Lawrence City Commissioners approved Tuesday night a request to rezone an area right near the University of Kansas campus to a “very high density” area — marking a potential first for the city. Commissioners unanimously voted to approve a rezoning request for approximately 1.34 acres of ...
Douglas County commissioners voted unanimously to purchase a 23-acre parcel of land next to Lone Star Lake Park in an effort to improve access to the park. As the Journal-World reported, the site at 579 North 600 Road was considered at a price not to exceed $425,000. According to a memo in the ...
A Douglas County judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted rapist to spend the next two decades of his life in prison — rejecting his request for a significantly lighter sentence. Judge Stacey Donovan's ruling followed the victim's disturbing description of how the man had raped her in the bed ...
Sidewalks around a key corridor near downtown Lawrence are getting an upgrade thanks to a federal grant. Crews have been replacing sidewalks along multiple portions of Tennessee Street and implementing ADA-compliant sidewalks and curb ramps thanks to a Community Development Block Grant, a ...
As Emporia State’s president gets ready to retire from his position later this month, he’s giving the university a gift — the last four years of his salary, more or less. The university announced Wednesday that outgoing President Ken Hush has made a pledge to the university that is ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate’s first piece of proposed legislation for 2026 seeks to honor Charlie Kirk. The Republican resolution proposes establishing “Charlie Kirk Free Speech Day” on Oct. 14, the late right-wing political activist’s birthday. Kirk was shot and killed in September ...
