One city commissioner says the deficiencies in Lawrence’s 2025 audit are part of a pattern that goes back years. Others don’t think that’s the case. But they do agree on one thing about the audit: It’s a chance to reflect on how the city could do better. “Maybe there’s certain ...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers may soon be outfitted with gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks intended to gain compliance from combative individuals. ICE plans to spend up to $20 million to purchase thousands of "conductive distraction and de-escalation devices" for ...
CHICAGO (AP) — Severe weather cut power to more than half a million people in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana as perilous thunderstorms and extreme wind gusts pummeled the region Tuesday, causing widespread damage. Tornado warning sirens howled as the skies darkened. All flights ...
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ruled against President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and directly involve the U.S. Postal Service in election operations in a way that would limit mail voting. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani had ...
Douglas County commissioners are being asked to support a plan that would use future tax revenue to help pay for a $153.6 million commercial and industrial development in northeast Eudora. The City of Eudora is proposing a new Tax Increment Financing district – which freezes existing ...
HeadQuarters Kansas has appointed a new executive director and director of operations, according to an announcement from the organization on Tuesday. The organization is the state's primary 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline contact center for 102 of 105 Kansas counties. The new leadership ...
