Eleven artists and craftspeople from Douglas County will be among those selling their handmade goods at a special pop-up market in Kansas City's Union Station for the 2026 World Cup.
The artists are part of an Ottawa-based art collective called The Collective Heart Creative, which was chosen to take part in the “City of Entrepreneurs Marketplace” at Union Station. The market is organized by the City of ...
Two months after the 2026 income tax filing deadline, more than 100,000 Kansans are still waiting to receive their state tax refunds, the Kansas Department of Revenue has told the Journal-World.
A spokesperson with the department told the Journal-World that the number of people still waiting for a refund is “slightly higher than previous years.” The spokesperson said the department had processed ...
Reminders and symbols of Lawrence’s unique history can be seen all throughout the city, but other sites of historic significance are just average places you might walk past without batting an eye.
Tim Hossler, an associate professor of design at the University of Kansas, wanted to find a way to “unveil” the hidden history of one noteworthy Lawrencian: the legendary poet Langston Hughes. Though most famous ...
A registered sex offender who could have faced a sentence of more than 20 years in prison was sentenced Thursday afternoon to three years of probation based on a joint motion from the defense and prosecution.
Michael Ken Aller, 36, of Lawrence, pleaded no contest to two counts of aggravated sexual battery in Douglas County District Court in January. Aller was originally charged with rape in this case. At his ...
As a damaging storm powered through Douglas County early Tuesday morning, residents may have heard the blare of tornado sirens amid the thunderclaps, but county officials said it is crucial to have other ways of being notified of severe weather.
The warnings came shortly after midnight when the National Weather Service in Topeka issued a tornado warning for Lawrence, Eudora and parts of rural Douglas County ...
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A middle-of-the-night storm caused tornado sirens to blare and sleepy residents to scurry, while damaging both properties and trees in various parts of Lawrence.
What the storm — which first responders said did not produce any known injuries — didn’t produce was much time for people to respond. North Lawrence resident Jeff Joseph has one of the few homes with a basement on his ...
