It is Election Day, as voters cast the final ballots for everything from president to county commissioners to a question about how Lawrence city government should be structured. Learn more about the candidates and issues in these stories, which have been removed from the Journal-World paywall ...
A mysterious group that has a lot of interest in energy and electricity is sending out postcards praising two incumbent Douglas County commissioners, both supporters of a controversial solar project.
But who is behind that group is largely unknown, and the chair of the group wants to keep it ...
UPDATED 5 p.m., Nov. 4
Monday was the last chance for advance voting in Douglas County, and the county clerk reports record turnout.
For much of the morning on Monday, the line of people to vote at the Douglas County Elections Office at 23rd and Louisiana streets stretched out the door and ...
Washington — Voters in this year’s presidential election are choosing between two conflicting visions of the United States offered by Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. The outcome will affect how the country sees itself and how it’s viewed across the world, with ...
There was no lightning in the sky during Lawrence's rainy women's rights rally on Saturday, but you might have heard a thunderous chant at the end: "We're not going back!"
It came from the dozens of people leaving South Park carrying their umbrellas, lawn chairs and signs — a slogan that has ...
Each of the last two years, Douglas County commissioners have approved budgets that violate — by millions of dollars — their own policy that places a cap on how much money the county’s “rainy day funds” can hold.
The county has a policy in place that limits the amount of money key ...