Debates on everything from medical marijuana to legalized sports betting to an old-fashioned fight on income tax rates are expected in Kansas’ upcoming legislative session, but local lawmakers said Friday that predicting their outcomes was difficult.
The local legislative delegation, though, was more confident on one issue: removing the state sales tax on groceries. Several legislators said they expected ...
If you have been a boater long enough, you’ve probably heard that the word “boat” actually is an acronym: Break Out Another Thousand. There are lots of things to go wrong on a boat that are expensive to fix and that usually happen at the wrong time.
But, when it goes right, a day on the water can be tough to beat. A new set of owners at the Clinton Lake Marina are starting a new business venture that ...
University of Kansas leaders are alleging that “exceedingly dangerous” levels of “forced alcohol consumption” are among the hazing practices of a recently suspended fraternity, but thus far KU won’t release details about those incidents.
The Journal-World specifically is seeking more information about an incident connected to the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, where seemingly an individual had his head ...
Even a really talented horse trader might have a hard time swinging a deal for a new house in Lawrence, given the tight supply of new homes in the city. Perhaps a new housing development built on a former horse ranch will help. Indeed, plans for one in west Lawrence have been filed at City Hall.
A group led by Lawrence businessman Roger Johnson has filed plans to build approximately 80 homes on largely vacant ...
Two fraternities at the University of Kansas have been suspended from campus for five years amid allegations that pledges were forced to sleep in vomit-filled beds and were held down and spit upon, among other charges.
A university spokesman confirmed Tuesday evening that KU administrators sanctioned the Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Theta fraternities after separate investigations determined both fraternities ...
Yes, with a publication date of Jan. 2, this year-in-review is at least a day late by traditional standards. But, it wouldn’t be fitting for a review of 2021 to be on time. After all, in 2021 the end of the pandemic was at least a year late.
On that front, it is worth noting that this year in review isn’t a ranking of the top stories of the year. We did that because we felt the pandemic already had won ...
