A Lawrence man who has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his grandmother has been declared incompetent to stand trial. Judge Stacey Donovan on Tuesday ordered Marcus Logan Cassella, 25, to Larned State Hospital and set a new status conference for Aug. 25 in the case. If ...
Two candidates have entered the race for the Douglas County Commission's District 5 seat – the Democratic incumbent Erica Anderson and Libertarian candidate Kirsten Kuhn. Anderson has lived in Douglas County for more than 40 years and has worked at Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, ...
Since moving to Lawrence around three years ago, Shylo Evans said he was missing a pastime from his home state of South Dakota — darts. Evans said the sport is huge in the state, with “hundreds and hundreds” of players participating in leagues during the frigid winters there. To get his ...
As construction is underway on a pair of housing developments in Eudora, its city manager is optimistic more housing development is on the way for the community just east of Lawrence. In April, community leaders and development partners celebrated an official groundbreaking for the 10 Union ...
With activity among Lawrence chicken wing restaurants heating up, a large chain has taken flight from the city. Buffalo Wild Wings closed its restaurant on Iowa Street, its only location in Lawrence, at the end of business on Sunday. While there was no sign at the restaurant announcing the ...
Four Free State High School students qualified to attend the flagship conference of DECA, which prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs in areas like marketing, finance and management. The students who attended DECA’s International Career Development Conference on April 25-28 include ...
