Lawrence school board members have adopted the budget for 2026-2027, and it includes a property tax rate decrease. Following a public hearing on Monday, board members approved an approximately $267.6 million budget for 2026-2027 budget with a mill levy – or property tax rate – of 52.204 ...

The cybersecurity incident that struck public computer systems in the City of Eudora and the Douglas County Sheriff's Office was foreign ransomware that first hit the Eudora Police Department's system, the city’s recently dismissed IT administrator said. The attack — by a hacking group ...

HUTCHINSON — Incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall and the Rev. Adam Hamilton, a Democrat, confronted a raucous crowd Saturday defending their stances on tariffs, the war in Iran and partisan politics. The two major party candidates running for U.S. Senate appeared in their first ...

The Kansas Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision released Friday, overturned two lower courts who ruled against a Topeka man who had sued the city over a pothole. Troy Alan Martin sued the City of Topeka for failing to keep its streets reasonably safe for travel. He claimed he was ejected ...

Every day of the week, nonprofits, churches and community groups serve free meals to people and families in need, and now a local organization is working to ensure community members know what is being offered. The Lawrence Public Library along with its Information Services department put ...

Updated at 3:57 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2 Anyone who has visited the new Judicial and Law Enforcement Center more than once has likely heard about — or personally experienced — frustrations with the lone elevator available to the public. The county's courtrooms are located in what's called ...