Douglas County leaders are urging Kansans in Congress to stand up for residents affected by the Trump administration's executive orders — including the dozens who were laid off at Haskell Indian Nations University and the many others whose livelihoods rely on federal grants and contracts.
At its meeting on Wednesday, the County Commission discussed a letter that it plans to send next week to Republican U.S. ...
With more and more visitors at Clinton Lake, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says it's been doing boat patrols since last spring to enhance safety, and it plans to expand it to Lone Star Lake, as well.
During a work session before the Douglas County Commission's meeting on Wednesday, Sheriff Jay Armbrister told county commissioners that the department had started last spring to patrol the waters at ...
Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday will consider approving a grant application that would help fund services for youths in the criminal justice system.
At its meeting, the commission will consider an application for Kansas Department of Corrections Reinvestment grants that would provide funding to support restorative justice practices, parenting classes, mental health and substance use treatment, and ...
Education activist ChrisTopher Niles Enneking has become the first candidate to file for the Lawrence school board's 2025 election.
Enneking told the Journal-World via email that, if elected, job one would be to rebuild this community’s faith in the school district. He said that in the six years that he has been a parent of students in Lawrence Public Schools, the school board has shown disregard for the ...
With a new artificial intelligence program being developed by University of Kansas researchers, teachers will be able to help students with disabilities improve their writing skills.
Students across the country are struggling to meet writing benchmarks, and writing is crucial for student growth, according to a KU press release. KU researchers have started to establish an AI-boosted program for middle school ...
When Bert Nash became a Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in 2022, that brought in more funding for the mental health center, but also required it to expand its services.
Now, as Bert Nash stares down a seven-figure budget shortfall, it wants to start the conversation early about the costs of providing those services — including to people who are unable to pay — and how much of the burden Douglas ...
