A program that helps frequent 911 callers connect to non-emergency services hasn't gathered much data yet, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been making a difference, county leaders heard on Wednesday. At the Douglas County Commission's meeting on Wednesday, Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical ...
More than a year after the prayer rock that stood in Robinson Park was returned to the Kaw Nation, the team behind that effort will be hosting an open house on Thursday to discuss some ideas for the future of the little park downtown. The focal point of the park, which lies across the street ...
A Douglas County jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer and reckless driving in a case that involved the man driving the wrong way on Kansas Highway 10. Eliu D. Sanchez initiated a police pursuit shortly after midnight on Jan. 21, 2023, ...
Sam Zipper, a scientist at the KU-based Kansas Geological Survey, has no involvement in the big, controversial solar project that has been proposed for more than 600 acres of farmland in northern Douglas County. But he’s sure heard the debate it has created. On one side, supporters say ...
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Kansas — Julie Riggins has spent much of her adult life looking for housing to avoid being homeless. Despite earning a paycheck during many of those years, Riggins rarely had enough money to afford rent for the housing that was available. Although she was working at gas ...
An Overbrook man who assaulted another man with a firearm last summer was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison for the crime. The man, Kevin Lee Lemon, 54, pleaded no contest to the offense on July 3 in Douglas County District Court. The offense falls under Kansas' Special Rule 1, which ...
