WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confronted skeptical questions at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday about the creation of a fund to compensate President Donald Trump's allies and a tax immunity deal for the president as he aimed to lock down the Republican support ...
Thousands of visitors were told to evacuate a remote Minnesota wilderness area accessible only by boat as wildfires send dangerously heavy smoke over the U.S. Midwest and Northeast this week. More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada, where a train crew in northern Ontario filmed ...
Updated at 6:29 p.m., Wednesday, July 15, 2026. A Lawrence father of four accused of sexually abusing two girls during sleepovers at his home years ago was convicted Wednesday on two of three counts. Jordey M. McTaggart was found guilty on one count of aggravated indecent liberties with a ...
Lawrence city leaders voted on Tuesday to set the maximum mill levy for 2027 at what the current budget proposal recommends – but they said the rate might get lower as budget conversations continue. They also decided to put a question on the November ballot about whether to increase the ...
TOPEKA — Remediation steps to put out a smoldering fire at the Galena Landfill were successful, and the landfill operator will continue work to meet other state requirements, a health agency spokeswoman said Tuesday. The fire that has been alight at the landfill for weeks to months was ...
Over the coming months, City of Lawrence planning staff will be studying what new rules for data centers should be in the city’s code – and data center development will be on hold while they do that work. The City Commission on Tuesday, after hearing from a crowd of advocates, voted ...
