KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An 86-year-old Kansas City man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced Wednesday.
Andrew Lester was charged with first-degree ...
Douglas County commissioners at their meeting this evening will consider approving year-end financial adjustments that include nearly $6 million in violations of a policy designed to control the size of the county’s emergency reserves.
The violations of the county’s fund balance policy ...
The wife of a Connecticut man who died in last month's collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter near Washington, D.C.'s Ronald Reagan National Airport has filed what are believed to be the first legal claims over the crash that killed 67 people.
The claims by Rachel Crafton ...
The sudden loss of nearly a third of its workforce has shaken up the Haskell Indian Nations University campus, creating confusion and uncertainty about the school's future, and federal lawmakers who once seemed invested in "fixing" Haskell have said little about the situation.
Among the ...
A one-week delay has produced a nearly $3 million change to a key part of Douglas County’s 2024 finances.
Last week, Douglas County commissioners were told via a memo from county staff — which the Journal-World reported on — that the county’s primary operating account spent $5 million ...
• Lawrence Public Schools will be closed Wednesday. All activities are canceled and district buildings and parking lots will be closed.
• The University of Kansas has canceled all classes — in person and online — for the Lawrence, Edwards and Leavenworth campuses Wednesday, February ...