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 ...
Currently, Douglas County residents pay a $3 fee to the county treasurer's office when renewing their vehicle tags, but that may jump to $10 next year. Douglas County commissioners at their Wednesday meeting will consider increasing motor vehicle fees in 2027 by $7, now that a new state law ...
A trial for a Lawrence activist accused of interfering with law enforcement in 2023 now has the narrowest of windows to proceed, or else it could be dismissed due to the state’s speedy trial guarantees. A Douglas County District Court judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss the case against ...
The Lawrence school district has selected Mike Gillman as the interim principal for Lawrence High School, and Loralea Hubert will lead early childhood programs. Gillman will begin serving as the interim principal at LHS on July 1. He is taking the position after former principal Quentin Rials ...
UPDATED 12:20 P.M. JUNE 9 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 ...
Story updated at 8:51 a.m. Tuesday, June 9: After more than two weeks of waiting, city commissioners have announced that Majed Al-Ghafry will be Lawrence's new city manager. The commission voted 5-0 to approve Al-Ghafry's contract, which includes an annual base salary of $330,491.20, in a ...
