Rising property values are sure to create some higher property tax bills in Douglas County this year. But one group is less likely than others to see them: owners of buildings that house restaurants, bars, storefronts, offices and other commercial property. Commercial property values in ...
Douglas County's health officers are proposing a new health order that would keep the mask mandate in place, eliminate the mass-gathering limit and provide more flexibility about the occupancy rules for businesses and venues. The health order will go before the Douglas County Commission on ...
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment said it will pause administration of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine following a Tuesday morning announcement from national health organizations. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...
GARDNER — A four-vehicle crash in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, has left a child dead and three others injured, authorities there said. The crash happened around 8 a.m. Monday at a rural intersection west of Gardner, the Johnson County Sheriff's Office said. Investigators said a roofing ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid was charged Monday with driving while intoxicated resulting in serious physical injury after a crash that left a young girl critically injured. The Jackson County prosecutor's office said Reid's blood alcohol content ...
Starting next fall, Lawrence’s Kennedy Elementary will no longer educate K-5 students after the school board approved a plan to close the school. The Lawrence school district plans to turn the building into an early-childhood education community center, with outside organizations initially ...
It was Mother Nature who called Louis and Phyllis Copt to the plot of land that would later hold their home. Phyllis remembers the day well. She described it with the grace one would expect of any 27-year English teacher. It was “one of those winter days with a beautiful snowfall,” and ...
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas' largest community college is paying staff members to get COVID-19 vaccinations, and one of the state's largest public school districts is making in-home coronavirus testing kits available to students who want them. Johnson County Community College is paying ...
Douglas County reported 9,029 cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, an increase of 30 cases since Thursday. In Douglas County, 8,814 out of the 9,029 cases are inactive or beyond the infectious period, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health, meaning 215 cases are active. The health ...
Up to 100 Lawrence nursing home residents will have to find a new home following a surprise announcement that the longtime retirement facility Brandon Woods at Alvamar is closing its nursing home unit. Already, family members are worried about the scene that may play out as they begin ...
City leaders will soon discuss a request to amend the city’s 2021 budget to add seven positions to city staff, bringing the total number of newly requested positions to more than 20. As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will discuss requests from city staff to add ...
Whether it is to be nearer to where the deer and the antelope play or simply to be farther away from pandemic crowds, a home on the range seems to be growing both in popularity and price in Douglas County. While there has been a lot of attention on the shortage of available and affordable ...
Amid concerns with the number of people camping throughout the city, Lawrence city leaders will soon meet with local social service providers and county leaders to discuss the problem of homelessness and what is being done to address it. As part of its study session Tuesday, the Lawrence City ...
Lawrence’s Busker Festival will make a comeback this fall with spinning dinner plates, breakdancers and a puppeteer. Last year, the Busker Festival was rescheduled, only to ultimately be canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but festival organizer Richard Renner said in a news release ...
HUTCHINSON — Police are searching for a suspect in the shooting two people in Hutchinson over the weekend, one of whom died. The shooting happened just after 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Hutchinson police said. Police were alerted when officers on patrol in the area heard a volley of gunshots. As ...
The Spencer Museum at the University of Kansas was awarded a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support the research and development of an exhibit called "Bold Women: Changing the World and Art." The exhibit is scheduled to open in 2023 and is meant to stimulate ...
University of Kansas alumni can mark their calendars for a return to campus this fall. KU will celebrate its 109th Homecoming Oct. 13-16, according to a press release from the KU Alumni Association. The four days of events will culminate on Saturday, Oct. 16, with a home football game against ...
Updated at 4:52 p.m. Monday A Douglas County jury on Monday found a Lawrence man guilty of two charges stemming from a 2018 shooting incident. Michael Hormell, 21, was convicted of aggravated robbery and attempted voluntary manslaughter, Judge Amy Hanley said in court as she read the jury’s ...
Even though he and other volunteers Sunday had put a big dent in the amount of trash left behind at an abandoned homeless campsite deep in the timber north of Burcham Park, Greg Kipp was still amazed at the sheer volume of garbage that remained. “I’m shocked,’ he said. “I never thought ...
ELLSWORTH, Kan. (AP) — A former Kansas utility worker has been charged with remotely tampering with a public water system's cleaning procedures, highlighting the difficulty smaller utilities face in protecting against hackers. Wyatt Travnichek, 22, was charged last month with remotely ...
