City Commissioner Kristine Polian, who’s worked for two decades in municipal governments, knows “audit” isn’t a pleasant word to hear. “Audit, and add ‘forensic’ to it, forensic audit, it’s a four-letter word for most people,” she told the Journal-World on Wednesday. ...
Updated at 5:35 p.m. Wednesday, July 22 A 23-year-old man was convicted Wednesday in Douglas County District Court of two attempted murders and aggravated assault for a series of public shootings more than three years ago in downtown Baldwin City. The defendant, Junah Sisney, was convicted ...
A man accused of stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Dillons grocery that employed him has worked out a diversion agreement with the Douglas County District Attorney's Office, his lawyer told a judge Wednesday. "We have reached an agreement; it just needs to be typed up," Hatem ...
A maintenance man for an apartment complex in southwest Lawrence reportedly shot and killed a group of raccoons in the complex's dumpster — in front of children — and now could face charges of animal cruelty and unlawful discharge of a firearm. The incident occurred Friday at Village at ...
While their opinions differ on how Lawrence should choose its mayor, city commissioners think there should be much more discussion before they ask voters about it. On Tuesday, commissioners discussed the idea of a future ballot question on whether Lawrence residents should directly elect the ...
CHICAGO (AP) — An active-duty soldier from Kansas who was hit by a stray bullet during a shooting outside the White House announced on Tuesday that he plans to sue the Secret Service over his life-threatening injuries. Pfc. Benjamin Del Real Jr., 25, was visiting the capital on May 23 and ...
