents conducting immigration arrests and a requirement that ...
While electric vehicles, or EVs, have been steadily rising in popularity in Douglas County, the area's charging infrastructure has some growing to do, a new report from local planning officials suggests. The report is called the Douglas County EV Readiness Report. It was produced by the ...
