Renter protections, affordability and the city's $130 million public works campus were among the big topics that Lawrence City Commission candidates discussed at a forum on Thursday evening, just days before the election. The forum at the Douglas County Fairgrounds was less than a week out ...
Kaylen Ortiz believes that her baby boy was murdered nine years ago and that a day care employee was the killer. An expert witness' report that says Ortiz's 9-month-old died by natural causes has not changed Ortiz's mind. And she told a judge Thursday that it didn't change the mind of the ...
Douglas County school districts saw mixed enrollment trends this year, as some gained students while others continued to face declines amid a statewide trend of declining enrollment. Kansas has an enrollment count day where school districts take a student head count to determine state funding ...
A town hall meeting with behavioral health leaders and partners will discuss emerging issues in mental health service delivery and how organizations are working to ensure access to quality care and treatment. The meeting will be hosted by the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center and the ...
While the threat of federal food benefits halting for nearly 190,000 Kansans could become a reality on Saturday, Douglas County health officials say there's a similar program that supports women and young children that will be able to operate as usual for now. The federal government shutdown, ...
The Lawrence City Commission will still meet on election night next week, but with no items on its regular agenda. As of Thursday afternoon, when the meeting agenda for Tuesday was posted, all of the items the commission was scheduled to vote on were on its consent agenda. That is a group of ...
