The KU chapter of a national Latino fraternity won an award for its fundraising efforts that go to supporting scholarships for the Latino community — despite receiving less institutional support in its efforts this year. The Beta Xi Chapter of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. was honored on ...
When Lt. Myrone Grady appeared in a Topeka courtroom accused of hitting a man while off duty at a kids' basketball game, the gallery was so packed with his supporters that the judge said he'd find a bigger courtroom for the next hearing. That was heartening to Grady — or “OG,” as he’s ...
“One property at a time” is how East Lawrence was built, Barry Shalinsky says on a walk through the neighborhood Friday morning, and its patchwork of sidewalks reflects that. “If you walk down these brick sidewalks, you see there’s like 20 different kinds of bricks and 20 different ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health will assume responsibility for administering federal family planning funds for low-income and uninsured residents in the community starting July 2026. After taking over from LDCPH in 2023, Heartland Community Health Center was awarded the Title X Family ...
Tenured faculty members at the University of Kansas would get reviewed more often and might have to teach more classes under a set of proposals that the state’s higher education leaders soon will review. With several state lawmakers saying they have concerns about the current tenure system ...
OMAHA, Neb. — Shareholders of Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern backed the railroads' proposed $85 billion merger to create the nation's first coast-to-coast rail network. Roughly 99% of both railroads' shareholders voted to support the largest rail merger in history Friday, but the U.S. ...
