One of the five finalists for Lawrence's city manager has removed himself from consideration for the job, the city announced on Tuesday. The finalist no longer seeking the position is David Vela, who most recently served as city manager for the west Texas oil town of Odessa. The city's news ...
Lawrence High School Principal Quentin Rials has died, according to a district statement shared with parents, staff and families. "He cared deeply about the well-being of students and the LHS staff, and he revered the Lawrence High School community and traditions," the district said in the ...
A Douglas County prosecutor on Tuesday vehemently objected to the bond being lowered for a 75-year-old man accused of molesting a young boy, telling the court that the man had confessed to sex crimes that are punishable by life in prison. Defendant Steven Braswell, of Lawrence, was in Judge ...
Douglas County commissioners will revisit an allocation for 2026 operating funds at the Treatment & Recovery Center on Wednesday, and it's a smaller amount than previously proposed. The Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center approached county commissioners in Dec. 2025, as the ...
UPDATED 12:45 P.M. MAY 19 Storms that stretched across eastern Kansas on Monday night produced rain, high winds and some tornado warnings the region. Locally, there were several reports of wind damage following Monday night’s severe storms, which according to a personal weather station ...
In part because of rising employee health insurance costs, the Lawrence Public Library’s Board of Trustees has approved a 2027 budget that would raise its mill levy from 4.1 to 4.5 — the maximum mill levy it can approve under city ordinance. The operating budget, which the trustees ...
