Residents of Baldwin City and Eudora appear to have done more of their shopping close to home since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the latest sales tax figures from the Kansas Department of Revenue suggest. Both communities collected more revenue from their local sales taxes in March of this ...
WASHINGTON — Kansas election officials are receiving mail ballot applications at a historic rate, already exceeding just five months into the year the total number from the last general election in 2016. Figures from Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s office show that Kansas had processed ...
Story updated at 4:12 p.m. Saturday TOPEKA — Several hundred protesters rallied at the Kansas Statehouse on Saturday to protest George Floyd's death in Minnesota with T-shirts and chants that recalled the 2017 case of a black man fatally shot by two white police officers in ...
Got a medical bill that seems too high? First step: Ask if there’s been a mistake. Next step: fight back. The tips below come from a dozen experts in law, medical billing and patient advocacy. They agreed on many points, including this frustrating one: None of these strategies is guaranteed ...
Pittsburg — Alvin Letner doesn’t remember signing the form where he promises to pay a medical bill of nearly $49,000 he hadn’t yet seen. Much of that day in July 2019 is a blank for him. A dog ran onto the highway as he and other motorcyclists on a veterans fundraiser rode by. It knocked ...
Wichita — The mayor of Kansas’ largest city is upset that his local county commissioners have eased coronavirus restrictions so bars and clubs can open. Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple said he wishes cities had more power to drive public health decisions, The Wichita Eagle reports. Whipple ...
Work is set to get underway soon on $4.8 million worth of summer road projects in Lawrence, including some that will affect areas near downtown and the University of Kansas campus. The first projects in the city's annual street maintenance program, which includes curb and gutter maintenance ...
Douglas County has reported 66 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, local officials said Friday — an increase of one case since Thursday. In Douglas County, 64 out of the 66 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have recovered, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said in its daily ...
Though the impact of COVID-19 is not on the wane, the state's top health officer on Friday cited encouraging signs for how Kansas is managing the disease’s spread. New data has shown that only six states have a lower infection rate of COVID-19 than Kansas, Dr. Lee Norman, secretary of the ...
A former law enforcement officer and current business owner is running for a seat on the Douglas County Commission. Brett LaRue, who owns and operates a home inspection service, filed for the county’s Second District seat as a Republican, according to a tweet from the Douglas County ...
The local election season is hitting a key moment with Monday’s filing deadline near, and some readers have questions about some of the politics behind the races. Two questions seem to be the most frequent: Why is there a dearth of local Republican candidates, and have some of the Democrats ...
Douglas County Undersheriff Gary Bunting has withdrawn from the race for Douglas County sheriff, he said Friday. “While I feel that I could have done an outstanding job for our community, its citizens, and our employees; health and family issues take a priority over the campaign,” Bunting ...
A man was reported to be threatening people with a firearm Friday morning, but arresting officers determined that he had an airsoft pistol in his possession, according to Lawrence police. Officers were dispatched to the call at 8:33 a.m. Friday in the 1500 block of West 23rd Street, Officer ...
A public servant with experience in record keeping and a love for land management has decided to run for the office of Douglas County register of deeds. Kim Murphree, who has served as a records manager for the Lawrence Police Department for the last 18 years, recently filed to run for the ...
Douglas County reported 65 cases of COVID-19 as of Thursday, local officials said, an increase of two cases from Wednesday. In Douglas County, 57 out of the 65 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 have recovered, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health said in its daily update. No patients ...
The Lied Center has announced its 2020-2021 season, which will feature well-known acts such as Rosanne Cash, the Steep Canyon Rangers, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and America, who are on their 50th anniversary tour. In its Broadway Series, the season will include ...
Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach on Thursday filed to run in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat that will be left vacant by outgoing Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts. In doing so, he listed his title as "Dr. Kris Kobach," which he has done for some — but not all — of his ...
TOPEKA — Kansas Senate President Susan Wagle said Thursday that she will not run for the U.S. Senate, citing “personal and political trials” in the last year for her decision. Wagle announcement also indicated that she would not seek reelection to the Kansas Senate. The filing deadline ...
KU has lost a ruling in its NCAA infractions case related to evidence involving its former football coach, and the ruling ultimately may play a role in the higher-stakes case against the men’s basketball program. Depositions from University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long and two ...
The long-running East Ninth Street projects had been planning the unveiling of its 19 community art projects for Lawrence’s May Final Friday art walk event, but the coronavirus has delayed those plans. The artistic installations and performances that comprise the Rebuilding East Ninth ...
