PHOTOS: 2026 Lawrence Mardi Gras Parade
The Lawrence Mardi Gras Parade partied through Massachusetts Street on Tuesday.
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Man who evaded gun ‘finding’ in shooting case back in jail after new charges of violence while on parole
A 21-year-old Eudora man who is still on parole for a 2023 Lawrence shooting — one that, according to a legal fiction, didn't involve a gun — is back in the Douglas County Jail this week facing charges of additional violent crimes. Evan Gauge Heffner was charged Tuesday with three ...
Police in Guthrie disappearance say glove DNA didn’t match anything in national database
DNA from gloves found a few miles from the Arizona home of Nancy Guthrie did not match any entries in a national database, authorities said Tuesday, the 17th day of her disappearance. "There were no DNA hits in CODIS," the Pima County Sheriff's Department said, referring to the national ...
Shooter killed ex-wife and a son in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say
PAWTUCKET, R.I. — A person who opened fire Monday during a youth hockey game at an ice rink in Rhode Island killed their ex-wife and one son, authorities said Tuesday. Pawtucket Chief of Police Tina Goncalves said the victims were the shooter's ex-wife Rhonda Dorgan and adult son Aidan ...
Lawsuit: Trump administration is erasing history and science at national parks
WASHINGTON — Conservation and historical organizations sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over National Park Service policies that the groups say erase history and science from America's national parks. A lawsuit filed in Boston says orders by President Donald Trump and Interior ...
Kansas Senate overturns veto of transgender bathroom bill, bringing controversial measure one step closer to becoming law
TOPEKA — The Kansas Senate overturned Gov Laura Kelly’s veto on Tuesday, putting the state one step closer to forcing people to use bathrooms in government buildings that match their biological sex at birth. Senate Substitute for House Bill 244 was overturned by the Senate, with votes ...