Hutchinson — Low prices and a surplus of wheat have moved farmers away from the Kansas staple for the past two years. Now the wet weather that has kept growers out of their fields during planting time this fall could further push the state’s winter wheat acres for next year’s crop toward ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday and includes 134 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
A plan to build an off-leash dog park at the city-owned nine-hole golf course in Baldwin City is set to get final approval in January, Baldwin City Administrator Glenn Rodden said. The Baldwin City Planning Commission voted Dec. 12 to recommend that the Baldwin City Council approve a ...
An upcoming 12-week class aims to help family members better understand and relate to loved ones who deal with a mental illness. The National Alliance on Mental Illness Douglas County’s Family-to-Family Education Program is free for participants. Its goal is to help family members ...
A Lawrence man was arrested Friday afternoon for allegedly hitting someone in the face with a metal object. The Lawrence Police Department arrested Micheal Jerome Jordan, 50, at 3:10 p.m. Friday on suspicion of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, which is a felony. Officer Shawn Gross, ...
The Douglas County Commission has canceled its weekly meetings for the Wednesday after Christmas and the Wednesday after New Year's Day. The commission is next scheduled to meet at 4 p.m. on Jan. 9. The commission usually meets at 4 p.m. on Wednesdays at the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 ...
Topeka — Kansas is one of few states without a law prohibiting legislators from becoming lobbyists immediately after they leave office — an issue that was recently brought to attention when Rep. Lynn Jenkins began setting up a lobbying firm while still in Congress. Thirty-eight states have ...
Today, Dec. 24 150 Themed Trees, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton. Want to see your event listed here? Email us at datebook@ljworld.com. Tuesday, Dec. 25 Community Christmas Dinner, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 946 Vermont ...
When Noah Ries was running for the University of Kansas student body president last spring, he promised that, if elected, he would work to make textbooks more affordable. Now, he’s trying to keep that campaign pledge. Once in office, Ries discovered two resources: Open Educational ...
Lawrence Memorial Hospital is projected to become a billion-dollar entity for the first time in 2019, but despite the massive revenues, leaders are dealing with a tightening financial picture. The 2019 budget approved by the board of LMH Health last week shows the nonprofit health system ...
The five-year strategic plan the Lawrence school district will develop this spring will be an inclusive community effort that will spell out specific steps for improvements and will keep people accountable, Lawrence Superintendent Anthony Lewis vows. The strategic planning process is new to ...
Marriages Emily Joyce William, 25, Baldwin City, and Logan Elder, 23, Baldwin City. Meagan Lindsay Barbe, 38, Lawrence, and Korrawit Treemaneekarn, 39, Lawrence. James Victor Punelli II, 25, Lawrence, and Katelin Anne Neikirk, 28, Lawrence. Mark Allen Lepley, 62, Conception Junction, Mo., ...
A 28-year-old Lawrence man was reportedly involved in a three-vehicle accident Saturday near Kingman that killed a Dodge City man. According to a Kansas Highway Patrol online report, the accident remains under investigation and a narrative describing the accident has not been released. The ...
Topeka — Kansas’ incoming Democratic governor uses words like “decimated” to describe what’s happened to state government over the past decade and will be looking to add staff, boost spending and rethink contracts that outsourced jobs to private companies. Yet the same electorate ...
Listed below is the majority of Lawrence police activity within the last 24 hours. Each afternoon the Lawrence Police Department releases a list of officer activity. This call blotter spans from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday and includes 175 incidents. Each listing gives a date, time and ...
It’s not always as easy to sleep healthfully as some people might think. For those who spend an hour or more tossing and turning every night, a good night’s sleep can feel like a distant dream. Now that winter is officially upon us, I’m ready to hibernate for a bit. Hopefully I can ...
After 18 years with the same transit operator, a new company will soon take over the city bus service, bringing changes for both riders and drivers — but also more costs for the city of Lawrence, the Journal-World has found after seeking more information about the multimillion-dollar deal. ...
Skeletons in a coroner’s closet may be coming back to haunt him — or at least to haunt prosecutors seeking justice for recent homicide victims he examined. A lawyer for two Lawrence murder defendants is trying to bar the coroner from testifying at their upcoming trials. In newly filed ...
An invisible but significant health risk is on the rise among Douglas County’s older population. As people age, their mobility decreases, retirement alters lifestyle, friends die, independence diminishes and relatives can become more distant. As a result, seniors gradually withdraw and ...
Today, Dec. 23 AB’s Crepes and Buffet, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., VFW Post 852, 1801 Massachusetts St. Festival of Nativities, noon-4 p.m., Centenary United Methodist Church, 245 N. Fourth St. 150 Themed Trees, 1-5 p.m. Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson Ave., Lecompton. Adornment Sale, 1-5 ...