Black and Indigenous people in Douglas County experience homelessness at a much higher rate than the general population, and the county doesn't currently have the right kinds of housing options to address its homelessness issues, according to a report commissioned by Douglas County ...
Two people had their criminal charges dismissed Thursday in Douglas County after graduating from the Behavioral Health Court. The court, an alternative to the traditional court system, was launched in 2017 and is designed for defendants who struggle with mental health issues. Success in the ...
In the wake of the Kansas Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the congressional redistricting maps passed by the Legislature earlier this year, the Douglas County Clerk’s Office announced Wednesday that it is in the process of building those changes into its internal systems ahead of this ...
Douglas County leaders on Wednesday granted their approval to commit millions of dollars in local funding, in partnership with the City of Lawrence, toward the future expansion of the South Lawrence Trafficway. The Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to send a letter to the Kansas ...
The Douglas County Commission will soon consider partnering with the City of Lawrence to commit nearly $14 million in combined local funds toward further expansion of the South Lawrence Trafficway, one of several topics on their meeting agenda for this week. The planned improvement would ...
The Douglas County Commission approved a pair of conditional use permits at its meeting Wednesday, both of which might lead to more work from county staff in the future to iron out standards. One of them — a vacation rental permit — comes with a number of conditions, from how the property ...