TOPEKA — Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt lists suing the national government, fighting vaccine mandates and advocating against illegal immigration as notable accomplishments in the position he held for more than a decade.
In a farewell letter reflecting on his 12 years as the state’s ...
County leaders voted Wednesday to give the Douglas County Crisis Line a little more flexibility in its 2023 budget.
At its regular meeting, the Douglas County Commission approved a revision to the crisis line's budget, which was requested by Kansas Suicide Prevention Headquarters. The change ...
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Citing a lack of evidence, the Douglas County District Attorney's office has decided to "cease prosecution" of a woman who was accused of killing a baby in 2016 at a Eudora day care where she worked.
District Attorney Suzanne Valdez ...
Charges against a Lawrence man accused of raping two women were dropped Wednesday by the Douglas County District Attorney's Office just days before the man's trial was set to take place.
Isaias Esai Rojo, 26, was facing two felony counts of rape in Douglas County District Court, according to ...
No one should face a difficult or complex experience alone — especially when a segment of society insists on attaching stigma to that experience and even legislating against it.
That’s the simple message of a group of moms who started a local PFLAG chapter — which Lawrence, surprisingly, ...
An upcoming event aims to put the art of barbering on display, and local barber Jermaine Jackson is expecting folks from around the region to show up with their scissors, clippers and a competitive spirit.
The barbering contest, sponsored by Lawrence Magazine, eXplore Lawrence and Watson’s ...