Parents of a 20-year University of Kansas student killed in a hit-and-run accident are suing both the alleged driver and the delivery company DoorDash, which the lawsuit contends used the driver despite an extensive criminal record. William Ray Klingler, 36, is facing multiple charges ...
Douglas County staff will be briefing commissioners on progress, next steps and challenges for the community’s five-year strategic plan to that aims to make local homelessness, at its worst, a "rare and brief occurrence." The joint five-year city-county plan to end chronic homelessness, ...
Updated at 3:50 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10 A loud gasp went up in the packed courtroom Tuesday morning as relatives of two shooting victims saw video of a man suddenly pull his gun and fire it multiple times — the bright muzzle flashes vivid markers of the bullets that presumably killed ...
Since Lawrence’s Limestone Community School was founded in 2022, its director, Madeline Herrera said the school hosted a gala every year as part of its fundraising efforts. Although she said it is a popular method for nonprofits or other organizations for fundraisers, Herrera said it never ...
TOPEKA — Central Christian Academy and Atchison County Community Schools serve distinct K-12 populations, but superintendents of both oppose a proposed mandate by the Kansas Legislature to force private and public schools to ban personal cellphones and other electronic devices during school ...
Starting next school year, the Lawrence school district will recognize Indigenous Peoples Day, the second Monday in October, as a district holiday and a day off for students and staff. District calendars with the holiday were approved by the Lawrence school board at its meeting on Monday ...
