Updated at 12:09 a.m. Saturday, May 16 A Douglas County judge on Friday issued a temporary order blocking the State of Kansas from enforcing parts of a law that would prevent minors from receiving gender-affirming care, saying that the plaintiffs had shown a reasonable probability that they ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors deadlocked in Harvey Weinstein 's rape retrial Friday, forcing another mistrial in a #MeToo-era case that has gone to trial three times so far. While the former Hollywood mogul has been convicted of other sex crimes on two U.S. coasts and remains behind bars, the ...
Plans to convert the coal-burning power plant on the outskirts of Lawrence to a natural gas-burning plant have been scrapped indefinitely, the Journal-World has learned from a review of regulatory filings by the plant’s operator. Evergy, the state’s largest electric utility, confirmed to ...
Payouts for Douglas County's senior and disabled veteran tax rebate program significantly increased in 2026 – distributing more than five times as much property tax relief as its pilot year. The county's one-year property tax rebate program was approved by the Douglas County Commission in ...
Updated at 5:53 p.m. Friday, May 15 Jurors are now deciding whether the state has proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Rodney Marshall murdered two Lawrence men and attempted to murder several law enforcement officers during an alleged crime spree four years ago. The Douglas County jury of ...
Starting Monday, City of Lawrence contractors will work to restripe lines across downtown streets overnight, temporarily closing those streets and limiting parking. Michael Leos, a spokesperson with the city’s Municipal Services and Operations department, told the Journal-World via email ...
