Douglas County commissioners are looking for ways to better evaluate the results of county-funded programs and improve reporting from community partners without creating unnecessary administrative work. During a work session on Wednesday, county staff presented many proposed changes to funding ...
Kansas State University President Richard Linton on Wednesday announced he is leaving his role as head of the school to accept a new position as president of Virginia Tech University. Linton is a three-time graduate of Virginia Tech, having earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate ...
Cornell University President Michael Kotlikoff knew in 2024 that a student had reported being gang raped at a fraternity house, but never followed up to learn what had happened to her or whether any of the accused students had been punished. In an interview with The New York Times published ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal immigration officials need to ensure that body cameras worn by officers are uniformly activated when needed, a government report released Wednesday said, following a series of contentious shootings and aggressive arrests by ICE officers. The agency rejected the ...
The high school sports season is still young but Baldwin High already is in the middle of a high-stakes competition: The school is competing for $1 million of free money. The school’s athletic director, Dayton Valentine, entered the school into T-Mobile’s Friday Night 5G Lights ...
Two Douglas County District Court judges are on this year's ballot for a retention vote. Judge Amy Hanley and Judge Stacey Donovan, both of Lawrence, handle felony criminal cases, and each presides over a specialty court. Hanley runs the Veterans Treatment Court, and Donovan runs the ...
