An accused child molester who was scheduled for a plea hearing Wednesday in Douglas County District Court died by suicide Tuesday, according to a prosecutor, who told the court that the man's death had deprived the victim and the community of justice. The defendant, 58-year-old Kurt Pisocki, ...
News and notes from around town: — It has been my experience that an overly-stuffed closet can create several things: delays in the morning wardrobe selection, grumblings from your housemates, and the occasional avalanche that leaves you temporarily trapped under 1980s memorabilia that ...
Donations from Lawrence residents to local hardware stores helped raise money to buy over 100 box fans to help families in need stay cool during the summer heat. The Westlake Ace Hardware stores and The Salvation Army of Douglas County announced Tuesday the annual “Fan Drive” fundraiser ...
The deaths of three U.S. government firefighters in a Colorado wildfire are casting a spotlight on the Trump administration's creation of a new federal fire service and its revival of a previously discredited policy to stomp out all wildfires quickly. One of the killed firefighters worked for ...
A local education leader is raising concerns that Douglas County's proposed truancy program would replace direct services for families with a case management approach as commissioners revisit the proposal Wednesday. “To me, this sounds like going backwards,” Lawrence school board member ...
As the City of Lawrence, the school district and their partners work to update their Safe Routes to School program for 2026, they're reporting lower levels of students walking or biking to most schools in fall 2025 than in past years. The city is currently in the process of updating the bike ...
