Story updated at 5:53 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6: Lawrence police have released the name of the 28-year-old Minnesota man who was fatally shot by a City of Lawrence employee on Monday at City Hall, and provided more information about the events that led up to the shooting. The man's name was Omar ...
As the state has imposed new restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at universities, some supporters of DEI efforts perhaps have wondered whether the state is really in a position to enforce such bans. On Tuesday, such wonderers got their strongest sign yet that state ...
Kansas Senate leaders from both parties unveiled bipartisan legislation on Tuesday that would ban cell phones in K–12 classrooms. The bill, Senate Bill 302, would require Kansas public school districts and accredited private K–12 schools to adopt policies limiting student use of personal ...
Motorists traveling through the Kansas River valley east of Lawrence on Tuesday morning were greeted with sunshine and a layer of ground fog hanging just above the harvested fields. The forecast from the Topeka office of the National Weather Service calls for unseasonably warm temperatures over ...
When Perry-Lecompton High School's production of "Annie" took the stage late last fall, it wasn't just a showcase for the students' talents, but also for the new fine arts auditorium they were performing in. “At the musical, you just felt like you were on stage with the kids,” ...
A felony arson charge against a young woman was dismissed Monday in Douglas County District Court after witnesses for the state failed to appear for the woman's preliminary hearing. Felony gun charges against the woman's mother, Natasha Neal — related to the same incident on March 19, 2025 ...
