A city bus driver on Thursday told a judge how she had been traumatized by the forceful takeover of her bus by a thief last summer. "Not only my life changed but my whole family's," she said at the sentencing hearing for Sherika Carey. The driver, who was unable to work for a period, is now ...
This year's Phoenix Award honorees have been selected, and you may have experienced their work on the radio, or in a middle school auditorium, or at the airport, or even on the label of a beer bottle. On Wednesday night, the Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission chose the six winners for the ...
The Republican National Committee announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump will make a trip to Wichita ahead of November’s midterm election. Trump will hold a campaign rally on Monday for Republican Sen. Roger Marshall. The program starts at 4:30 p.m., with doors opening at 2:30 p.m. ...
TOPEKA — A private foundation offered to match contributions dollar-for-dollar up to $1 million for benefit of the financially struggling Sternberg Museum of Natural History at Fort Hays State University. In September, FHSU said the museum and its three million geology, zoology and ...
TOPEKA — The Kansas Board of Regents amended policy to require officials at the six state universities to notify the higher education board’s leadership of discussions about partnerships between intercollegiate athletic departments and private equity or venture capital firms. Text in the ...
Story updated at 3:24 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15: Lawrence’s affordable housing advisers won’t be considering the Douglas County Housing Stabilization Collaborative's request for city funding for 2027 – not because they don’t want to fund it, but because its application came in too ...
