Dozens of guests and staff members at the Lawrence Community Shelter are being put in quarantine after a guest at the shelter tested positive for COVID-19, causing an up to two-week closure of the shelter. A guest who had been staying at the shelter for about the past week tested positive for ...

BOSTON — The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled it would only be extended until the end of the month. The White House said President Joe Biden would have ...

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly on Wednesday announced that she's imposing a mask mandate for Kansas state government workers and visitors to state buildings in the wake of a “self-inflicted” surge in new COVID-19 cases fueled by the faster-spreading Delta variant. Kelly's announcement came ...

Sixty new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Douglas County since Monday, according to information Wednesday from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health. With COVID-19 cases again on the rise, LDCPH has encouraged residents to follow updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control ...

With COVID-19 cases again on the rise, especially the more contagious Delta variant, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health is encouraging residents to follow updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that recommends everyone 2 and older, even those fully vaccinated, ...

Forty-three new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Douglas County since Friday, according to information Monday from Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health. The cumulative case count for the county now stands at 9,685, with 233 cases currently active. On Monday, nine in-patients were ...