Story updated at 6:48 p.m. Monday, June 24: Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez’s right-hand man, Deputy District Attorney Joshua Seiden, is no longer employed by her office, and the local sheriff confirmed his deputies saw Seiden on Friday seemingly impersonating a controversial ...
Consultant’s study estimates wages of county employees are about $2M per year below regional average
A county-hired consultant anticipates a $1.4 million to $2.2 million wage gap for county employees, and county commissioners on Wednesday will be briefed on how ...
Incumbent DA Valdez defends her performance, while other candidates at forum critique her office as lacking public’s trust
Incumbent District Attorney Suzanne Valdez on Saturday sought to defend her first-term performance as Douglas County's chief law enforcement ...
Fitzgerald and staff prepare to ‘celebrate and almost mourn’ during next month’s MLB Draft
2024 Journal-World All-Area Baseball Team
Coach of the Year: Mike Hill, Free State Mike Hill and the Free State Firebirds posted a 23-6 overall record in 2024 and finished third in the ...
City of Lawrence asks for summary judgment in Teamsters lawsuit; formerly cooperative declarant pulls out due to ‘continued fear of retaliation’
Lawrence City Commission voices support for funding projects that will close the Lawrence Loop in next Capital Improvement Plan
Lawrence's nearly $530 million Capital Improvement Plan includes projects from new fire stations to artificial turf, and one long-running project ...
26-year-old Topeka man killed in early-morning crash on I-70 west of Lawrence
Updated at 10:15 a.m. Friday, June 21 A Topeka man was killed in a crash Friday morning after being ejected from his vehicle on I-70 west of Lawrence. Nash ...