During the second day of budget hearings, Douglas County commissioners discussed the potential of funding key positions and expanded legal services at the Douglas County District Court's self-help center, the referral hub for the county's tenant eviction defense pilot program. The Self-Help ...
Every time someone is arrested on a municipal offense and stays in the Douglas County Jail for more than four hours, the Lawrence Police Department is billed $287 a day. In 2027 that bill will be $301 a day. "The impact on our budget has been significant," Lawrence Police Chief Rich Lockhart ...
Lawrence organizers are asking for input on how the city can keep up with its renewable energy goals. The Climate and Energy Project, Kansas Chapter of Sierra Club and League of Women Voters of Lawrence-Douglas County will host a panel discussion Tuesday night at the Lawrence Public Library, ...
Friends of the Kaw is known for paddling out onto the Kansas River and cleaning up trash. But its newest project this summer is all about stopping that trash from getting into the river in the first place. It’s called the Lawrence Watershed Cleanup Project, and it will be providing free ...
Soccer fans gathered in downtown Lawrence on Monday at a street party and at downtown venues to watch the U.S. take on Belgium in the World Cup. The U.S. lost, 4-1.
There were only a few ticks left on the clock until retirement officially began. Blake Flanders, president and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents, had agreed to do a 2 p.m. interview with the Journal-World on June 30, the last day of the state’s fiscal year. That also meant it was the last ...
