Now that Lawrence voters have approved expanding a sales tax that funds housing and homelessness services in the city, nonprofits say they're feeling grateful for the community's support.
On Tuesday, 53.32% of Lawrence voters voted “yes” on a ballot question to raise the city's affordable ...
Updated at 5:48 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8
A Lawrence woman was sentenced on Friday to 40 months in prison for her role in the fentanyl death of her 21-year-old boyfriend more than three years ago.
The sentencing came as a relief to the family of the victim — Kendall Royce Stiffler — who had ...
There’s a chance that when construction work on KU’s football stadium renovation concludes in August that the university will immediately start another major construction project to rebuild the east side with a hotel and other amenities.
But Chancellor Douglas Girod told me recently that ...
Douglas County District Court has received a $1 million federal grant to create a program aimed at promoting public safety for people in the criminal justice system who have mental health or substance abuse issues related to their military service.
The program, which will establish a new ...
The Lawrence school board at its Monday meeting will be interviewing a firm to assist with the district's search for a permanent superintendent, whom the board hopes to have in place by the start of the next school year.
Board members will be interviewing representatives from McPherson & ...
TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly granted clemency to six men and a woman who have “demonstrated their commitment to making amends,” clearing criminal records for five and allowing the early release of two currently in state prisons.
They were convicted of crimes that involve drugs, sex, and the ...