WRITER: Elvyn Jones

A.M.E. bishop to be on hand to help St. Luke welcome new pastor, celebrate renovations

UPDATE: View photos from the Sunday service here. St. Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church will renew its proud motto of “the friendly little church on the corner” this weekend with its first full Sunday service in more than two years and a rededication marking extensive renovations to the East Lawrence landmark. Church member Maryemma Graham said Sunday's 10 a.m. service will be the first at the church ...

As trail project moves forward in Baldwin City, officials seek $20M grant for another one that would run to Ottawa

A multi-use trail project along more than three blocks of Midland Railway tracks will soon be moving forward in Baldwin City, and city officials will also be seeking $20 million in grants for a project that would link the city with a 51-mile trail that connects Ottawa and Iola. On Friday, Baldwin City Administrator Glenn Rodden said the Kansas Department of Transportation would soon be starting the bidding ...

Heat wave will disrupt cool spring weather in northeast Kansas next week

This spring’s cool weather is poised to change in the coming week as a heat wave rolls into northeast Kansas. Nathan Griesemer, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Topeka, said northeast Kansas residents can expect mild weather on Sunday with highs in the mid-70s before strong southerly winds blow in hotter weather on Monday. “It will be a mini heat wave, for lack of a better term, ...

Lawrence man killed, Mayetta man injured in accident at Bob Billings and SLT interchange

A Lawrence man was killed and a Mayetta man seriously injured Friday evening in a two-vehicle accident on a Kansas Highway 10 access ramp. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol online crash logs, the accident occurred at 6:43 p.m. when a vehicle driven by Anthony M. Royal, 55, of Mayetta, attempted to exit K-10 at the Bob Billings Parkway ramp in a 2017 Dodge Ram. The online report states Royal failed to stop ...

Massachusetts Street closure, sunny weather draw KU fans hours ahead of Final Four game

Sacie Lambertson slowly strolled across Massachusetts Street late Saturday morning, taking in many blue-clad University of Kansas fans enjoying the pedestrian-friendly experience ahead of Saturday's Final Four semifinal against Villanova. At 6 a.m. Saturday, the Lawrence Police Department closed Massachusetts Street from Sixth to 11th streets in anticipation of large crowds heading downtown to celebrate if KU ...

Man awaiting trial for alleged rape of minor arrested on suspicion of additional sex crime

A Lawrence man awaiting trial on three sex-crime charges was arrested Saturday on suspicion of possessing "media" of someone younger than 18. Douglas County Jail booking logs show Trey Lee Gibson, 20, of Lawrence, was arrested at 5:17 p.m. Saturday on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child: possessing media of a child under 18. The booking logs show Gibson was arrested at the Douglas County Jail. No ...