TOPEKA — Two-term Rep. Silas Miller was selected by the Sedgwick County Democratic Party to fill a vacancy in the Kansas Senate created by the resignation of Sen. Mary Ware. Miller, elected to the House in 2022 and reelected without opposition in 2024, prevailed in a vote Thursday among ...
It was called a debate, but there were no panelists or winners or losers – just a big circle of citizens at the school district offices, taking turns with the mic and answering this question: Is Lawrence doing enough to be a place where there is housing for all? For Trina Tinsley, the ...
After receiving about $11,000 in grants for marketing, the Douglas County Historical Society is hoping to reach more people than ever before for a special project celebrating the United States’ 250th year of independence. As the Journal-World reported, the Kansas Department of Commerce ...
After hearing some citizen concerns and some commissioner questions, Douglas County does not yet have a new policy spelling out how much money should be kept in rainy-day reserve accounts. Instead, a split Douglas County commission on Wednesday decided to wait to tackle the issue again, ...
Friday, Dec. 5 Christmas Through the Ages: Historic Lecompton’s Annual Christmas Tree Display, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton. Lawrence Festival of Trees Viewing Hours, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Maceli’s, 1031 New Hampshire St. Suggested donation $5 ...
NEW YORK — Minutes after police approached Luigi Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald's, he told an officer he didn't want to talk, according to video and testimony at a court hearing Thursday for the man charged with killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Although some video and ...
