In the rural part of Douglas County, between Lecompton and Lawrence, a cemetery sitting on private land is an important piece of the county's African American history. But staff told county leaders Wednesday that if the county wants to preserve that history, it will need to work through an issue that has arisen in several "abandoned" cemeteries in unincorporated areas: a lack of clear documentation of the ...
The Douglas County Commission at its next meeting will discuss the county's responsibility for cemeteries in its unincorporated areas. During its work session on Wednesday, the commission is expected to receive a report from county staff regarding the active and abandoned cemeteries in the county. The report is also expected to discuss the statutory responsibility of the county regarding those ...
Updated at 4:13 p.m. Tuesday Douglas County law enforcement and emergency personnel responded Tuesday morning to a two-vehicle injury accident on U.S. Highway 24/40 north of Lawrence. The head-on crash occurred shortly before 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 24/40 and East 1500 Road, east of TeePee Junction, according to Douglas County Sheriff's Deputy Charlie Cooper. A white GMC truck, driven by Ernest ...
A judge will rule by the end of the month on whether two teens charged in a double shooting at Holcom Park will be tried as adults. Judge Peggy Kittel said Tuesday in Douglas County District Court that she would provide a written ruling regarding the juvenile or adult status for Benson J. Edwards Jr., 17, and Sahavione K. Caraway, 17, both of Topeka, by Oct. 31. At Tuesday's hearing, prosecutors argued that ...
Updated at 4 p.m. Monday Changes to the state's higher education admissions standards could have some benefits for Kansas students and school districts, but it may have some drawbacks as well. Mark Tallman, associate director of advocacy and communication for the Kansas Association of School Boards, told the Journal-World on Monday that the Kansas Board of Regents' changes to the admission standards for its ...
California’s decision to allow college athletes to make money through endorsements could lead to many other states following in its footsteps. But Kansas likely won’t be one of them, said state Rep. Jim Ward, D-Wichita. “The Legislature — in my 20 years there — tends to defer to the NCAA, for better or for worse,” he said. On Friday, California's Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into ...