Douglas County commissioners this week will hear staff recommendations to open the door for large data centers to locate in rural Douglas County, but some residents are protesting, saying the public’s voice has been shut out of the process. Commissioners at their Wednesday afternoon meeting ...
Even though Douglas County's tax base is continuing to grow in 2027, county staff estimate it will be at a noticeably slower pace than in recent years. Douglas County's assessed property values have significantly increased over the past decade, averaging an increase of 6.8%. In the last five ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington interim Police Chief Jeffery Carroll said Tuesday that 13 officers have been placed on administrative leave in connection with an internal investigation into how the department keeps crime statistics, a subject that also has been looked into by Congress and the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A California man accused of trying to storm the White House Correspondents' Association dinner and attempting to kill President Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on a new charge over claims that he fired a shotgun at a Secret Service officer during the attack. Cole Tomas ...
Get ready for a parking shuffle at the University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus next school year — and, yes, it will involve a shuttle, too. Beginning Aug. 1, KU will restart its dormant park-and-ride program that allows students to park on West Campus and take an approximately 10-minute bus ...
A Lawrence man who has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his grandmother has been declared incompetent to stand trial. Judge Stacey Donovan on Tuesday ordered Marcus Logan Cassella, 25, to Larned State Hospital and set a new status conference for Aug. 25 in the case. If ...
