One woman died and a man and infant were injured in a structure fire in Franklin County Thursday night. Emergency personnel responded to the fire at 3722 Old U.S 59 highway, about two miles north of Ottawa, shortly after 7 p.m. When they arrived, they found a deceased woman. The Franklin ...
A young bobcat has taken up permanent residence at Prairie Park Nature Center as an "ambassador animal." The approximately 12-week-old bobcat comes from a United States Department of Agriculture facility that breeds bobcats for educational purposes, according to a release from the center. As ...
Additional charges were added Thursday to a criminal complaint against a repeat felon accused of arson and other crimes. The arson case arose just a few weeks after Steven Drake Jr. had been granted extraordinary leniency at his sentencing for other crimes. Drake, who has an extensive ...
More than 100 members of the University of Kansas ROTC program and area first responders from fire and police departments broke a sweat early Friday morning as part of an event to remember the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The KU ROTC 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb was done in remembrance of the victims ...
After months of discussions and a few recent changes, city leaders will soon take their final vote on a 2027 budget plan with a roughly 1-mill property tax rate increase. The Lawrence City Commission will consider Tuesday whether to adopt the $397 million budget, which staff has tweaked a bit ...
DALLAS (AP) — Republicans opened the second and final day of their midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday knowing that history is not on their side this election season, but counting on President Donald Trump to propel voters to protect their House and Senate majorities. They're also ...
