Updated at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2026 A woman told Lawrence police that her ex-boyfriend and father of her child sent her threatening text messages the day before he barged into her apartment and shot her new boyfriend in the abdomen, leaving the man with life-threatening ...
Updated at 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 23 A 42-year-old Lawrence man who was released from jail less than three weeks ago after the Douglas County District Attorney's Office dropped a murder charge against him is now back behind bars after he was arrested Friday night on suspicion of breaking into ...
TOPEKA — A bipartisan majority of the Kansas Senate made a legislatively tricky shot on goal before passing the ball to the team in the Kansas House. On a 21-19 vote Thursday, the Senate approved a bill allowing cities or counties to use a temporary law enabling licensed restaurants and ...
While brackets made for the NCAA Tournament may be going bust over the first weekend with crazy upsets and buzzer beating shots, the tournament can serve as a boom for college basketball hubs like Lawrence. Of course, regular season Kansas Jayhawk gamedays bring a lot of people to the town ...
At a local animal sanctuary, Barney – a young steer known for his big knees – quickly became a favorite among visitors. Barney had arrived as a calf with an infection permanently affecting his joints and making it difficult for him to move, and his future was uncertain. Over time, though, ...
Parts of California and Arizona were under extreme heat warnings again Saturday while sweltering summerlike weather even stretched as far north as Nebraska just a day into spring. Temperatures at or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit were forecast in the Southwest, closing a remarkable week of ...
