The city’s road to large scale residential development west of the South Lawrence Trafficway has a speed bump on it. Commissioners on the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission last week were scheduled to consider making a recommendation on whether the city should annex about 650 acres ...
TOPEKA — Senate President Ty Masterson says the Kansas Legislature justifiably flexed its political muscle to approve a bill mandating public schools administer fitness tests to students in first through 12th grades and require 30 minutes of unstructured recess for elementary students. Gov. ...
Douglas County residents can now see who's behind the votes in local elections with a new online tool detailing voter demographics and precinct-by-precinct registration totals. For example, the new tool puts to rest any debate of whether men or women are more likely to be registered voters ...
A senior apartment complex just south of downtown Lawrence was evacuated late Wednesday morning after a fire in one of the units. No one was injured in the incident, Battalion Chief Aaron Flory said, but one unit was fire-damaged and multiple units were water-damaged by sprinklers. He said the ...
WASHINGTON — King Charles III marked the 250th anniversary of American independence from Britain with gratitude that the two countries united to build "one of the most consequential alliances in human history" while urging "that we ignore the clarion calls to become ever more ...
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats on Tuesday that would have required President Donald Trump to end the U.S. energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval from Congress. The vote on the war powers resolution showed how Republicans continue to stand ...
