Candidates for Douglas County district attorney shared what state statutes they would alter if they could during an online forum hosted by the Lawrence branch of the NAACP on Saturday. Ursula Minor, president of the local NAACP branch, moderated the forum. The three Democratic candidates — ...

Candidates for Douglas County sheriff and undersheriff participated in an online forum Friday evening that specifically focused on issues of concern to Black people, Indigenous people and people of color as well as the LGBTQIA community. During the forum, two of the Democratic candidates for ...

Candidates for Douglas County district attorney participated in an online forum Thursday evening that specifically focused on issues of concern to Black people, Indigenous people and people of color as well as the LGBTQIA community. During the 90-minute forum, the three Democratic candidates ...

Douglas County Republican leaders will soon select a new sheriff to finish out the term of recently retired Sheriff Ken McGovern. Republican precinct committee members of Douglas County will hold a convention on Friday to nominate and vote to appoint a sheriff. Douglas County Clerk Jamie Shew ...

Douglas County voters who want to cast their ballot before Election Day will have the option of using a new location for the purpose of socially distancing. The Douglas County Clerk’s Office announced Wednesday that it has added a location for in-person advance voting at 2329 Iowa St., Suite ...

Updated at 4:29 p.m. Wednesday: Candidates for Douglas County sheriff and district attorney will participate in online forums this week and next that focus on issues that underrepresented populations face. DA candidates Cooper Overstreet, Suzanne Valdez and incumbent Charles Branson will ...

Douglas County voters will soon decide many local political races, but registered Republicans will have no voice in many outcomes. That’s because all but one of the county seats that are up for election this year will likely be decided through Democratic primary elections, and the deadline ...

Three Democratic candidates for Douglas County positions announced on Monday they have formed a coordinated campaign focusing on issues related to criminal justice, housing and climate change. The “Douglas County Justice Ticket” includes District Attorney candidate Cooper Overstreet, ...

TOPEKA — A western Kansas congressman who's been firming up Republican establishment support for his U.S. Senate bid came under attack during a Wednesday night debate over a 12-year-old misdemeanor criminal case and for missing votes while treating coronavirus patients. Rep. Roger Marshall ...

Two challengers for the seat of Douglas County district attorney spoke of their ideas for change and prodded the incumbent about cases his office has handled as he touted his experience and filled in other sides of the stories Tuesday evening. The Douglas County Democrats hosted an online ...

The three candidates for district attorney will participate in an online forum beginning at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Newcomers Cooper Overstreet and Suzanne Valdez and incumbent DA Charles Branson have all filed as Democrats. No Republicans have filed, so the next DA will likely be chosen in the ...

Three Democratic candidates for Douglas County district attorney spoke with the Journal-World recently to share their views on law enforcement misconduct and how they would handle such issues if elected. Two newcomers, Cooper Overstreet, a Lawrence defense attorney, and Suzanne Valdez, a law ...

None of the three candidates for Douglas County sheriff spoke firmly in favor of expanding the Douglas County Jail during an online forum Thursday afternoon, and one said he opposes it. Rob Hulse, executive vice president of the Lawrence Board of Realtors, and Danielle Davey, governmental ...

Five Democratic candidates running for two Douglas County Commission seats all expressed a level of opposition to the county’s controversial jail expansion project during a candidate forum hosted Tuesday by the local Democratic Party. Where the candidates differed was how they wanted to ...

Updated at 2:14 p.m. Tuesday The three candidates for Douglas County sheriff will participate in an online forum hosted by the Lawrence Board of Realtors Thursday afternoon. Lt. Jay Armbrister, Deputy Dale Flory and Capt. Doug Woods, all longtime employees of the sheriff’s office, have all ...

WICHITA — U.S. Senate candidate and former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach reported that he had four guns stolen from his pickup truck that was parked at a Wichita hotel. Officers responded to a call from Kobach around 11:30 a.m. Saturday at a hotel parking garage, Wichita police ...

The only Republican in the race for the Douglas County Commission 2nd District seat has dropped out. Brett LaRue announced in a Thursday news release that he was “withdrawing” his candidacy and endorsing incumbent Commissioner Nancy Thellman. However, LaRue’s name will remain on the ...

Story updated at 4:49 p.m. Monday: Three candidates for Douglas County sheriff shared their thoughts recently on transparency in issues of officer misconduct and what the department needs to do to train against racial and bias-based policing. As the Aug. 4. Democratic primary approaches, ...

The election races are set. On Monday, the deadline to file for election to Douglas County and local state offices passed, setting up some primary elections later this summer. Primary elections are scheduled for Aug. 4. Primary winners will head to a general election on Nov. 3. While the ...

Story updated at 8:04 p.m. Monday: On the last day to file for Douglas County Commission races, five new candidates threw their hats in the ring — but one incumbent county commissioner who hadn't yet filed wasn't among them. Commissioner Michelle Derusseau, a Republican who currently holds ...