Advance voting for the Nov. 3 general election begins Wednesday. Follow these links to learn more about the races for the Douglas County Commission, U.S. Senate, Kansas governor, attorney general, secretary of state, a variety of Kansas statehouse candidates, and a ballot question about the ...
What’s the worst thing that can happen? That’s what a group seeking a STAR bond district for an arena, a flight school and other developments on the edges of Lawrence asked the City Commission on Tuesday night. That’s what Commissioner Kristine Polian wanted to know, too – what’s the ...
A student-centered coffee shop will be opening at Community Connections at Pinckney next week. The coffee shop, known as “Empowering Brew,” will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 22, at Community Connections at Pinckney, 810 West Sixth St., with a tentative time of 10 a.m. ...
LAS VEGAS (AP) — An aging ex-gang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip. The killing, rooted in a long-running gang feud, had gone unsolved for decades — captivating the ...
Cornell University suspended parties at fraternity houses until next year and is giving state police a role in investigating reports of sexual assault on campus in the school's latest response to outrage over its handling of a gang rape allegation. The measures announced Tuesday by Cornell ...
In the race for governor in Kansas, Ty Masterson and Cindy Holscher agree on one thing: the choice could not be clearer. The two candidates have said so themselves — in interviews and on the debate stage in Hutchinson last month. Masterson and Holscher are running to succeed Gov. Laura ...
