Douglas County is home to numerous parks to toss a Frisbee but these parks have dedicated disc golf courses for a real challenge and for competitions. In Lawrence • The city’s 18-hole disc golf course resides in the center of Lawrence at Centennial Park, 600 Rockledge Road. It’s easy ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans propelled President Donald Trump’s big trillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill to final passage Thursday in Congress, overcoming multiple setbacks to approve his signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline. The tight ...
A former Douglas County district attorney and her deputy are immune from a federal civil rights lawsuit filed by a woman whose conviction for killing a baby was overturned, a judge ruled. Carrody Buchhorn, of Lawrence, claimed that the two attorneys — Suzanne Valdez and Joshua Seiden — ...
In a fire, when minutes matter, help in some parts of Douglas County may depend on whether a volunteer firefighter is available when you call 911. That's because Consolidated Fire District #1, which serves much of rural Douglas County, relies heavily on its volunteer force, and a new report on ...
A colorful mural inspired by Kansas and Jewish themes will adorn the new facility that will house KU’s Chabad Center. City Commissioners approved a request Tuesday night from the Chabad Center to allow the mural on its new two-story facility at 1203 W. 19th St. near the University of Kansas ...
Two women have been charged in connection with a shooting in downtown Lawrence in April that damaged the windows of a local business. The women, Demetria Myerick Warner Wooden, 30, of Lawrence, and Lakeisha Breeann Warner Bass, 36, of Raymore, Missouri, are each charged with one misdemeanor ...
