Motorists traveling through the Kansas River valley east of Lawrence on Tuesday morning were greeted with sunshine and a layer of ground fog hanging just above the harvested fields. The forecast from the Topeka office of the National Weather Service calls for unseasonably warm temperatures over ...
When Perry-Lecompton High School's production of "Annie" took the stage late last fall, it wasn't just a showcase for the students' talents, but also for the new fine arts auditorium they were performing in.
“At the musical, you just felt like you were on stage with the kids,” ...
A felony arson charge against a young woman was dismissed Monday in Douglas County District Court after witnesses for the state failed to appear for the woman's preliminary hearing.
Felony gun charges against the woman's mother, Natasha Neal — related to the same incident on March 19, 2025 ...
While it is known a City of Lawrence employee shot and killed an intruder inside City Hall on Monday, what hasn’t been released is what type of employee was carrying a gun inside the public building.
The City of Lawrence’s employee handbook provides some possibilities.
The city — ...
Two teenagers on Monday told a Douglas County judge that a Lawrence man sexually abused them several years ago during sleepovers at his home.
The teens testified at a preliminary hearing about separate incidents that they said occurred at the home of Jordey McTaggart, 35, as they spent the ...
UPDATED 3:15 P.M. JAN. 5
While Lawrence City Hall is closed through Wednesday in response to a Monday morning shooting that took place there, the Lawrence City Commission will hold its regular public meeting in the building on Tuesday evening nonetheless.
Shortly after the fatal shooting ...