A Douglas County jury on Thursday found a man guilty of raping a woman eight years ago when the two were guests at a Lawrence home during KU’s graduation weekend. The woman testified that Reston Phillips, then 22, raped her on May 14, 2017, as she slept on a couch in the home’s living room ...
KU proposes nearly 3% tuition and fee increase for next school year; university still expecting budget shortfall
Lawrence man once given a 2nd chance at life spent it committing new crimes ahead of new prison sentence
A Lawrence man who once was given a reprieve amid a 26-year prison sentence spent the next decade committing new crimes and has now been ...
Lawrence softball run-rules Shawnee Mission North 11-1 on senior night
Once struck by lightning, Moore provides energy surge to KU pitching staff
It was, he says now, both one of the coolest moments of Cooper Moore’s life and one of the scariest. On a rainy day the summer before his ...
Douglas County commissioners to hear about next steps and progress with KU Gateway project
With less money in city’s housing trust, Housing Stabilization Collaborative puts new limits on its rent and utility aid program
Two years ago, in 2023, an organization that helps Douglas County tenants afford their rent and utility payments was watching its biggest funding ...