UPDATE 2 P.M. FEB. 9
While the FIFA 2026 World Cup is still months away, speculation on what teams could be visiting the greater Kansas City area has increased with the official base camps for national teams are expected to be announced soon.
Soccer powerhouses Argentina, England and the Netherlands — and their rabid fan bases — are expected to locate their base camps in the Kansas City area, there is ...
An international association that deals with the study of Brazil will move to be based at the University Of Kansas starting this summer.
KU announced in a press release Thursday that the university will host the Brazilian Studies Association (BRASA) starting in July 2026. It will host the association for six years.
Luciano Tosta, an associate professor in the Department of Spanish & Portuguese and director ...
A Lawrence man previously charged with distribution of heroin causing a death pleaded no contest on Thursday to three lower-level felony drug charges as part of a plea agreement.
Timothy Edward Thompson, 44, had originally been charged in Douglas County District Court with one felony count of distribution of heroin causing a death and seven lower-level drug charges in separate incidents. On Thursday, he pleaded ...
Baldwin City officials said during a public meeting on Tuesday night they anticipate increases to utility rates as the city aims to increase its reserve funds.
That news came during a community forum about electric rates, where a couple dozen residents gathered to learn about and give feedback on the potential for rate increases. As the Journal-World reported, Gerry Cullumber, the recently elected mayor of ...
A 30-year law enforcement career brought Gerry Cullumber to places all over Kansas, but Baldwin City had a pull on him.
Cullumber, who grew up in Leavenworth County, worked for police departments across several communities in Johnson County — his longest stint in Lenexa for 24 years — but since he and his family moved to Baldwin City in 2000, there was not another place he called home. Even when he served ...
A group of Haskell Indian Nations University students is hosting a clothing drive for business attire that they hope will help the Lawrence community.
The Haskell American Indian Business Leaders student club is asking the community to donate “gently used” professional clothing. That includes business casual attire like long sleeve button up shirts, professional skirts, slacks, dress shoes, ties formal ...
