Douglas County's capital improvement fund balance has grown significantly in recent years, and the county is preparing for a large wave of spending over the next two years. The 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Plan outlines plans for transportation investments, bridge replacements, and long-term ...
Tropical Storm Bertha crawled into southern Louisiana on Wednesday, making landfall and packing strong winds far from its center after closing beaches from the Florida Panhandle to Mississippi. The National Hurricane Center said Bertha made landfall in the afternoon in St. Bernard Parish, ...
The bond created between Lawrence and Algeria was an unexpected story of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Even with the tournament gone, Lawrence will get another chance to celebrate Algeria next week. The Granada Theater will host a community celebration on Saturday, Aug. 1, organized by a group ...
City Commissioner Kristine Polian, who’s worked for two decades in municipal governments, knows “audit” isn’t a pleasant word to hear. “Audit, and add ‘forensic’ to it, forensic audit, it’s a four-letter word for most people,” she told the Journal-World on Wednesday. ...
Updated at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 A 23-year-old man was convicted Wednesday in Douglas County District Court of two attempted murders and aggravated assault for a series of public shootings more than three years ago in downtown Baldwin City. The defendant, Junah Sisney, was convicted ...
A man accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Dillons grocery that employed him has worked out a diversion agreement with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office, his lawyer told a judge Wednesday. "We have reached an agreement; it just needs to be typed up," Hatem ...
