A Lawrence man who was convicted of crashing into the Big Mill restaurant while drunk was sentenced to probation on Friday but will also have to serve 30 days in jail. In February, a jury convicted Brandon Lee Vess, 32, of two counts of aggravated battery by DUI, both felonies, and one ...
Attorneys for a Lawrence man accused of killing two people are again asking a judge to delay his trial, and the judge is set to make the ruling less than a week before the trial's scheduled start date. The motion from Cline Boone and Matthew Cohen, the attorneys for 54-year-old Rodney ...
As changes at both the state and federal level unfold, Lawrence school board members on Monday will get briefed on the dollars and cents that may be at stake for the Lawrence school district. On Monday, school board members will hear a presentation about the remaining funds for spring 2025. ...
Bob Davis, the venerable University of Kansas sports commentator who served as the longtime voice of the Jayhawks, died on Thursday, his family announced on Friday afternoon. He was 80. “For more than three decades, Bob represented Kansas Athletics in exemplary fashion and connected Jayhawk ...
President Donald Trump's order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications. The Republican president has argued the federal office hasn't improved student outcomes and is unnecessary in a country where states and local districts primarily control ...
Until recently, it was a little-known program to help Black and Latino students pursue business degrees. But in January, conservative strategist Christopher Rufo flagged the program known as The PhD Project in social media posts that caught the attention of Republican politicians. The program ...
