A man was ordered to stand trial on charges of rape and aggravated sexual battery in Douglas County District Court after a woman testified Friday that he sexually attacked her on two occasions in 2024. The defendant, Marlon D. Watson, is now scheduled for trial in June. The 27-year-old woman ...
In the North Lawrence Comprehensive Corridor Study, big questions are taking shape about safety, identity and connections to the rest of the city, and the study's task force will soon think more about what to do next. At its meeting on Tuesday, the task force will hear about recent public ...
I can attest that there was a time in Lawrence where “money management skills” meant figuring out how to pay for seven cover charges and still have enough money left for a week’s worth of Ramen. Apparently, Lawrence’a management prowess has evolved since then because the community ...
WASHINGTON — The House passed this year's final batch of spending bills on Thursday as lawmakers, still smarting from last fall's record 43-day shutdown, worked to avoid another funding lapse for a broad swath of the federal government. The four bills total about $1.2 trillion in spending ...
If you want to see what comes of the City Commission’s business trips, you might take a trip down North Michigan Street. The Village of Pallet cabins for the homeless there is a project that the city might not have done had leaders not heard about it at a conference, Mayor Brad Finkeldei ...
As Lawrence and Douglas County faces potentially several inches of snow and bitterly cold temperatures due to a winter storm this weekend, city officials and other organizations are working to ensure residents’ safety with both expanding shelter capacity and road treatment. The city will be ...
