Before European settlement, Kansas was dominated by vast prairies of tall grasses and wildflowers. However, farming and development have since altered the landscape, prompting researchers at the University of Kansas to help uncover how much of it remains intact in Douglas County. Prairie ...
On Saturday, a few days after eight Buddhist monks began crafting a 5-foot-wide mandala out sand in the Lawrence Arts Center's lobby, the work was completed and swept away in a closing ceremony before the sand was dispersed over the Kansas River.
Horses and decorated carriages and wagons took center stage Saturday for the 31st annual Lawrence Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade in downtown Lawrence.
The two individuals found deceased Friday in a residence south of Eudora — apparently after a murder-suicide — have been identified. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, they are Benjamin Roy Eaton Jr., 52, and Nicole Felice Eaton, 44, both of rural Eudora. The sheriff's ...
That whooshing noise you hear in your house now is probably just the furnace trying to keep up with a cold December day. In the past, though, you could be forgiven for mistaking it as the sound of your home soaring in value. But the latest local data on home sales suggests that Lawrence’s ...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 22-year-old Kansas City man accused of illegally purchasing a gun found after February's mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally has been sentenced to probation. U.S. District Court Judge Howard Sachs sentenced Ronnel Williams Jr. to 5 years ...
