Updated at 9:50 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 9
Douglas County officials who won elections in November will be sworn into office on Monday.
The ceremony will be at 9 a.m. at the newly renovated Douglas County Courthouse meeting room, 1100 Massachusetts St.
Among those taking the oath will be four county commissioners, all Democrats, including incumbent Commissioner Karen Willey and incumbent Commissioner Shannon ...
As the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center grows in downtown Lawrence, the parking lot next to it — one of the bigger lots in downtown — is expected to shrink by more than 65 spots by 2026.
That's according to estimates from construction company J.E. Dunn, which will be building the $52.5 million expansion and renovation of the building. The project is expected to start this month, weather permitting, and ...
The winter storm that hit this weekend dumped a foot of snow across Douglas County, according to meteorologists with the National Weather Service.
Douglas County received total snowfall of 8 to 12 inches, on top of a layer of ice, between a tenth and a quarter-inch thick, that had already formed before the snowfall began.
“This is a historic storm,” Adam Jones, lead meteorologist at the National Weather ...
Updated at 3:38 p.m., Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
Extremely cold temperatures are expected in the wake of the weekend's winter storm, with the possibility of more snow later this week.
The National Weather Service in Topeka projects that this week temperatures will remain below freezing through Friday, eventually moderating by the weekend. Wind chills below zero are expected for each morning through Wednesday. ...
The Kansas Geological Survey's library of drill cores, which currently includes over 73,000 boxes of rocks, is expanding to enhance its capabilities for analyzing and storing these geological samples.
The Kansas Geological Survey Drill Core Library is one of the largest public core depositories in the United States. The library houses thousands of rock cores – rock samples collected when drilling a well – ...
In the debate about solar projects in Douglas County, there's been much talk about things like floodwater management and the use of prime agricultural land. But below the surface — literally — there's been another debate about zinc.
Solar panels have to be supported by piers, and these piers are coated in zinc to resist corrosion and extend their lifespan. The question from some landowners and planning ...
