As it celebrates 40 years of supporting public schools, the Lawrence Schools Foundation continues to work behind the scenes to help students with classroom resources, emergency aid and even a new scholarship to mark the milestone anniversary. Since its establishment in 1985, LSF has invested ...
The Lawrence City Commission voted Tuesday night to approve a Vision Zero Transportation Safety Action Plan and to adopt a resolution that will set strategies to reach zero fatalities and serious injuries from transportation accidents by 2050. For Jessica Mortinger, a transportation planning ...
DALLAS — One person has died after severe weather tore through parts of the central U.S., including heavy rain in Dallas, a tornado that touched down in the Kansas City area and flash flooding in Kansas that forced firefighters to rescue dozens of people, including stranded motorists. A ...
A Leavenworth County District Court judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a private prison company from housing immigrant detainees at its dormant facility in Leavenworth, handing a temporary victory to immigrant rights advocates and city officials defending their local authority. The ...
There were no arrests that led to felony charges to report from 5 p.m. Monday to 5 p.m. Tuesday. The Journal-World publishes Monday through Friday on LJWorld.com and Tuesday through Saturday in the print edition a list of individuals who have both been booked into the Douglas County Jail and ...
St. John's Mexican Fiesta of food, music, dancing and games on Saturday is coming one week earlier than normal to take advantage of cooler temperatures. The 43rd annual fiesta will kick off with Mariachi Girasol at 4 p.m. at St John’s Catholic Parish, 1234 Kentucky St., followed by singer ...
