TOPEKA — The parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram agreed to one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in American history, paying $17.1 billion to most U.S. states and territories and promising to implement sweeping safety features to protect ...
What to do about idling cars that aren’t going anywhere? And, what to do about policy ideas that aren’t going anywhere? These were two of the big questions that Lawrence’s Environmental Sustainability Advisory Board faced on Thursday night, as it discussed how the city should measure its ...
A new housing development will help transition families into long-term housing, and it will be welcoming its first families in mid-September. Dozens of people attended Tuesday afternoon’s ribbon cutting ceremony for the new transitional housing development known as Promise Heights. The ...
A U.S. Postal Service worker lost the tip of her finger when she was attacked by a dog Thursday afternoon while delivering mail in Lawrence. The attack happened in the 1100 block of New York Street in East Lawrence a little before 2 p.m., Lawrence police said. When officers arrived, they ...
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying officers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist. ICE moved forward with the purchase despite opposition from ...
The Kansas Athletics board of directors approved the proposed budget for fiscal year 2027 that includes a $13.2 million deficit, a $2.6 million improvement from fiscal year 2026, on Thursday. Kansas Athletics is operating in an expected budget deficit as the university navigates revenue ...
