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 ...
Monique Mercurio has a knack for creating things, whether it is Indigenous jewelry or communities. When Mercurio, who uses they/them pronouns, first moved with their wife to Lawrence in 2020, they were able to “pick up momentum” with their art business by selling at local shows. But ...
Douglas County commissioners began discussing their budget priorities Friday, including whether to continue solvency funding for partner agencies and reduce support for organizations that may no longer need the same level of county funding. As the commission's budget process began, ...
Clinton Lake's blue-green algae status was elevated Friday from "watch" to the more serious "warning," according to a news release from the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Clinton Lake was added to the watch list in June, which meant precautions should be exercised in case the ...
A local actor's death in a head-on collision last year was caused by a driver who was texting, speeding and under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to a lawsuit filed in Douglas County District Court by the actor's husband. Zachary Grant, the husband of actor Louise ImMasche, is ...
