WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down a Democratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidies for a year, calling it a "nonstarter" as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day. Senate Democratic Leader ...
Tiny homes, tenant education, senior apartments and a handful of other projects are all seeking money from the city's affordable housing trust in 2026, and an advisory board next week will start the process of figuring out what to fund. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund is supported by a local ...
Updated at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 A registered sex offender being held on a bond of $1 million is again asking the court to give him an own-recognizance bond or "a bond he can financially afford" — this time so that he can get treatment from his primary care physician and "relieve the ...
The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public's help in identifying the driver of a fatal hit-and-run that happened Thursday evening north of Lawrence. According to a news release from the sheriff, a passerby reported to emergency dispatchers at 3:35 a.m. Friday finding a person ...
Lawrence city commissioners next week will weigh in on a proposed policy that would set guidelines for how affordable housing incentives are issued. The commission won't be voting on the more than 50-page Affordable Housing Incentive Policy next week, but it will hear a presentation on it and ...
Lawrence revived its Veterans Day parade in 2017 after decades of going without, and organizers say the event has been an important way to ensure that veterans' contributions are not forgotten. Saturday's 11 a.m. parade along Massachusetts Street — featuring Lawton Nuss, retired Chief ...
