Community members expressed concerns about a perceived disconnection between the public and Douglas County leaders at a forum, and asked candidates for the County Commission how they plan to address this issue. Seven candidates running for the four open seats on the County Commission attended ...
One of the largest — and oldest — banks in America has plans to open its first Lawrence branch. Chase Bank is seeking City Hall approval to open a bank branch at the northwest corner of 23rd Street and Naismith Drive in a building that formerly was occupied by Truity Credit Union. If ...
A proposal to convert a former rural schoolhouse between Lawrence and Eudora into a day care home for adults with developmental disabilities is closer to fruition after the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Commission gave it a key approval on Monday. The commission unanimously voted on Monday ...
Lawrence-Douglas County Fire Medical will soon give county leaders an update on the Mobile Integrated Health program, which reaches out to people who frequently call 911 in non-emergency situations and helps connect them to other resources they can use instead. At the Douglas County Commission ...
A woman accused in a March hit-and-run that killed a dog and critically injured its owner admitted to police that she was responsible for the accident after initially telling an elaborate lie about it, according to a recently released affidavit in the case. The arrest affidavit, the ...
A man who was scheduled to stand trial this week for his fifth DUI instead pleaded no contest to the offense in a last-minute deal that let him evade several other charges. Dustin Lee Welch, 44, of Topeka, was found guilty Tuesday in Douglas County District Court of an incident on Sept. 4, ...
