There's nothing like a farmers market to get people out of bed early on a weekend, and that's especially true of the first market of the season.
On Saturday, hundreds of people, many with strollers and dogs in tow, swarmed the Downtown Lawrence Farmers Market on its opening day, beginning less than an hour after sunrise — shopping for vegetables, eggs, plants, meats, flowers, soaps and more, or just enjoying ...
Updated at 4:20 p.m. Monday, April 7
During a field trip last week a child in the care of a Lawrence day care center was left locked in a van for "an extended period of time."
Hilltop Child Development Center at the University of Kansas called the incident "regrettable" in a message to parents Friday that was obtained by the Journal-World.
"Unintentionally, a child was left unattended in a locked van for an ...
A Eudora man is facing three misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty after allegedly neglecting three dogs.
Russell Carl Smith, 21, is accused of violating a state statute that requires that animals in one's custody be provided with food, potable water, protection from the elements, opportunity for exercise and other care.
The charges — naming the dogs Diesel, Dixie and Princess – were filed in February, and ...
A conservative Christian activist known for her fierce opposition to transgender girls and women competing in female sports is scheduled to speak at the University of Kansas on Wednesday.
Protesters have already vowed to show up for the event where 24-year-old Riley Gaines will appear. Gaines, a former Division 1 college swimmer, has made a name for herself campaigning against trans females in athletics and in ...
Suzanne Valdez's tumultuous, singular term as Douglas County's district attorney ended three months ago, but on Tuesday she found herself facing the Kansas Supreme Court for a disciplinary matter that arose during her very first months in office, back in 2021.
It's a position, she told the court in a sometimes shaky and tearful voice, that she never expected to be in, even in her "craziest of nightmares." While ...
A Lawrence man was convicted Tuesday of one count of attempted rape after pleading no contest in a deal with the Douglas County district attorney, who agreed to drop more serious charges.
The defendant, Lance Yoder, walked out of Judge Sally Pokorny's courtroom on his own recognizance Tuesday, though a felon, and is scheduled to return in two months for sentencing by a different judge.
Yoder was originally ...
