Paula Kissinger is in her 70s now, but she vividly remembers responding to a call as a Lawrence police officer in the summer of 1981: A young student had been brutally raped at knifepoint by a stranger on the KU campus and had barely escaped with her life. Kissinger took the initial crime ...
WASHINGTON — A Democratic lawmaker is asking a federal judge to force the Kennedy Center to block and reverse efforts to attach President Donald Trump's name to the historic performing arts venue. In a motion filed Wednesday, Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio argues that Congress was clear in its ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is seeking a temporary 8% charge on certain popular products, including Priority Mail, to help blunt the impact of rising transportation costs. USPS filed notice on Wednesday with the Postal Regulatory Commission seeking the price increase, which ...
WASHINGTON The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on, the agency's acting head said Wednesday, even as record wait time for travelers did little to end the standoff over the funding fight in Congress. The TSA's ...
A violent offender who was facing a charge of possession of methamphetamine was allowed to plead guilty Wednesday to a lower-level felony of interference with law enforcement, and the state is recommending probation, even though the offense is a presumptive prison term under state sentencing ...
As Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical prepares to add a new station in northwest Lawrence, Station 6, the department's stats show that its two existing stations on the west side are responding to fewer calls than some stations farther east. But that may not be an issue for Station 6, because ...
