Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly and the Kansas Department of Transportation on Monday announced that $37.2 million in federal funds has been awarded to 33 projects selected for inclusion in KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives program; among them are two projects in Lawrence and one in Eudora ...
A dull and dingy wall in downtown Lawrence is now colorful and inviting, thanks to local Girl Scouts who spent a good part of the past year planning and painting a mural at the site. Troop 2856 gathered Sunday to officially unveil their contribution to Lawrence's cityscape: a large wall ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Court of Appeals affirmed a district court decision Friday dismissing claims that state law forbidding fusion voting and cross-party nomination of candidates violated the Kansas Constitution. The Court of Appeals acknowledged laws requiring candidates to accept a single ...
There’s a block party planned on Ninth Street later this month, as the stormwater construction winds down and more of the street opens back up. But for Rob Coleman, there’s not much left to celebrate. City staff came to his restaurant, Fork & Tumbler, last October, talked him and ...
Five people were wounded in a shooting involving multiple suspects at Virginia State University early Saturday, prompting a campus lockdown and police investigation just as students got ready for a new school year. It happened near the university's Quad Annexes, where campus police and ...
Hawaii's Big Island was threatened Saturday with its first possible direct hit from a hurricane in 155 years as Hurricane Lala roared in the Pacific Ocean and gusty wind, waves and rain pounded the region. The National Hurricane Center said Lala's maximum sustained winds increased to 75 mph, ...
