Updated at 4:40 p.m. Thursday, May 21 One Lawrence resident's name — out of three considered — will be submitted to Gov. Laura Kelly as a finalist for the open seat on the Kansas Supreme Court. Douglas County District Judge Carl Folsom III made it into the final round of voting Thursday ...
A Douglas County judge on Thursday declined to modify the bond of a man facing charges of aggravated residential burglary and robbery. The defendant, Julius Beasley, 42, is being held in the Douglas County Jail on a cash or surety bond of $75,000. He was jailed following his arrest in March, ...
The Lawrence school district has opened registration for free, weekly summer meal kits and will begin offering on-site meals next month. The school district will be continuing its summer meal kits program this year. Families can pick up five days of breakfasts and lunches for free on Tuesday ...
Senior Judge Nancy Parrish couldn't "ever remember doing it before," but on Thursday she did it: She gave probation to a defendant who has seven prior person felonies and the worst possible criminal history score. Parrish, who called the hearing "a particularly difficult sentencing," said she ...
Friday, May 22 Sons of Union Veterans’ Cemetery Gravesite Flag Placement, 9 a.m., Maple Grove Cemetery, 1710 N. Third St. Volunteers welcome. Spring Sale, 4-8 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 New Hampshire St. Gently used art supplies, costumes and more. Continues Saturday; details at ...
Wondering where the giant soccer photo collage on the side of City Hall went? Part of it came loose in this week's storms, but it will be going back up soon. The collage of photos of soccer games in the streets of Goma, Congo, is by photographer Gary Mark Smith and is titled "Soka Kila ...
