TOPEKA — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and the Republican-controlled Legislature worked Wednesday on a compromise to give lawmakers oversight of the state's coronavirus response, while Democrats sought protections for workers infected on the job. Some legislators also expected a debate on ...

City leaders expressed support for a new layout for downtown that limits parking in an effort to give businesses more space to safely operate during the coronavirus pandemic, but wanted the city to remain open to other alternatives. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission ...

Douglas County had reported 67 cases of COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic as of Tuesday, local officials said, the same number as Monday. In Douglas County, 64 out of the 67 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have recovered, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said in its ...

Editor’s note: Much of the nation has been shut down over the past two-plus months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But now the economy is starting to reopen. To help mark the reopening and tell the stories of how we are rebuilding after an uncertain time, a team of reporters from the ...

Despite a large crowd of protesters in downtown Lawrence Sunday night, the leader of Douglas County's health department is not asking that all participants self-quarantine for two weeks. As the Journal-World reported, a crowd of potentially thousands of people gathered to protest the recent ...

As protests continue across the country highlighting racial inequality and police brutality in the United States, Gov. Laura Kelly said Monday that Kansas should use the time of unrest to reflect on how it can operate in a more equitable way for all citizens. Kelly said her heart went out to ...

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly will update residents Monday on the latest information about the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The press briefing will be streamed live on Facebook and Journal-World readers will be able to watch the video here. Check back after the briefing for a story about ...

In contrast with the city of Lawrence, Baldwin City and Eudora are planning to open their municipal swimming pools this month with modifications designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Although the two cities are taking different approaches to opening their pools, officials in Baldwin City ...

If the economic downturn associated with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic affects Douglas County’s tax revenues, it has cash on hand to help it get through the current budget year. But how a decrease in those revenues may affect the county’s budget in the years to come is not yet ...

If downtown businesses are going to safely operate during the coronavirus pandemic, cars are going to have to give people more room. At least that’s the premise of a temporary layout proposed for downtown Lawrence, which downtown leaders and city officials hope to see put in place soon. ...

After the COVID-19 pandemic sent college students around the country home early, some have started suing their institutions over lost services and a lack of refunds — and the University of Kansas joined that list recently, Douglas County court records show. On May 18, two anonymous female ...

WICHITA — Hundreds of people in Kansas' largest city flocked to bars and clubs on the first weekend they were open after Gov. Laura Kelly and local officials lifted restrictions meant to check the spread of the coronavirus. By 11 p.m. Friday, bars in the Old Town district of downtown Wichita ...

Douglas County has reported 66 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, local officials said Friday — an increase of one case since Thursday. In Douglas County, 64 out of the 66 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have recovered, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said in its daily ...

Though the impact of COVID-19 is not on the wane, the state's top health officer on Friday cited encouraging signs for how Kansas is managing the disease’s spread. New data has shown that only six states have a lower infection rate of COVID-19 than Kansas, Dr. Lee Norman, secretary of the ...

Douglas County reported 65 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, local officials said, an increase of two cases from Wednesday. In Douglas County, 57 out of the 65 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have recovered, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said in its daily update. No patients ...

The long-running East Ninth Street projects had been planning the unveiling of its 19 community art projects for Lawrence’s May Final Friday art walk event, but the coronavirus has delayed those plans. The artistic installations and performances that comprise the Rebuilding East Ninth ...

The Lawrence City Band concerts that usually take place every summer in South Park have been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The city band has played its weekly summer concert series since the early days of the city, and band leaders said it was a hard decision to cancel the ...

State labor department officials say self-employed Kansans who applied to the new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program should begin receiving their money this week. The program, which allows self-employed workers, independent contractors, gig workers, religious organization employees, and ...

TOPEKA — At least eight wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against a nursing home in Kansas City, Kansas, where 36 people have died from the new coronavirus. The lawsuits allege the Riverbend Post-Acute Rehabilitation was negligent in its handling of the coronavirus outbreak and did not ...

One of Lawrence's signature late summer events, the Kansas State Fiddling and Picking Championships, has been canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The event normally takes place the fourth weekend in August. This year, which would have been its 40th annual event, will be the first ...