Douglas County commissioners on Wednesday approved the sheriff’s office's request to purchase an incoming mail scanner, something the office says is urgently needed to stop illegal substances from getting into the jail.
The commission at its regular meeting waived a bidding process and ...
One of southern Lawrence's main thoroughfares will be partly closed this week for maintenance.
Starting at 7 p.m. Thursday, 31st Street, east of Louisiana Street, will be closed for a bridge maintenance project, weather permitting. The project is expected to conclude on Saturday.
Douglas ...
Crop artist Stan Herd just had a feeling that Vice President Kamala Harris was going to ascend to the top of the Democratic ticket.
“I'm a political junkie, you know? I follow this stuff moment by moment,” he told KCUR. “It just seemed like the writing was on the wall.”
So 12 days ago ...
"There's a toxic culture at Haskell, period."
This assessment by Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury, D-New Mexico, was repeated in varying words over and over Tuesday in the nation's capital — by witnesses and lawmakers alike — during a bipartisan hearing that was sparked by a recent federal ...
Some funds for the Open Space Plan, which maps out Douglas County's approach for safeguarding and managing its natural and undeveloped lands, are being proposed to support Lone Star Lake Park and many more projects to come.
At the meeting on Wednesday, county commissioners will hear a ...
It's hard to miss some of the big names buried in Oak Hill Cemetery — Lucy Hobbs Taylor, the first woman to graduate from dental school; many victims of Quantrill's Raid; and even KU coaching legend Phog Allen.
But there are plenty of names that you might overlook, because their headstones ...