The National Weather Service and the weather departments of multiple area television stations are reporting that a tornado touched down in Ottawa on Monday evening. City of Ottawa officials reported late Monday evening that the storm caused structural damage in the community but “most ...
The Lawrence school district’s new Family Engagement Center is aiming to open on the same day as the district’s annual Kids Expo in the summer. The Family Engagement Center will be opening ahead of the 2026-2027 school year at the district’s Education Support Center, 110 McDonald Drive, ...
Rick Atkinson lived with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower for about 15 years and is currently living with Gen. George Washington, so, yes, he had thoughts to share on the nature of war with a Lawrence crowd Monday evening. Atkinson — a best-selling military historian who said he has so studied his ...
A Lawrence ordinance designed to stop landlords from denying an apartment to an individual because they would pay the rent with money from public assistance programs has been dealt a likely fatal blow by the Kansas Legislature. The Republican-controlled Legislature overrode the veto of ...
When the 2026 FIFA World Cup comes to Kansas City this summer, expect lots of tourists from South America, Algerians from outside of Algeria, and a ton of younger people looking for fun things to do. That's what several dozen members of Lawrence's business community heard on Monday at the ...
A speech pathologist accused of molesting multiple children at a Lawrence elementary school pleaded not guilty Monday afternoon at his formal arraignment in Douglas County District Court. Mark Gridley on Monday waived a formal reading of his charges and pleaded not guilty to all of the felony ...
