There are healthy sister city pairings, says Bill Keel, chair of Sister Cities Lawrence. And then there’s Polittourismus. That’s German for “political tourism,” says Keel, a professor emeritus of German studies at the University of Kansas. “You’re just kind of a political bigwig, ...
Lawrence school board members will be appointing a new board president and vice president at their meeting on Monday. The board will hold its annual organizational meeting on Monday to elect its officers for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. The current officers are President GR Gordon-Ross ...
Rural Douglas County grows more than just corn and wheat — it also is dotted with vineyards, and each has its own story. One of them, Davenport Orchards and Winery, can be found just outside of Eudora. Greg Shipe and his wife Charlee Glinka have grown their own grapes since 1990 after Glinka ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran and Oman’s foreign ministers met on Saturday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz that lies between them, after days of Iranian attacks on ships and U.S. retaliation that dealt a blow to the interim deal to end the war. Iran’s new supreme leader, still ...
Three years after one of the largest inland oil spills, the state of Kansas, federal government and the company that operates the pipeline have agreed to a settlement totalling $70 million. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Justice, and the state of Kansas ...
A young man was summoned to appear on Friday in Douglas County District Court to face charges that he sold wristbands to underage people so that they could drink alcohol in January, when two people were shot at The Hawk bar, one fatally. The young man, Hunter J. Noravong, is listed in court ...
